The migrants who made China an industrial giant face a grim retirement
Post by Faith Christenson. Colgate Class of 2022. “The migrants who made China an industrial giant face a grim retirement”, The Economist, November 30th, 2019. This article expresses the issues in China’s retirement benefits system and how migrants contribute and are affected. The article starts by explaining the background of China’s industrial history. Many places were not the industrial stops they are today. Places like Guangzhou used to be “a bit of an embarrassment,” full of factories and dismal workshops….
