China News Service, Beijing, October 25 (Li Jingze) Sponsored by the Presidium of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and hosted by the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the International Symposium on "Poverty Alleviation in Ethnic Areas and Decisive Victory in a Well-off Society" was held in Beijing on the 25th Held.

More than 30 scholars from 10 countries including China and the United States discussed poverty issues, paying particular attention to immigrants, ethnic minorities and other groups.

　　Asae Sayaka, an economics professor from the Asian University of Science and Technology Bangkok, introduced the practice of social enterprises in poverty alleviation in Thailand.

He said that the poverty rate in southern Thailand has reached 30%, and ethnic inequality and conflict of beliefs have exacerbated regional poverty.

As a non-profit enterprise that solves the poverty problem, social enterprises promote economic and social development while providing a good employment environment for the unemployed, and "bringing better work and life to local people and communities."

　　Pakistan, which is also plagued by poverty, is gradually improving its poverty alleviation strategies. In addition to granting funds, it also helps poor people obtain education and skills, and strives to achieve sustainable development in poverty alleviation.

Zemir Awan, deputy director of the China Studies Center of Pakistan National University of Science and Technology, introduced the country’s employment incentives for ethnic minorities.

He said that mankind has been fighting poverty for thousands of years, and China has made remarkable achievements in poverty alleviation, which is worth learning and learning from many countries.

　　Li Shiwei, Executive Dean of the China Income Distribution Research Institute of Beijing Normal University, reviewed the achievements of China's poverty reduction in the past 40 years.

At the same time, he also put forward the various challenges facing poverty alleviation in the year of decisive battle. For example, the special poverty population has a high incidence of poverty, and ethnic minorities are highlighted as a special group of the poor.

　　As a global challenge, the poverty problem varies from country to country.

Liang Haohan, professor of sociology at the State University of New York in the United States, paid attention to the education of the children of nearly 3 million immigrant workers in the United States.

He believes that children’s education is the first step for migrant workers to get rid of poverty. For this reason, he suggested that the school’s curriculum should be adjusted appropriately in light of the mobility characteristics of this group to realize the conversion of credits between different schools, giving them more psychological and Social care.

　　In Canada, poverty has also shown a trend of racialization. In particular, some immigrants have a much higher incidence of poverty than local residents due to restrictions on education, language, and employment.

Guo Shibao, professor of sociology at the University of Calgary, Canada, introduced relevant Canadian initiatives.

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