Beijing Children's Legal Aid/ Research Center and Beijing Zhicheng Migrant Workers’ Legal Aid and Research Center in Beijing, China
Abstract
Zhicheng Public Interest Law is one of the few Chinese legal NGOs to have a strong working relationship with the Beijing government. This organization runs the Beijing Children’s Legal Aid and Research Center (BCLARC) and the Beijing Zhicheng Migrant Workers’ Legal Aid and Research Center (BZMW). The Beijing Children’s Legal Aid and Research Center (BCLARC) was founded as the first Chinese NGO specializing in children’s rights. The center’s goal is to promote child welfare in China by encouraging lawyer participation in child protection, setting up a professional network in the field, and enhancing research and legislation concerning child protection law. The other center, Beijing Zhicheng Migrant Workers’ Legal Aid and Research Center (BZMW) is dedicated to protecting migrant workers’ rights, encouraging more lawyers to engage in public welfare work, constructing cooperation networks to safeguard migrant workers’ rights throughout the country, and improving labor laws and policies. To achieve these goals, BZMW provides direct legal services to migrant workers, conducts research, engages in legal reform advocacy, and contracts with the government to provide legal aid services. In 2010, these two centers provided free legal consultations for 24,000 cases involving children and migrant workers’ rights. They also advocate for legal change from the government and raise community awareness of the problems facing children and migrant workers throughout China.
During my internship, I will work to assist with legal research for both centers’ cases and projects on legal reform. I will also perform some English translations for international publications and for cooperative projects with International NGOs. Additionally, I hope to have the opportunity to help organize children’s rights and migrant workers’ rights awareness workshops in Beijing.
Document Type
Blog
Repository Citation
Bain, Laura, "Beijing Children's Legal Aid/ Research Center and Beijing Zhicheng Migrant Workers’ Legal Aid and Research Center in Beijing, China" (2011). Voices from the Field. 32.
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/postconflictjustice_voices/32