Apple stops selling iPhone 4S in China, scalpers refuse full commission of migrant workers waited in line overnight
From Sina: On January 13, Apple releases iPhone 4S for sale in China. As soon as the news…
What is inside Spring Festival passengers’ bags?
From our last post about going home for the Spring Festival, it seems that a lot of our…
Online booking makes going home even harder, a migrant worker’s complaint
Speaking of Spring Festival, family reunion, friends gathering, firework, fire-crackers, lucky money, big feast, brand new clothes, new…
Street children, there is no place worse than home
(From Sohu.com) For most people, there is no place like home. However, in street children rescue and protection…
70 percent of Shanghai street blood donors are migrant workers
From Netease: According to the “Labor Daily” report, yesterday marks the 13th year of China’s “Blood Donation Law”.…
1.96 million couples were divorced in China last year
From Netease: Every year when the long Spring Festival break is over, many people also turn the last…
Afraid to go home for the New Year
Chunyun, (春运; Chūnyùn), also referred to as Spring Festival travel season, or Chunyun period, is a period of…
Beijing vagabond, do you wish your parents to visit you?
Beipiao: 北漂, Literally “Beijing vagabond”, referring to the group of people who do not have a Beijing hukou…
Sexual repression of the stay at home women in China’s rural areas
From dbw: 留守妇女 [liúshǒufùnǚ]: noun. wives who stay at home in rural areas while their husbands are away…
The same “Money Counting Show”
From IFeng: First let’s take a look these three front page headlines of the “Qingdao Morning Newspaper” around…
Migrant workers surround boss’s BMW for unpaid wages
From Sina: Zhengzhou Evening News: 8 migrant workers “kidnap” the boss’s car Not paying salaries? Then don’t think…
A college graduate drifter’s confession letter to his peasant worker father
These days, a post titled “A college graduate drifter’s confession letter to his peasant worker father” on MOP…
Legless teacher, I am proud of you
From MOP: Life is a process, a process from birth to death. Everyone has their own attitude…
A construction migrant worker’s notes
[From MOP] A young migrant worker updates a post of his raw, yet I found to be truthful…