The Central Government hopes to offer more quality jobs to migrant workers to help ease them into urban living.

To do so, the State Council plans to provide professional training to 20 million surplus rural labor workers per year until 2020. The goal is to boost work conditions, ensure pay schedules and make sure they are covered by social security, a policy guideline published by the State Council stated on September 30.

Official data showed that, at the end of June, China had 174 million migrant workers, defined as those who come from rural areas and work low-skilled jobs not requiring profession qualification somewhere in a city.

According to the guideline, migrant workers will enjoy the same treatment as urban residents in terms of social security.

By 2020, migrant workers and families will also enjoy equal access to basic public services in cities, including education, community hospitals and public housing.