China has hit a record-high youth unemployment rate. A Chinese researcher warned in his recent analysis that the unemployment figure may surge further in the coming three years. “In general, from now until 2030, it will be the most challenging period for employment since China’s reform and opening up,” writes Wang Mingyuan, a researcher at a…
Chinese Property Developers Encounter Intensifying Clashes Over Domestic Construction and Wage Arrears
Embattled developer Evergrande’s failure to meet its debt payments has set off a chain reaction in the property sector in China. Multiple Chinese property developers in different parts of China are experiencing defaults in construction and wage payments as well as overseas and domestic bonds and debts. In China, it is common practice in the…
Chinese Migrant Workers Stuck in Xi’an Struggle to Get Through Total Lockdown
January 9, 2022
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It’s been more than two weeks since Xi’an city in China’s Shaanxi Province was put under complete lockdown on Dec. 23, 2021. The communist authorities’ draconian pandemic control measures have left many residents starving, and even people with other medical needs are unable to seek treatment in time. Internal migrant workers stuck in Xi’an are…
Workers in Yangtze Delta Protest Lower Wages Caused by China’s Power Cuts
October 13, 2021
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The impact of state-enforced power cuts in parts of China is becoming evident with one example being worker unrest. Worker protests have broken out in a major city in the country’s east coast economic center the Yangtze Delta, due to lower wages and shortened work hours caused by power restrictions put on factories. In the…
Experts and Citizens Skeptical About Chinese Regime’s Poverty Eradication Claim
February 28, 2021
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The Chinese communist regime recently put out high-profile propaganda claiming success in “Comprehensive Poverty Alleviation,” resulting in public outcry. Experts and Chinese citizens expressed their skepticism with The Epoch Times. On Feb. 25, the regime held a National Poverty Alleviation Summary and Commendation conference. Xi Jinping, the leader of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP),…
Chinese Migrant Workers’ Protests Over Unpaid Wages Escalate During Chinese New Year
February 16, 2021
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Amid the Chinese New Year holiday, migrant workers in mainland China are growing increasingly frustrated due to unpaid wages. At the end of 2020, the Chinese regime promised to clear all unpaid wages to migrant workers—but this doesn’t appear to be the case. One migrant worker who spoke with The Epoch Times said that the…
Strict Lockdown Measures Leave 300,000 Chinese Migrant Workers Stranded Outside Beijing
The COVID-19 outbreak in central Hebei Province continues to worsen. In order to prevent the spread of the disease into Beijing, 300,000 migrant workers living in the neighboring town of Yanjiao were recently banned from entering the capital city. Unable to go to work, these people are having a tough time trying to make ends…
Migrant Workers Facing Obstacles as Canada’s New COVID-19 Travel Rules Roll Out
From their homes in far-flung locations like Guatemala, Mexico, and Honduras, migrant workers are telling Dennis Juarez how new travel restrictions are making it hard for them to get to Canada. Juarez, who manages Mosaic’s migrant workers program in B.C., says foreign workers are getting little information about a recent policy change requiring any international…
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