China’s labor-intensive industries were hit hard by extreme zero-COVID measures, with business woes continuing this year, leaving the employment outlook bleak for rural migrant workers. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping on April 29 stressed in a Central Political Bureau economic meeting of the need to “expand employment channels”. Xi also emphasized the need to “stabilize…
IN-DEPTH: Job Prospects for China’s Rural Migrant Workers Worsen as Labor-Intensive Industries Decline
May 24, 2023
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Beijing Migrant Worker’s Search for Son Sparks Outrage, Sympathy
The story of a migrant worker in Beijing who caught COVID-19 while searching for his missing son provoked shock and sympathy on social media on Jan. 20, and drew attention to the hardships faced by the floating populations in China’s big cities. On Wednesday, city officials said that an asymptomatic case of the novel coronavirus…
Brutal Work Conditions See a Chinese Man Prefer to ‘Lie Flat’
October 19, 2021
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For many youths around the world, the dream of wealth and ease is commonplace. While opportunities still exist in some countries, many Chinese youth are abandoning hope of upward social mobility and opting for a passive lifestyle, fulfilling basic personal needs—a social trend that has come to be known as “lying flat.” A 23-year-old man,…
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