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A moment of joy: Migrant workers’ park dance in Singapore draws praise — and familiar backlash (VIDEO)
15 Dec 2025 07:03 GMT
… a like company gathering, Chinese uncle also inside the … highlighted the realities faced by migrant workers — long hours, physically … spontaneous dance session by migrant workers outside the Paya Lebar … advocating the right of migrant workers to chill on their …
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China Focus: China eyes free childbirth in latest bid to foster birth-friendly society
15 Dec 2025 13:10 GMT
… to include flexible workers, migrant workers and people in new … nations.
This July, China introduced a nationwide childcare … the China Population and Development Research Center.
The Chinese … the growing emphasis among Chinese policymakers on investing …
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Singapore announces plans to improve lifestyle of migrant workers
15 Dec 2025 06:24 GMT
… recognising the contribution of migrant workers towards multi-billion-dollar … of all Singaporeans to migrant workers, including domestic workers … on migrant workers from South Asia, including India, China and … of offerings to support migrant workers' social …
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‘Workers in China have never truly fallen silent’: An interview with Workers’ Labor Bulletin activists
15 Dec 2025 12:49 GMT
… this way. Many young migrant workers still hold out hope and … activists striving and fighting.
China Labor Bulletin was recently … , we still see some migrant-worker poets, some workers who … to help people understand contemporary Chinese workers’ culture?
I …
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China’s factories never sleep, but Europe does
15 Dec 2025 05:53 GMT
… – for now.
Domestic policy in China reinforces the problem. Growth targets … .
Chinese consumers, meanwhile, remain constrained. The Hukou system strips millions of migrant workers … tariffs and import restrictions on China, Washington should roll back most …
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China plans to expand cover for childbirth-related bills
15 Dec 2025 01:49 GMT
A newborn baby, whose Chinese zodiac sign is dragon … hospital in Shijiazhuang, North China's Hebei province, … 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
China aims to broaden insurance coverage … participation among flexible workers, migrant workers and individuals in new …
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China's medical insurance authority targets near-zero out-of-pocket childbirth expenses nationwide in 2026
14 Dec 2025 10:01 GMT
… said that in 2026 China will actively adapt its medical … insurance coverage to flexible workers, migrant workers, and people in new … that in recent years China has comprehensively enhanced coverage … said that in 2026 China will optimize medical insurance …
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As jobs dry up, China’s migrant workers are returning to their villages and staying put
12 Dec 2025 15:02 GMT
CHONGQING – When Mr Zhang Feng, 40, lost his job at a construction firm in Suzhou city in April, he decided to return to his village in neighbouring Anhui province to plot his next move.
He had planned to be home for only two months at most. Eight months …
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China’s qinlao spirit driving the next leg of globalization
13 Dec 2025 21:45 GMT
… new Chinese dynasty. China exists to generate surpluses. Over millennia, China became China as … in the imperatives that drive Chinese civilization. China, by definition, will … rather than an individual. China’s migrant workers and Mexican immigrants in the …
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China sets 2026 economic agenda at high-level meeting in Beijing
13 Dec 2025 02:38 GMT
… Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and … policies remain a priority. China will continue developing the … goals were also reaffirmed. China will work toward its … for university graduates and migrant workers. Measures will be taken …