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The Sunday Story: A Generation Of Chinese Workers Struggle To Retire

2023/12/24
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Emily Feng: 中国新闻报道的压力很大，需要随时准备应对突发新闻。

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This chapter sets the stage by discussing China's economic transition, from rapid growth to a recent slowdown, and its impact on aging migrant workers. The focus shifts to the struggles faced by these workers as they approach retirement age, lacking sufficient savings and social security.
  • China's economic growth has slowed after years of rapid expansion.
  • Aging migrant workers face uncertain futures due to mandated retirement and insufficient savings.
  • The construction sector, heavily reliant on migrant workers, is suffering from economic downturn.

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As China's economy slows and optimism fades, aging workers who've spent decades of their lives building up Chinese cities find themselves in a difficult position. They're facing mandated retirement, but have little to show for years of backbreaking work.In this episode of The Sunday Story, NPR correspondent Emily Feng tells the story of migrant workers in China, and brings us the voices of two construction workers who labored in hopes of achieving the Chinese dream, but found it out of reach. Now they wonder: how will they survive in old age?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)