What does separate management of wages for migrant workers mean?

Legal analysis: It means that the construction unit manages the workers’ wages and other funds in the project funds in separate bank accounts, and sets up a special account for workers’ wages in a commercial bank to pay wages. The opening, use and management of special accounts for workers’ wage payment shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant regulations of the People’s Bank of China. The funds in the special account for workers' wage payment may not be used for other purposes except for the payment of workers' wages, and they may not open electronic payment channels such as online banking. The construction unit shall establish a labor management ledger to truly and accurately record information such as worker rosters, labor contracts, labor service contracts, project progress, working hours, labor contract payments, and worker wage payments, and keep them for more than two years for future reference.

Legal basis: "Interim Measures for the Administration of Wage Payment of Migrant Workers in the Construction Field"

5. The internal wage payment method of the enterprise should include the following contents: payment items, payment standards, payment methods, payment Period and date, overtime wage calculation base, wage payment under special circumstances and other wage payment contents.

Sixth, enterprises should pay wages to migrant workers on a monthly basis in accordance with the wage standards for migrant workers stipulated in the labor contract and on the dates stipulated in the collective contract or labor contract signed in accordance with the law, and shall not be lower than the local minimum wage standard. The specific payment method can be stipulated by the enterprise in the internal wage payment method based on the characteristics of the construction industry.

7. Enterprises should pay wages directly to migrant workers themselves, and are strictly prohibited from paying wages to "contractors" or other organizations and individuals who do not have the qualifications to be employed.

Enterprises can entrust banks to pay wages to migrant workers.