The first generation of migrant workers returned to the countryside and overcame the old age dilemma.
source: Legal Daily
reform and opening up for more than 30 years, the first generation of migrant workers have also come to know the life of the year. Because of low income and hard to get away from home, most of them will not live in the city, but will choose to return to the countryside. With the first generation of migrant workers entering the old age as a whole, the pension problem must be placed on the agenda. This special group's "overage" work life, the bitterness behind it and the coming pension predicament should enter our field of vision.
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since the end of the 80s of the last century, with the deepening of the reform and opening up, a large number of rural population have poured into the cities and participate in the construction of urbanization. These people were the first generation of migrant workers, most of whom were born between 1950 and 1960s, and today are about 50 to 60 years old.
30 for many years, the first generation of migrant workers have played a great role in the process of industrialization, urbanization and modernization. Now, with the growth of age, they gradually withdraw from the city stage and fade out of the public view. It is estimated that the total number of migrant workers in the country is nearly 230 million, among whom over 50 years old and migrant workers are facing difficulties in providing for the aged are as high as 36 million.
after decades of wandering between urban and rural areas, whether they like it or not, years have pushed them back to the road of relentlessly.
"over age" is sticking to
rush hour, and the Jiaojia Bay in Lanzhou, Gansu is bustling with traffic. In the city village with more migrant workers, Dongping lived in nearly 20 years, and it was considered half a city resident.
recently, when the reporter came to Shi Dongping's rental house, he was cooking coal and cooking noodles. Shi Dongping, a member of Dingxi city in Gansu Province, asked for more than 30 years of struggle and struggle in the city. This year, 50 years old, he breathed a sigh of relief.
1981, 18 year old Shi Dongping first came to Lanzhou, a construction site as a small worker, a salary of 2.5 yuan a day, deducted meals, can earn 60 yuan a month. In
1987, Shi Dongping married and two children came one after another, bringing joy to the family while increasing family burden. Shi Dongping worked as a stevedore to support his family. For more than 20 years, he has been working in Jiaojia Bay.
"the stevedores are very hardworking, rain or shine, sometimes there are a lot of goods, and they can not even straighten up the waist during the day and night. Shi Dongping said he suffered from severe stomach ulcers because he had been working hard for a long time and had to suffer hunger and hunger.
workers' income increased slowly until 2010, when the wage rose to 100 yuan a day, earning 3000 yuan a month. In spite of this, Shi Dongping still had no money to deposit, to study for his children, to spend money at home, and to get sick and often to borrow money from relatives and friends.
though weak and sickly, Shi Dongping wanted to grind his teeth for a few more years. "If you don't work, it's more difficult."
compared with Shi Dongping, Gao Jianmin, 62, is not so lucky. He was forced to retire. Gao Jianmin is from Jingyuan County of Gansu province. He has been a clay Mason in a construction company in Baiyin, Gansu province for more than 20 years.
after the Spring Festival this year, he called the boss, and the boss said jokingly, "senior, you are all 62 years old, or at home."
, Gao Jianmin thoroughly understood that the boss thought he was too old. Gao Jianmin, who went out to work with him for years of working with the iron "buddy", said that people are older, dry physical work is easier to knock on, the boss is still very afraid of "senior", "super age" staff.
GAO Jianmin, who was a fellow townsman, came to Lanzhou to live at a bridge. But it's been a long time, and I can't get a job done.
"no one really wants to go home." Gao Jianmin said helplessly.
forced return home
work, to be able to swing the hammer, carry the steel bar, but when the straight waist becomes rickets, when the vigorous pace begins to stagnation, aging becomes an unavoidable topic. Therefore, returning home is the helpless choice of most of the first generation of migrant workers.
Wang Wenjun, 63, is Gansu's first generation of migrant workers. In the early 90s of last century, he went out of the mountain and went to work in the city. He moved to Lanzhou, Guangdong, Shenzhen and other places to carry bricks, carry sandbags and look at the gate. This was more than 20 years.
has been wandering outside the country for more than 20 years with the construction site, which made Wang Wenjun suffer from rheumatic arthritis and other diseases. This year, he felt exhausted and exhausted. He finally chose to go home.
when the economic source and cost of the calculator, Wang Wenjun is very helpless: the main source of the home economy depends on the land, a total of more than 60 mu of low-lying land, 40 mu of wheat, 20 mu of sunflower, in the rainwater years, probably nearly 10000 yuan, but in the drought, it is estimated even seed can not come back.
two granddaughters in high school, a granddaughter in junior high school, although compulsory education stage, but also can not avoid spending.
"in order to subsidize the family, this year my son's daughter-in-law went to work again." When I came back, I looked at the fields and raised sheep. The most important thing was to take care of my granddaughters and let my son and daughter-in-law worry about making money. Wang Wenjun said.
in some rural visits in Gansu, the reporters learned that most of the first generation of migrant workers did not idle away after returning home. They still had to take care of the activities of farming, breeding and other production activities, as well as the responsibility of caring for grandchildren, and the life was still busy.