INSIDE a CHINESE MIGRANT WORKER VILLAGE
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- In today’s VLOG, March 18th, I visit a temporary housing development for Chinese migrant workers near my home. I wanted to show you what life is like in a place that is so close to my home in distance, but so far in quality of life.
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Hey guys, great comments on this video. Thru them I was able to learn that these workers receive a pretty decent salary for what they do. Of course it is a Chinese salary, so it is not according to western standards, but still something on the scale of 1000-2500 USD based on their skill level from what I have been learning. This is pretty good for china. Just wanted to give a little update. JaYoe!
I don't think normal workers can get 2500 USD. 1000 USD, maybe. And it's a very dangerous, and health damaging job.
a good carpenter can easily get over 2500, and there are fewer and fewer skilled workers since the young generations dont want to be called 农民工 anymore
the JaYoe Nation They deserve better paid
of course it depends von living costs. In the US 2500 is not much, in Europe this is more than enough, most people earn not more thank 2500,- but have a convenient live.
It depends. I think for most workers, the income cannot reach 1000 USD. You may know that the average income for Ningbo citizens (城镇居民人均收入) is less than 10,000 USD per year.
This channel offers the most honest and unbiased representation of China on UA-cam. You showed great respect to the people and the culture.
thanks! glad you enjoy them
I like this guy. He made great video and introduction of the stories behind the scenes. China still has a lot of problems, but people are working very hard to make amazing things happen every day. China is still behind most of the western developed country, but it doesn't matter. We are in the right path towards one success and another.
I appreciate your style, Matt. Talking about the issue itself while not exercise a China bashing policy which a lot foreigner youtube living in China often do.
Well said Matt! These people deserve our respect, they are working hard to improve their lives for them selves and future generations.
thank you for sharing! I think their wages are not very low, most unskill workers get 200-300rmb(30-40usd) a day. But they have to save the money for their families at home, this is the reason why they live in the temporary building and don't want to spend money. I think the chinese sociaty should give them and their families more concern, especially their child.😣
Agree! The problem is how to enforce the labor law.
Fantastic and very educational video. The migrant workers are very resourceful people. They are the backbone of China. I give them credit for their hard work.
I stayed with a friend who was a migrant worker building the S10 Expressway near Baoding, Hebei. I spent 3 days living in their camp during winter in -15C degree temps but the warmth of the welcome from the workers there made me feel very comfortable next to a remote section of the Great Wall. They were very professional, understanding of their situation and proud of their work. My friend was from Sichuan, while her husband was also there but on another part of the project. They raised enough money to open a restaurant in Chongqing and now have two kids.
interesting story. must have been an experience.
It was, I was surprised how comfortable I was in the pre-fab hut. It had central heating and was quite warm for the snowy wintry weather. It was also interesting to see the ragtag group from many provinces all come together for their work. Not just labourers but also middle management and engineers in the same compound.
good episode today...i've always had a lot of respect for these migrant workers, they work hard, don't really complain too much, and is really the engine behind China's rapid development the last 30-40 years...
The backbone of China's modernization. Good job, Matt.
Thank you very much for making a video about Chinese Migrant Worker, they are the backbone of Today's China, without them, beautiful city like Ningbo may not exist! Thanks again! Jiayou!
I love the positive energy from your video every time.
Thanks for share your experiences, I reallly enjoy al of your videos. Cheers from Mexico.
Love your videos. As a Chinese living overseas, you make me miss my country. 加油! Keep doing awesome wok!
Nice educational vlog. Very informative for those who have never seen the life of Migrant Workers. I take my hat off to those people who have such a hard life to get ahead. From my experiences with Migrant Workers, all of them have good hearts that love their families.
Excellent! Thanks for the perspective Matt.
Nice one. It's always good to remind ourselves how lucky we are. I've always noticed that you have a soft corner in your heart towards the less fortunate ones. You always include shots of such people in your vlogs, especially those who clean the city. Is my observation correct? May God bless you. Your heart is good.
Hey Matt,
Thanks for another great video. It does exactly what I have come to expect from your videos, which is to say that it provides insight into life in China in ways and on levels that are unique and one may otherwise not get to see.
Thank you!
