China's Migrant Workers Seek Work

ANCHOR:
Thousands of migrant workers have arrived back in Guangdong Province from their annual spring break. But as the world economy slows down the workers are feeling a little anxious about their employment prospects this year.

STORY:
Many are desperate here to find or keep their jobs. Factories are stopping production or shutting down due to a serious export slowdown.

Dongguan is Guangdong's leading center for labor-intensive industries. But these export factories have been hard-hit by the plunge in global demand for China-made goods.

But despite the gloomy outlook some of the migrant workers arriving here have hope.

This 25-year-old factory worker is one of the estimated 20 million workers determined to find new work.

[Hu Meng-Meng, Migrant Worker]:
"I heard many people say that due to the financial crisis, it's difficult to find a job anywhere."

But vast numbers of workers are still pouring in despite the bleak job prospects.

In the town of Changan -- known for its electronics and light-manufacturing industries, some factories, are remaining chained up with "for rent" signs posted outside.

And for poorer workers unable to afford the rising fees at job centers the only way is a door-to-door approach.

[Xie Fuyuan, Migrant Worker]:
"In the previous years, factories would open on the fourth day of new year, that's why I came here earlier this year. This year is different from last year. Before, as long as someone showed up, you could get a job. But this year, it's not possible. They (the factories) choose people with much tighter requirements."

February and March are shaping up as the most critical periods for China's export enterprises.

If orders fall by 20 percent, another 10-20 million could be laid off.

And this could mean rising social tensions among the masses here in the world's most populous nation.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• ntd
• migrant worker
• work
• mainland china
• guangdong province
• dongguang

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