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SCMP Spotlight: migrant workers who helped transform China now struggling to survive

Oct 17, 202314 min
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Episode description

Millions of migrant workers helped transform China from an agrarian economy into a manufacturing giant, but most have yet to see major changes in their own living conditions. Unequal distribution of benefits and precarious working conditions mean most remain in jobs well past the statutory retirement age. This Post story is reported by Mia Nulimaimaiti and narrated by Holly Chik.  Read the full story here: https://sc.mp/s86o
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