Free meals for street cleaners in China
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More than 60,000 street cleaners in southern China’s Shenzhen can enjoy a free meal once every week, thanks to a community programme called WeChat Love Meals. The project is a joint initiative by the local government, a community group, and tech giant Tencent. It aims to serve 600,000 meals by the end of 2021.
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it’s sad that they didn’t feel comfortable or able to walk in and eat at one of those places before. hope it becomes more normal or acceptable in the future. everybody deserves to eat warm food in a comfortable atmosphere. kudos for this idea and to those who are participating in it and funding it.
Well, it wasn't that they were forbidden to enter before. They just didn't want to make others feel uncomfortable due to their own self-deprecating.
It gotta be the clothing that got em turns heads
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@Surbhi Yadav . WeChat is doing their part for social responsibility. I think it's food.
@@naik3622 . They make money for their investors. Social responsibility is important.
They are humans earning honest income, I have a lot of respect for them. This is heartwarming and I take my hat off to the person/company/organisation that started this program. Kudos.
Muslims call it halal job 😢😆😍☕
@@azmard4865 That is very bad, we must respect cleaners and must not look down on them, they are very important to our sociality.
@@chao1322 wait it means that we recognize it as something respectful haha aiya
Hey same profile pic lol
@@azmard4865 Why are you write like you know about Islam. We Muslim called this kind of job as Najis or uncleaned. Please stop writing things if you not understand.
The last moments with the guy swinging his arms is pure happiness.
Nice observation.
The difference between "social class" is the money. Everyone deserves the same level of respect. Also, street cleaners are more essential than some white-collar jobs :)
Agree, they keep our streets clean.
Couldn't agree more.
They are saving lifes by preventing infections because the streets are clean.
Before the pandemic I would always talk to the street cleaners and offer to buy them something to drink. They work so hard but are still happy and friendly, they have my respect.
Communism?
Emphasis on ORDINARY HEROES here. These people may be considered at the bottom of the social ladder but their work is essential and invaluable. Great from wechat to do this. 💯
Thank you for this amazing comment through Our Lord Jesus Christ Amen.
publics cleaners are the first line of defense against chaos
socialism at work
Free CowDung for street cleaners in my india
Serve them the local dog soup, German Shepherd noodles with Labrador. 🤣🤣🤣.
They look so happy, I hope this program will grow to more places in China.
Thank you for your work and making the streets look clean and pretty 👍😊
This should be applying this program for all over the world for street cleaner,janitors
@@mohammedfaraaz1240 yes
Not just China... I hope several more place in the world
Could offer them too ! Perhaps community fund them or something
Agreed, this program should be expanded all over the world.
Now the real question is, how can we contribute to make it happen?
I love when the society acknowledges hard working people who are not 'visible' and without whom would the society would be much worse. These humble people clearly don't ask for much and yet give so much in return. I hope this program becomes more widespread and benefits all the street cleaners and more!
The communist government makes them work from 430am till 10 pm and you wanna say they are respected?
This shouldn't be just an "idea" it should've been normalized in general.
You're right
then do something
@@frankyisbusy9144 what do you start with though, not like you and me are made up of money
@@jy.395
Help them instead of waiting for a rich guy to do it.
Yeah but who's gonna donate the money?.
Hint :
Someone who isn't HoLi_Sheet
Finally, people from the lowest rungs of society are given a seat at the dining table. Cheers to Common Prosperity.
@Gatling Spletzer the Inkhog People are funding these charity to give warm food to cleaners. So yes it takes the whole community to do this.
What is common prosperity
This is some genuinely amazing stuff done by the community and Tencent/the government, and it's also a bit sad that some people still don't appreciate or care about this stuff.
@@Dylan-bj4fx A delusion of grandeur.
Thank you for this amazing comment through Our Lord Jesus Christ Amen.
This is called Respect 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Meanwhile CIA: cHina CcP bAd!
@@winstond4445 what's that?