Best,
Mike
Go to the big cities, be a migrant worker, and send wages back home. This is the life track of usual migrant workers. A lot of my relatives went to big cities, some of them got a decent job and stayed there since, some of them came back home after a few years once they earn enough savings to start their own small business (tiny business it may, like open a shop, be a independent uber driver etc) in their hometown. In my opinion, as you said, this is an opportunity for them, though hard, but at least they have a way to start a dream.
In China, officially (and to some sense believed by a lot of people), they are the true hero of a prosperous city because it's the migrant workers who built the city.
I do think they should be payed more as they deserve ( in big cities, their monthly pay could be 14k RMB, which is decent though). But the big problem they are facing now actually is getting legal contracts! For lacking of supervisions, some of the migrant workers start working without signing contracts, which may finally lead to getting payed nothing. This happens every year, it is a very serous issue indeed.
Jia you.
Well explained. My father was a project manager when he was young and he used to deal with migrant workers all day long and he knew their situations well. Chinese migrant workers can be very hard working under harsh conditions as long as their pay is good enough to bring hope to their families back home. Their pay has been improved a lot these years, in many cities like Ningbo they may earn more than some "decent white collars". But still, they would rather sleep in container cubes so that they may save more money for their families. The hope of a better future for the family is the faith that drives them all along to endure such harsh conditions.
I think it's true for many overseas Chinese as well, say like Malaysia(where I'm from) or Singapore...even in many western countries like America, Australia, Canada and England(we tend to stick to english speaking countries:)
Migrant workers should be highly respect because they contribute so much to building up the city in return which I think do not match what they give up.
Thank you for posting this. In the West, we rarely get to see what it is like to live in China. Also, I enjoy the music you use as soundtrack to your videos.
Hi,Matt
This is a very interesting story,without these hard working migrant workers China not going to be like today.
Came to the channel for the fish tanks, staying for the vlogs. Great video!
It was a neat video Matt. You displayed the facts without making judgements to equity or causes, and let people decide for themselves. TR and Upton Sinclair would be proud 🙂. You brought light to something most would never know about, a step for change is just bringing it to light, "Matt, the world's most positive muckraker"
Thank you for showing the other side of china with an unbiased perspective. Well done matt !
You have a very easy manner & style, humility in your style of presenting..
Great awareness & understanding of whats going on for a Country that you've kinda adopted.. keep up the good work.. JaYoe!
+mizzypoo thank you. Glad you like
nice episode
love it when you replace the word "shitty" with the word "interesting" hehe
Just one thing to point out, rice does not need to grow in water, but since it can survive in it, it is done so to control weeds and other pests - creating higher yields.
interesting...
i like this episode a lot. Yes, true China. Espacially in Our zhejiang province.
I'm sure there are exceptions but people in china they look all so friendly. In my country people would be suspicious of what are you doing filming there, probably some negative documentary, you would have to explain. But those workers even called you a foreigner friend. Very nice :)
yea... i didnt know what to expect. Most of the workers were at the job site i think. those welders were cool. I think if you wear a big smile it helps.
By far the best video of yours I have seen. It is really in depth and positive! I like this type of videos!
Good video. Thanks for showing this facet of local urban life.
Such a wonderful meaning video Matt really gr8t :-)
Thank you for this video, very interesting and the message was an important one. I am proud of you in that you always remember those who aren't as fortunate as the rest of us and you educate us on the lifestyles and habits of these people. We all need to show respect to the people who help to make our lives easier by their back breaking work that they do oneve a daily basis. The migrant worker's world is everywhere and in every country. You made me stop and realize things that I didn't think about before. Thank you Matt!! JaYoe!!
One of your best Matt!
They kinda remind me of the early Chinese immigration to US. Early Chinese migrant workers built the American Transcontinental Railroad under extreme harsh conditions.
They contributed their perseverance and discipline to the US but suffered a lot of racial discrimination and prosecution from American society.
As a matter a fact, some of the early Chinatowns in America were established for purpose of providing basic safety shelter so that the Chinese immigrants may survive without the fear of been killed in riots like Rock Springs massacre.
I feel glad that American society finally get to understand the contribution and sacrifice of these early Chinese immigrants and apologized for the Chinese Exclusion Act in 2012.
Likewise, I believe Chinese society shall learn to respect these migrants workers more and grant them more rights so that they may fight for higher salaries and better insurance policies.
To be fair, Chinese migrant workers' salary ain't bad in recent years. In many cities like Ningbo they may earn more than some "decent white collars". But that does not mean that their labor right has been respected well.
