They flocked to build China's cities. Now builders are aging with little retirement
They flocked to build China's cities. Now builders are aging with little retirement
- January 18, 2024
- Dorothy Solinger, poli sci, NPR, Jan. 18, 2024 (Audio)
At first, young men — and later, their families — began moving into China's booming cities. "In 1995, more than half of [the migrant workers] were in their 20s. The numbers were so huge and increasing all the year," says Dorothy Solinger, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of California, Irvine. "Those people now would be in their 60s and 70s."
For the full story, please visit https://www.npr.org/2024/01/18/1220819373/china-economy-aging-construction-workers.
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