@@Lipid186 American government propaganda
@@Lipid186 Chinese Communist party
as a Chinese I feel shamed that they feel uncomfortable to eat in the restaurant and even raged those people who eat in the restaurant would judge those HEROS. I remember one year, it was like 4,5 am in the morning , the first day of the new year, when most people were dreaming, those HEROS already showed up on street and started to do their work, they deserve everyone's respect !
Please, they only do it because they need money, there is nothing heroic about that 😼
@@InsertTheCoin1997 You also do your job for money. There's nothing heroic about you or your comment. Get a life.
@@NeilDjents I've never said what I do for living is heroic son
@@InsertTheCoin1997 Neither did anyone ask for your opinion son.
@@NeilDjents neither did anyone ask for your opinion about my comment, and yet here you are
This is so beautiful ❤️ they are treated with highest respect
Official Sighting No. 42.
@@istudy2muchlol Bigfoot acc
Yess
Reserving a spot at position 5 in the comment line.
Probably my 100th time seeing u comment lol
< I am satisfied with my job because I am not very educated>
This man has gratitude for his job & for the meal offered to him.
Thats so nice. Hopefully the program continues and not just a one off thing
Ikr
I think this programme has been running for quite some time.
@@surrenddermoodi4150 precious
It did mention it's a weekly thing. Hope it's long term.
@@surrenddermoodi4150 haha
This is what REAL POLITICS should be all about, benefiting the people.
But but western politics says communism is evil and needs to be abolished.
@@napoleonbonaparte1260 communism is when government workers are treated so badly that private businesses and citizens step in and collectively create a voluntary program so they can actually eat a decent meal
@@parz-j058 ？？？
Yea, but if you give a man a fish. He will only be full for a day but if you teach him to fish..
@@fukinyouup Communism? Or are you talking about neoliberalism?
this is one of humanity's finest moments, this is the attitude we need moving forward
Yes, it’s an attitude that should be shared in all countries.
Remember this is the country that made a tennis player disappear for claiming she was rapef by a chinese oficial, truly an example of a country to follow
@@worldofretrogameplay6963 right, spending all of your time working is a great way to live a life. have fun slaving away
No, this is just sad. If you work 18 hours a day, you shouldn't be in need of charity. Actually, you shouldn't be working 18 hours a day. It's inhuman. China needs a big dose of socialism. Ironic, isn't it?
@@Neilos-sd6ti yeah let's not follow any countries. We should all watch the sun and be blind
What I really loved about the street cleaner is they even put they tray after they finished, meanwhile many dont even bother to stack the plates here
Where is 'here'?
They clean the streets, ofc they can clean themselves too. More importantly, they have gratitude
Here everything is so fake must use legislation to make it work.
@@youmemeyou probably somewhere in the degenerate wesern societies with their loudmouths slogans of "muh human rights"
@@wy7128 ok
Tencent has set an excellent example, big companies need to give back to the community and the most vulnerable amongst us
Elon Musk 2% my wealth？ 6 billion ？No, i only have a chinese anicent poem for you poor guys
among us
It's shocking how nobody pointed out how hard these guys work, 4:30 AM till 10PM!?
I KNOW! That job is basically his life. How do you operate on 4 hours of sleep!
that's what i was thinking about, how does he even have the strength to work
Same as doctor , which cant even ear
This really made me cry and I feel for these people that are doing honestly work especially the old man 🥺
This is the first signs of President Xi's calls for large corporations to give back to society.
See it's not so hard is it? Corporations that earns billions from society every year have a responsibility to give back to society. This way it helps the people in need as well as cultivating the society for more long term sustainable growth.
The same thoughts! There are simular situation in Russia. A lot of big corporations support sport, culture.
Ahemm...tell that to western..ahemmm
@@Alexander-rg2wb Actually its very common in central europe,the lowlands countries,and scandinavia
@Randomnamegeneratir What country are you from?