The main problem they may face is that they lack legal support seriously. Some of them do not have a legal contract with their employer. Although most people do have a contract, the contract may not be able to protect them well against arrears of wages or injury suffered on the job.
The core reason for all that is the fact that labors in China are allowed to form labor unions freely. Isn't it sarcastic enough that in a Communism part-governed country people are allowed to form a labor union?
Your vlogs are always informative... The US has migrant workers, too, but they are called "illegal immigrants" and they are usually invisible until politicians need a scapegoat.
I think no matter where you live you have rich and poor areas .... I liked how you did this video Matt it definitely highlights how some people live ... very moving video I enjoyed it 🤗
i would like to make more videos like this as i travel...
thank you showing all aspects of the country, shining and not so shining. as alwats, your videos are very objetive. good job!
+Bushangels glad you like them!
Thanks for the excellent vlog posting!
Good topic and nice video. 'opportunities' is really what make them stay, opportunities for themselves but mostly for their families, especially for their kids as you said. To you, and to them, Jia you.
This is the most interesting video you have produced. I would have liked to see a drone shot of the village.
Also, please know that the way these workers live is not much different from migrant workers in the US. Many, including myself growing up, have no idea how some parts of the US economy work. But that is another story.
Also, I don't think I would knowingly eat anything grown in that soil.
My favorite one!
Outstanding video sir.
It is kind of you to appreciate the sweat of those to help build those buildings.
Thanks for this video it reminds me of my own family were when they first moved to my town and worked as smelter men melting down copper ore since there is a huge deposit of copper ore in the town next to mine. In the 1930s my great grandfather worked as a plumber and was able to start his own business in 1945 in plumbing. Even my dad worked in the family business. Now I have the chance to live my life how I would like to because of the sacrifices of my ancestors. I really liked this inside look at the migrant workers villages.
You got deep to the matters of life Matt.
Big man.
I have to say it's the true China in this video.
Not that bad in some anti-china media and not that good either.But most of Chinese，their life are getting better and better. Great video，Matt！
I enjoyed this vid Mat, it is a different style of vid. I like your explanation.
+China Non-Stop thanks boss. Glad you enjoyed it
Loving the insight into other aspects of life in China.
great video! i see humanistic concern in it , thanks for this good work, you told outsider somthing missed.since your other videos have similar feature, i was moved again. i am working in Saudi now, to some extent,a migrant worker as well, to make a better life for family, hopefully i will come back to China with money.
Migrant workers are also pretty common too in my country of the Philippines. They usually ride boats from the provinces into the cities and live in large makeshift residences next to the construction sites. Then when the construction is complete, they move along with all the temporary structures. :)
hope food they grow are not poisonous.great working hard people!
They know how to farm! This give them other route after they get old. They can be organic farmer back in their hometown.
Really good observation and comments.
I admire their ability to endure !!
I admire their resilience adaptability and resorcefullness. In one part of Matt's video he filmed a terraced garden area with stairs going down into it. Human creativitiy and praticality at its finest. Growing a gorgeous terraced garden full of vegetables for food. We could all learn something about dignity and survival of the fittest from migrant workers all over the globe:) I am a sucker for anyone who is unafraid of hard work-----grunt work to get ahead in this world.
They have never known any better.
The income gives them some future possibilities: buy their own appartment in their local countryside city for instance, sacrifice for the kid education...
They have been told to accept their whole life. Slave labours mind. This is the beauty of Chinese mind: ability to endure: harmonious society today, Confucius yesterday...
It leads nowhere though...
China Non-Stop. Stop! Really. Stop! Or do give us your hilarious view of the "French Mind." You endure nothing. Hahaha! Those who endure are slaves. Ugly Nazi mind! I caught you. Hahaha.
Still dreaming of Algeria? We all remember. Never will forget. Tell us more about slavery. Educate the un-French mind.
Very interresting report, well done, thank
i appreciate your objective.
Very informative! Had no clue about those migrant camps.
