Abstract:

In recent years，the government has been paying more attention to national happiness. Social harmony comes
after harmony among people. Migrant workers，the bond of connecting urban and rural areas and residents，are the key to a
harmonious society and are an indispensable part in the process of industrialization and urbanization in China. Based on the
happiness surveys on migrant workers，this paper analyzes migrant workers’sense of happiness in contemporary China and
explores the reasons that affect the migrant workers’sense of happiness from two dimensions: the society and the migrant
workers themselves. The subjective reasons why migrant workers lack the sense of happiness are the lack of confidence in
their self-identity and a sense of belonging，and their mentality of comparing with others；on the part of society，low and
often overdue wage payment，difficulties in defending their rights，in schooling for their children and caring for their parents
are factors that destroy migrant workers sense of happiness. To improve migrant workers’sense of happiness，efforts should
be made by themselves and by society to change their state of mind，to enhance education and training，to boost their legal
consciousness and to improve the social security system etc.

Key words: migrant workers, sense of happiness, rural-urban integration, harmonious society, urbanization process