Well that giving back should be voluntarily and not forced. Some people don't like giving free and as much as it sounds rude we should respect that decision of theirs and move on. CCP is literally pressuring companies to act according to government. Recently jack maa criticized govt schemes and his company immediately got into trouble and i think he was gone into hiding or govt detained him for months. That's just sad and completely dictatorship.
I will always preach this, for China to be strong and respected it’s not how rich we are or how big our army is, when we treat the weak and the less fortunate like we treat our friends, our society is automatically 100 times better and naturally everyone around the world is proud of us.
👏👏👏
But the conflict interest are massive. Why PPL don't like Chinese? Simple, scare. You guys are competent, hard working, Sly, and have a strong sense of nationality. Also don't forget, the highest tree face the stronger wind. Its normal for us to scare of it. But still, i think its bad. Just a conflict interest, with some spice. No more no less.
+15 social credits
Same should be in all countries
Leave Taiwan and Hong Kong alone, stop interfering with Xinjiang, stop invading the South China Sea, stop denying Tiananmen Square, stop killing people you don't agree with, respect freedom of speech. No one likes you China
Hopefully they can make it a meal a day instead of once a week. The cleaners do hard work rain, hail, snow, sunshine. They deserve so much more
The way they smiled after receiving a warm meal once a week made my heart melted. They worked for hours, cleaning the street even it's hot at outside. All loves to the cleaners who made the street looks clean. 💞
No seriously, some of those places just flat out offer satisfying meals at very low prices. I go to those places to eat like every lunch. The prices are so low that it feels like free every time.
Kind of sad that even with the low prices, they are not frequented by the cleaners.
This could be due to the social stigma ( one of them mentioned about their worry because they are wearing a uniform).
Yeah food in china is pretty cheap, especially the simple everyday stuff from those hole in the wall restaurants
And they give you such big portions too
@@LittlePanda888 wear other clothes then
yes sometimes prices can be incredibly cheap , but then it will not be price factor that mainly drives those cleaners away , it is the fear for being judged upon entering them wearing uniform
These people are AMAZING. I have so much respect and admiration for their hard work and dedication. No one should be looking down on them. They work such long hours in all weather and they can’t have a warm meal? They should get one everyday FREE of charge. It would be such a small cost but look at the happiness it brings.
Yes, their work is amazing. How clean the country is. Their home country is beautiful because of their work.
Agree totally.
@@FurnitureFan Hahahahah ........ lived in China for 10 years, it's 100% the total opposite of cleanliness. China is many things, but clean is NOT one of them. Don't believe the propaganda.
@@Flitalidapouet lol what?
I'm from ShenZhen and I'm rlly happy to see the government along with tencent doing this for the workers :)
This is the feeling of pride when your city accomplishes something morally respected. Keep up the great work ShenZhen
We just need smile, simple conversations, and warm heart to spread more positivity in this world :)
@a nobody Those certainly are all words.
What a brilliant idea!
This is so beautiful, they all look so happy
Tears rolled down when i watched this. We are human beings. We need to be humble and kind to each other
the first 20seconds brought a tear to my eye, i had to pause and take it in
this is a great initiative
the whole video is even better
im not chinese but it feel so proud for the FREE MEAL PROGRAM of the community for the people who work hard to keep the street clean and livable... im a Pilipino subscriber of your channel
Hello Kabayan.
@Mallu ⚡ Trending maybe a propaganda but the fact remains that China is a better place than where you are at.
@Mallu ⚡ Trending Chinese haters are often stimulated by China’s success stories and lose their minds~
@Mallu ⚡ Trending I have my right of speech. You better shut up if you have nothing more substantial to say.
@Mallu ⚡ Trending Yes, China successfully defeated the Maryland virus, while India is just a failed country~They burned a lot of corpses with firewood~
Without the cleaners, the city would be in a dump, the community must learn to appreciate their hard work. They contribute to the country no matter what level they are in.
this should be a normal thing where anyone can eat anywhere regardless of their field of work. Thank you for doing this
They can ear anywhere they like. The issue is they can’t afford it on a cleaners swage. Field of work has nothing to do with it.