Matt, this is a fascinating video on the lowest of low end line people is living. The Chinese character on the living container said $6 Chinese dollar for one person 1 day, that is about $30 us dollar one day for the apartment fee. Actually some factory workers, and sometimes programmers also live in place like this. It is just a sleeping place, it is amazing some one is able to grow vegetable and even save more on food there. When I was working for a private financial programming company in Shanghai, they offer free apartment a little better than this, or will fine you $100 Chinese dollar a day if you are late for work, if late for 3 days in a month, then no pay for the whole month. The city is big and it take me 4 hours to do 2 ways commute, I actually ended up like that and take the deal, and it is almost on site free living, no commute, company offer free 3 meals plus snacks a day, additional saving. And I worked almost 16 hours a day and 7 days a week for about 6 months, at least I enjoyed it a lot for the first 4 months, so the company got more than double the work from an young employee. They pay good on programming job, but the work load is too high and competition is high and I burnt out quickly and then I switch to another job. The pay for the migrant job may not be low, it could be very substantial compare to other opportunities.
That's not what they pay for the place to live. Actually they don't pay for the containers. That $6 thing is a advertising used for container dealers to promote their business.
Thank you Chris, agree with you, when I was a programmer 20 years ago living in one of those type of place, I do not pay anything. In fact they pay all the means and snacks in addition to free living. Just highlight how much it cost for the employer to make these offer and actually employer get a lot of extra hours from each employee living in these place. And for a lot of single worker, or working working away from his home, it is not big deal and desired way to make money quick.
Very informative, no judgement, just facts. Just became a subscriber.
I was born in China and once lived in an apartment of 500sf with 12 other people. (luxury compared to the migrant workers). That is how life progresses. You need to work harder and sacrifice more when you have nothing to begin with except aspirations.
Heart touching ,moved
Thank you for this very interesting video... it produced a lot of different thoughts to me...
In the first moment the huge difference between the luxurious buildungs in the back to the migrants village is striking. And the question arises why they live in such humble conditions, a bit more convenience might be not that much more expensive for the company or the state...
But then I remember in my home country Germany it is the same: construction workes very often live in those conditions and often even in container not having the possibility to grow vegetables (www.selbsthypnose-workshop.de/images/Wohncontainer/Baucontainer-seitlich_01.jpg or www.handelsblatt.com/images/fluechtlingsunterkunft-aus-containern/11776864/2-format2403.jpg )
Maybe I'am not so aware in Germany because the cities are not that modern and buildings not so comfortable as in new China - so there is not such a difference?
Also in Germany construction workers get not much money for their very hard job (Germans about 11€/hour, migrant workers often less then 8€/hour).
Migrant workers from southeastern Europe are very often illegal employed with no health insurance. When the costums (they are responsible as tax police) come for a raid the workers will be very hard punished (media0.faz.net/ppmedia/aktuell/wirtschaft/350809947/1.3478954/article_multimedia_overview/zoll-razzia-auf-einer.jpg ) - sometimes they raid the containers in the night (In the city of Bochum: www.stimberg-zeitung.de/storage/scl/nachrichten/region/430710_m3t1w624h350v39864_2844806_1_SEK-Zolleinsatz_in_Bochum.jpg )...
It's everyhere the same that those people who develop the country are treated badly.
With this in mind it feels really as you said in the video: it's an opportunity to them. Even they have a hard live and much income - compared to the life of construction workers in Europe... and I believe they also will live in those buildings. I saw amounts of houses in a lot of smaller towns in Jiangxi and and other provinces.
...but about the garbage: it feels sometimes the whole continet is covered with garbage.
Sorry - it was sooo lang. But I want to give some feedback back... ;-)
This video really interested me the diversity of the people the different living conditions fascinates me
Very interesting view of this side of the city.
China is able to develop tremenously becasue of those workers. I don't think their wages are low. They actually get paid from 1400 to 2700 US per month based on their skill. Their food and shelters is guaranteed for free by the company as a whole. The problem is that they don't have citizenship of Ninbo, which means they have no right to share the welfare as much as Ninbonese.
thanks for the info.... thats not bad here in ningbo.
That is more than I make in the US as a substitute teacher.
Wow! I like it.
coolio ;)
I really like videos like this. Very nice work. One of my questions that you may address in a video sometime is. Ningbo is a very big city. It does look very new, but how do they handle all the trash that is generated? Do they recycle? Are they concerned at all about all the trash that they generate, etc. Thanks again.
