A MIGRANT WORKER WRITES DOWN HIS OCCUPATION TO ADVERTISE HIMSELF AT A JOB MARKET IN BEIJING,...

A migrant worker from Shaanxi province writes down his occupation as a chef on a piece of paper to advertise himself at an unofficial outdoor job market in Beijing February 12, 2003. As the Chinese Lunar New Year draws to a close, millions of migrant workers leave their rural communities in search of better incomes, and subsequently improved lives, in China's booming urban centres. Some 94 million farmers worked in cities last year, up 5.24 percent over 2001. Labour officials suggest the number of farmers moving into urban areas this year could rise by more than 10 percent. REUTERS/Guang Niu GN/PB