The Research On The Employment Service System For Migrant Workers In The Perspectives Of Social Capital Theory

Employment is the basis of people’s livelihood. Employment plays an important part in economic development、social stability and the realization of the fundamental well-being of people. Especially in the current special period of economic transformation in China, the government is more concerned about the employment problems. Government Work Report 2011 proposed that we must continue to implement a more active employment policy and do everything possible to expand employment this year. Migrant workers are the largest group in the labor market. The employment of migrant workers is important and difficult for all levels of government. Solving the employment problems of migrant workers not only rely on the rapid economic growth, more need to constantly improve the service system of employment of migrant workers to help them. Focus of this study is how to provide comprehensive employment services for the huge population of migrant workers.This thesis is divided into five parts:The first part is an introduction about background and significance of this research, research on employment service at home and abroad, the definition of several important concepts and methods of this study.The second part highlights the main ideas of Social capital theory, the important components of social capital and a combination of micro and macro theoretical perspective in this research.The third part draw a conclusion that migrant workers find a job relying mainly on the relationships which is one of social capital on the basis of an empirical investigation in Puyang County, and the subjective and objective reasons of this phenomenon, and points out that the disadvantages of using relationship to find a job.The fourth part is the analysis of the deeper reason of migrant workers using relationship. The author believes that the key is lack of employment service network of migrant workers. Lacking of formal organization of migrant workers, Intermediary organizations lag behind the development of services and the weak investment on system are the main reasons for the poor employment services for migrant workers. The fifth part proposes three solutions to build a network of services of migrant workers on the basis of the employment services network in Australia and the experience of Taxi driver of Youxian in Hunan. First, we should take full advantage of migrant workers’existing social relations to establish the associations of migrant workers strengthened the relationships between migrant workers. Second, we should continue to improve the development of migrant workers’intermediary services and play the resource allocation function of labor market. Finally, the government should try to make up for the social capital system, and be the bridge of the employment services for migrant workers network.In this paper, the main point of innovation in three aspects:(1)The innovation of theory. This article analysis the problems of the employment services of migrant workers by social capital theory, and propose measures of improving the employment service system of migrant workers. Social capital theory is a main theme running through this article. (2) The innovation of research methods. This article use qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis, including the methods of literature, comparative research methods and empirical research methods. (3) The innovation of content. This article not only analysis the relational capital of the migrant workers from the micro level, and the system of employment of migrant workers based in-depth analysis of capital from the macro level. It proposes the policy of improving the employment service system of migrant workers from the micro and macro perspective of the combination of social capital.