Unfortunately, garbage sorting is not well-established in China. A lot of reasones, if you are interested, you can use google translate to read this yuanchuang.caijing.com.cn/2016/1021/4189157.shtml
Interesting video, been studying in Ningbo for 2 years now and was wondering where this is so I could potentially check out what it looks like after 2 years
By the way these boat carry sand, that they fetch at some bottom of the river... it affects a lot the local environment biodiversity. All for ciment for the new construction...
As for the waste left behind by the migrant workers and their work: they burn most on the spot... not really good news for you since you live close to this park.
But when it will be completed your appart will increase in value...
Matt, if possible could you do a UA-cam interview for some of these migrant workers to see how much they really make, and if they are happy with their earning and working and living condition. Salary is NOT a taboo in China to discuss, at least it was not 20 years ago when I left for USA, and people with relatively higher income are especially proud when it is mentioned, and the work could be highly sought after jobs. My guess is that they should not complain about the pay, but sometimes the construction project could fail and in the process the workers may not find another construction job easily, so they stay with the project and work without actually getting paid, and only get IOU type of promises, then it will become real source of tension and misery when they try to get the unpaid money.
Interesting. Where do these workers come from? Other areas of China? Or all over the world?
Yep.. I Feel and Understand those Folks. Coming a Family of hard working standards to provide and maintain their loved ones.
the reason why migrant workers exists is because of the Hukou system, it's good and bad, good because it controls the population flow and prevent Chinese cities turning into indian cities with massive slums. if the Hukou system were to be abolished overnight then some of these villages could be permanent.
and bad because it segregates people.
obsidianstatue Could you explain the system? From what I understand this means that the migrant workers never become actual citizens of the place they are working yes? So they work for that period of time and then go home and may do the same thing several times over to different places for work to save money so they can build a house, buy farmland, set up a business etc back home?
EDIT: Reading more closely on it there do seem to be slow and gradual changes happening in the Hukou system. Apparently since 2015 people registered in rural areas have been allowed to obtain residency permits for the urban area they live in if they can prove they have lived there for 6 months and have a valid job contract, which covers all of their children too, even if they weren't registered under Hukou.
I can appreciate the huge pressure there is to remove the rural - urban registration rules so people can move and live where they please. But for the government that is a huge huge problem to effectively decant the huge amount of rural countryside into the much smaller cities. People are already desperate to make that move now when it's extremely difficult, if it became the law overnight there would be utter chaos.
The government is tackling the rural area. The village that has culture value will further developed and sustain itself, like elderly resort, creativity on culture product. Farmer, which is the majority of the poverty state, will received experts on organic farming and advice on farm product to grow. Government will built better road and internet so that they can sell organic product straight to city for a much shorter time. They can built farm stay chalets also. Hoping they can get rip of poverty in 2020. Next the westward expansion by Belt & Road. Cities like Xinjiang, Chengdu are getting attention as more China-Europe express lines being build. It will reduce the stress of the first tie city on the east coastal line.
this episode is interesting.
They are paid based on the work time I believe, the wage is fair I would say. It just every once a while some contractors may not pay these workers in time. However, there are more and more regulations enforced to protect these workers' rights.
A good video, thanks. I get the cramped accommodation, its temporary but do they have to pay for it? Are they there for the duration or home at least for the new year? PS: I have stayed in backpackers digs that were no better.
Matt this video you explain people on youtube why china developed so quickly , How hard the Chinese work and How thrifty Chinese people are i wish you bring more background stories about china.
Hello Matt, fellow Triker here from California. I have heard that there are problems with building contractors using beach sand that has salt in it in their buildings in China and that the buildings won't last, have you heard of this?
Unfair world we live in, but at least things are improving for China...
东遊記
Hi Matt, can u please make a video about tashanyan area ? Thanks.
Well not to worry about them. Once they've earned enough they'd get decent house and wife in their home town. That's how all developing countries work which may sound ruthless.
they aren't treated as badly as you think, actually they earn quite a lot of money, though they do work really hard. It's definitely not as bad as you think, they are not slaves.
The words on that container at 7:05 says "portable housing container 6 RMB per day", dunno if that's how much those workers pay or it's covered by the builders?
+Lorrenzo no idea. But cool observation!
That's the price for renting those housing containers, which paid by the employers.
Exact answer
Actually those workers can rent a nice place, they are not poorly paid in rich cities such as Ningbo. But those people try to earn as much money and reduce as much cost as they can. They are from poor areas and earning money for the family and themselves is a very important thing, they will have a different future if they earn enough money.
