Seasonal Migrant Workers Support Cotton Industry

SHIHEZI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22: (CHINA OUT) Farmers work on a cotton stack on September 22, 2007 in Shihezi of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. About one million farmer workers from surrounding provinces travelled to Xinjiang to pick cotton. Each farmer is expected to make at least 2,000 yuan (about US$ 266) for two months work from August to November in the cotton fields. Xinjiang's cotton production is estimated to reach 2.5 million tons this year which accounts for over 30 percent of the country's total output. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)