I love when humans treat each other with kindness and respect. ☮️☯️
That's the best thing each of us can offer cause we ain't taking anything out of the world deftlady
The best measure of a person's character is how they treat those that can do nothing for him, likewise... The best measure of how civilised a society is is how it treats its underprivileged. A civilised country isn't about having the tallest skyscraper or having the most billionaire it is when everyone has the basic dignity of a human. Without these cleaners we're all living in a perpetual dumpster their contribution is way understated.
I'd say the measure of how civilised a society is, is the amount of underprivileged citizens it had. In my country, nobody would take any notice if a street cleaner was sitting next to them in a restaurant, why would they?
Errr have you seen how they treat the rural areas?
They literally have a class system for people.
He said he is not well educated.
After listening to that...
Now I can say, he is the one, more educated than many.
i think what he meant was the fact that "well educated" is terms of general knowledge, their degrees, etc. i think you meant by their manners no?
@@falsch4761
Well, there's a lot of difference between literate and an educated.
I can make a local guy literate with 30days crash course, but not an educated one, unless he is already educated.
@@scambutterboi3988 ..
In China everybody is like that.
Can't say the same thing about my western counterparts.
@@franciscocz8384
We cannot generalize like that, one who had been through all those hardships, and faced all those problems, whether is an western or eastern, is the same.
He knows the value of the 3 most important things :
1. Time
2. Food
3. Money
Several feelings here. One, warmth from seeing kindness. Two, inspiration from seeing humanitarian efforts. Three, hungry from seeing all those delicious varieties of food.
Whenever i saw a street cleaner/ toilet cleaner , i always made a habit to greet them & sometime a bow of thank you. . We shld always appreciated their efforts. Great to assist them with simple meal. Bravo.
Thumbs up for a free meal for the people who clean up all day the litter we can't organise by ourselves. It's sad to see so many people throw out their garbage out of the car window. I love to throw it back in 👍
Respect to the cleaners! It is the right thing to do to give them the human dignity!
This is a very heartwarming initiative. Hope this goes on
May Allah bless these beautiful souls that feed these needy hard working people...my heart goes out too all..Alhumdulillah🤲
We all really need to be kind to one another Samantha it'll boost love and open mindedness
@@davidgarrett0x I agree...Im from Trinidad & don't really have much but I do reach out too ppl in need as much as I can and see nothing but smiles🤗😁
Ey girl what's up with it? :P
I absolutely love seeing this!! They are the unsung heroes of the world and they deserve to feel appreciated because without them our streets would not look as beautiful as they do. 💖💖
Even a simple warm meal in a cold day for them is worth more than gold tbh
Great program, this needs to be done in every city. Not just for street cleaners, but for all poor and low income people's. The rich and prosperous should be giving back to society
This is nice initiative, I wish more local communities can take this as a source to start appreciating their workers
Wow, this should be followed by each n everyone country... Great job..
This video makes me cry 👍👍👍
I find the secret why China can developed so fast, because they care all of the people, nobody left behind 🙏🙏🙏
那是因为城市需要这些人，等不需要了就会被当作垃圾扔掉。发生过太多次了。
Wow, thanks China. That's actually really wholesome of you.
It's a great incentive by the local restaurants and shows appreciation to these hard-working people.
The restaurant is lovely and clean, fresh-looking and modern.
It's really awesome Stephanie they really need food to be strong while working it'll help a lot
Our world would have been a better place if we have more of this. Truly my faith in humanity restored
Much respect to these hardworking people.
This is a lovely gesture and they are deserving of this kindness. Keeping the streets clean is a labour intensive job and is essential
When on my bike in china, sometimes, come accross street cleaners at the traffic lights, they look at me on my bike, I give them a smile back and say hello, and it seems to make their day with a smile back :) only takes one moment of gesture to give someone a smile.