Why are people so upset about seeing people doing labor? It's a respectable way to make money. Unskilled people from remote regions have a means to make something of their lives. Nothing wrong with it except that businesses do take advantage.
+jeff61177 I didn't say anything was wrong with it. Just talked about the conditions they worked in.
I worked and lived in a similar fashion when I took a contract to work air traffic control in Afghanistan. I was trying to save as much money as possible. I lived in a converted shipping container. I grew some of my own food (spinach, tomatoes, and cucumbers.) and I had three sets of company uniforms. I thought It was fun. And in the end I was able to come home and pay off all of my student loan debt and buy a new car with cash. Now I assume the salaries do not equate. But I would think these men will return to their villages considerably more well off. It's kind of like a little adventure.
China is becoming greater and greater just because all people work hard and contribute to the society, also have a big vision to their future life ...meanwhile, in US...er....
interestingly, in Ningbo, a college graduate probaly won't be paid more than them before 30....
can I download this clip ? it's so meaningful and educational for young generations in China. and I wanna upload it weibo.
zhan Chou That's actually a really good idea, understanding how much cultural change is happening within your own country is never a bad idea. There is so much change coming in China and your generation will be at the blunt end of it happening. Reading more about the Hukou system as someone born and brought up in Britain is eye-opening to say the least. It's going to be a lot of hard work to keep a decent standard of living for urban areas if and when the Hukou system changes to allow more and more rural workers to move into cities.
Actually their pay is pretty good, they will buy or build their own house back in their hometown. Don't worry that much.
I'm curious about this, that sounds like a decent salary (same as EU for welders), got any source I can read about? It could be in Chinese, I can use google translate.
onepunchman
www.indeed.com/forum/job/Pipe-Welder/typical-pipe-welder-salaries/t18530/p21
I read through the comments and I realized that almost nobody have the insight of the Chinese system. Why are they called migrant worker? Because their origin is in the countryside, where they have their "inheritance" --they have their home (house) and a plot of farm land. They are not allowed to lose this inheritance. They can not sell it for money because it is not allowed by the government. In this sense they are never "unemployed". Only if you have a city origin, you can be unemployed in China. This is an unique system in the whole world. it resembles the ancient Israel in Bible times. However, the "inheritance" is usually very small to produce enough to have a good middle class income. It is only enough for sheltering and feeding the family. The best income one family can get from the assigned farm land is typically in the order of, say, 10,000 to 20,00 RMB, which is not really much. Therefore the peasants will leave the farm land to their older parents to take care of. The younger people will go to the city to find work to earn extra cash. That is why they are more willing to tolerate lower wages, because the cash is extra to what they have at home. They save the cash they make in the cities, and build a huge house of hundreds of square meters in home village, since there is usually enough land in the countryside to build a big structure for themselves. What a lot people hope is that one day the government wants to take the land to build, say, the high speed rail through their "inheritance", then they get compensation in cash for maybe millions of RMB depending on how large of a structure they have. Also they will then become city people and this time they will really need employment. Some seem to receive compensation annually for the farmland they lost to development projects.
Look into the history of other countries ie. Canada an the states where the Chinese were used as hard labor
Found where this guy live.
29°49'13.85" North
121°31'11.47" East
These people are proud blue collar workers, not somone being manipulated.
i never said they are being manipulated.. just hard working people. working for a better future. whats wrong with that?
Interesting Matt, I'd say your dad was quite a hard worker! Not to toot my own horn, but I worked 16-20 hours daily until my retirement, and now I work similarly, yet not nearly so intensely.America has it priveledges, I grant you, especially now, a time when you don't need to work, your "uncle" will feed, and clothe you, on the backs of the working man.My dad taught me, as I passed on to you, "when you work, work hard! When you play, play hard! But you don't mix the to!"Our "workers" today are a sloppy, lazy, entitled bunch, by and large. Unwilling to do what's necessary to hold a job, at a time when good jobs are harder to find. Why? Because employers find that their employees are more interested in taking breaks, stealing, or just taking the day off. So their sending their jobs overseas or replacing them with robotics, which last I heard didn't need unionize To!
yup pops... you have always been an inspiration for your work ethic. A man that put his job and taking care of family first for sure. but your work and play comment deserves a challenge.. ;) im trying to show that work can be play and vice versa...
