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No job, no way home: The Chinese workers in the US left in limbo by the coronavirus

No job, no way home: The Chinese workers in the US left in limbo by the coronavirus

Post by Nick Draught. Colgate class of 2021. Source: Shen Lu, f. (2020). “No job, no way home: The Chinese workers in the US left in limbo by coronavirus.” CNN, 8 May. 2020. This article gives insight into the story of an Asian woman that was living in the United States on an H1-B work visa. Tang Chen has lived in American since 2013 and was in a stable position and was in the midst of completing her paperwork so she could…

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The migrants who made China an industrial giant face a grim retirement

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….

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