That is such a beautiful thing to do for the community 💝
Shenzhen is really at the forefront and other cities in China as well as the world should follow its example.👍
Really appreciating the local chinese govt. for providing the meals as an incentive.
Lots of love from India 👏👏
Love from Pennsylvania💜
Shenzhen does it well! Caring is the way to share economic benefit with cleaners who make our city clean and beautiful. I hope to see more in other Chinese cities as well.
Seeing them smile and happy makes HAPPY TOO..
These Chinese street cleaners deserve free meals for their hard work of cleaning.
That’s so heart warming I hope they continue these kind of blessings for theme
I hope they'll never stop jory
We all deserve to be treated kindly
It’s great to see people showing compassion like that. It’s makes the world a better place
That is so kind. I'm so happy for them. Look at their smiles awww☺️
What society should be all about. Taking care of the less fortunate in a dignified manner. May Allah bless the restaurant owners and employees for their kindness and grant them success and open their hearts to the belief in Allah.
It's so nice to see something like this 😌 it'll make us feel that there is still hope and kindness left somewhere in our world
Such a warm gesture. Everyone should be kind alwaays
This is the way it should be world wide for those that do jobs that no one else wants to do....
Ikr? I wouldnt doubt street cleaning is such an essential job too, too bad they have to bring their own lunches, eat it during the workday
If I ever open a resturant I will apply this for my local street sweepers for sure!!
This is so kind. 🥺
So heartwarming! It's great to see private companies paying heed to d govt's call for Common Prosperity. To give back to society is one of d greatest gifts of mankind.
This is how communities in China show appreciation to the street cleaners. More power to them!
Every type of honest work is respected!
Im impressed with this social dynamic! This should continue and hope others can replicate the same. Thanks.
They deserve it, they work so hard. I'm happy to know the community and other organizations are looking out for them.
They really deserve it cause that's what gonna make them with their hearts Atari
Nothing like this appreciation in America, never saw it in the 33 years I lived there...
How nice i hope this happens in every country
Humanity still exists ..love from India ... ❤️❤️❤️...
Im in tears. This is so beautiful 🥺
Kudos to the kind hearted act!
These people deserve appreciation.
Heartwarming story. These people are ordinary heroes and deserve our respect.
These individuals work so hard for their communities to keep clean that I hope they feel empowered to be able to eat with the same people!
They're really working hard they deserve it and too we all need to be kind to one another jasmine
I am so proud of that Resturant manager who are taking care of those ppl and making them feel special
Just beautiful and generous gesture . Treating everyone with appreciation and respect. Keep calm and carry on sweeping.
Love this initiative.. every country should do this.
Thank you, this made my day, they look so happy, they deserve it, so heartwarming!!
People don't understand even the smallest gesture goes a long way. Imagine how much harder these guys worked after that knowing someone appreciated them and the work they do.
Been to Shenzhen. People were nice. Would probably go again if given the chance 😊
Street cleaners are so so under appreciated. I have so much respect for what they do ♥️ incredible people
They truly do a very important job keeping the streets clean is a very important job and they deserve respect
What a nice video . Wow such long hours . Total respect for these street cleaners and the charity that feeds them
When technology, community and government work together, nothing is impossible.
Hope lots of cities follows the same path.
they are angles of city, we should show more respect to them and what they have done for us.
Bruh😭 Bless these people.
People everywhere deserve respect and kindness.. Well done...
Heart warming to know such great initiatives are taken to inspire street cleaners and to appreciate their hard work and dedication through this wonderful gesture..
Regards and much love to all the people and agencies involved..
This needs to be implemented across all developing nations.
this is amazing and so wholesome!! hope more and more organisations like this are set up to give back to society
That is a crazy shift 4:30am - 10:00pm. I wouldn’t last 2 days and he’s doing it for 20 years. Mad respect.