Don Galat
I am happy you had such an easy job that you could work 16-20 hours a day. But some of us have to use our bodies as well as our minds to proudly build this great country.
If you tried working 16-20 hours continuously doing what I do, you would have died of old age by 30.
I have seen more than one guy die of a heart attack while on the job.
*****
Well you're a machine Don!
I ran a service truck for many years until I needed to have a more predictable schedule so I went to the construction side. And stayed there. With a service truck, you spend lots of time on your ass. Construction, 45 minutes tops break time per shift with no emergencys, you know, (like a plumber cutting an underground conduit shutting down 1/3 of a hospital).
I am an industrial electrician and like I tell all my plumber friends, it ain't like plumbing, where the shit practically installs itself.
All kidding aside, I often work alongside plumbers. I have great respect for their trade, because like mine we are all licensed in my state. We sometimes break together and even share food. We also use each other's lifts, hammer drills etc. I do everything I can to make it a team effort because in the end, the customer is happy and our contractors are profitable.
Now you said you worked 16-20 hours a day. You were counting going home and taking care of your family, property and personal vehicles and equipment.
Now that my friend is not even close to the same as working at a job site that you had to drive an hour or more each way and then work 16-20 hours per day. Week after week, year after year.
You also trashed your fellow workers. I don't know where you worked, but I can tell you in the Midwest USA that most of the plumbers I work alongside are hardworking professionals. And most important of all, would not put up with a shit attitude from a guy who has nothing but contempt for his fellow workers.
And having a family and things to take care of AFTER work is an honor and a privilege, not work.
I have lived around a migrant village for 5 years in the early 2000s, although not as a migrant, we just lived in apartment building along the village . What you see here is not a village, it is just a builders' camp, only construction workers live there. Migrant worker village is much more disgusting than this. They are often located at the border of the urban area, local landlords (who were also migrant workers back the 80s and 90s) build up cramped-up cage-like buildings to house as much people as possible, poor hygiene conditions, no safety standard of electricity, no fire escape, no air conditioning. A family of 5 can well fit inside a 10 m2 room. Adults often work in turning shifts (day night day off circles) so children just running around with no supervision or school. But they learn skills everyday to fit in a much more modern society, eventually bring changes back their hometown.
PauLo HUANG Yes, I thought that. There will be areas of Ningbo like you describe but due to the Hukou system the Chinese government have managed the population very strictly up to the past decade or so. It's slowly changing but the urban infrastructure desperately needs to expand to be able to absorb the sheer number of people living rurally who will want to move to cities as they become allowed. It also seems very sensible to equally be improving rural areas so more people actively want to stay at home and live on the farm.
No, that's just not true. Most of Migrant workers I know or know of don't want to permanently move their Hukou to the east coastal cities. They want their children to be able to come with them and have education when they come to work in the big cities and once they got enough money they will retreat to their hometown and start a small business whether it is an agricultural business (which is not farming for food but for money) or machinery agents, small hotel. Migrant workers are rural residents, they have ancestral rights to own land in their home village, just as Anne, Eva and her family still register their hukou in the village (Matt filmed that process in a Vlog). Urbanisation of the countryside is not to abolish the Hukou system, but to offer better living condition and open opportunities back home. When some day urban and rural living quality gap disappears , we can talk about abolishing Hukou system.
And that's why Matt and Cmilk did differently regarding their children's nationality. Eva's born with land rights so she stays Chinese at least for now, and Cmilk's urban family do not have this right, so USA nationality is indeed the better choice.
I hope China gives you Chinese citizenship soon.... you love the country and its people. You deserve Chinese citizenship. Best luck, Mat, to you and lovely family.
HI Matt: Yep; got my view of a different side of Life last Thursday. As I crossed the Boarder at NOGAES , MEXICO ! Went to my Sister's Dentist. Pretty Tuff for a Guy in a WHEELCAIR. Sidewalk had holes everywhere. Had to go to Street a few times W/ Drivers coming at me. Not sure if I'll go back before I leave for IOWA. Wait on a call Monday... to see if Dentist thinks there is enough Bone to put in IMPLANTS ! * Good thing I'm OLD... MAY JUST NEED to GUMM IT the REST of MY LIVE ! JaYOE
其实工人的薪水不低，只要肯出力，比销售挣得多啊