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No work and nowhere to live: a rural migrant's ordeal in locked-down Shanghai

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China's uncompromising "zero COVID" policies have battered the world's second-largest economy. Many of Shanghai's 25 million residents complain about lost income, difficulties sourcing food and mental stress. But migrant workers, unable to work from home or earn steady pay, have it much worse. Their plight has garnered sympathy as stories like Sun's go viral.

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Times of India

No work and nowhere to live: A rural migrant's ordeal in locked-down Shanghai

China News: BEIJING: When Shanghai began its draconian Covid-19 lockdown two months ago, the French restaurant where Sun Wu waited tables closed and the 22-year-o.

2 years ago·India

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Reuters

No work and nowhere to live: a rural migrant's ordeal in locked-down Shanghai

When Shanghai began its draconian COVID-19 lockdown two months ago, the French restaurant where Sun Wu waited tables closed and the 22-year-old, like countless other rural migrants, lost his job.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Channel News Asia

No work and nowhere to live: A rural migrant's ordeal in locked-down Shanghai

BEIJING: When Shanghai began its COVID-19 lockdown two months ago, the French restaurant where Sun Wu waited tables closed and the 22-year-old, like countless other rural migrants, lost his job. To make ends meet, Sun helped sort government deliveries for residents under lockdown, earning 250 yuan (US

2 years ago·Singapore

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IBTimes

No Work And Nowhere To Live: A Rural Migrant's Ordeal In Locked-down Shanghai

When Shanghai began its draconian COVID-19 lockdown two months ago, the French restaurant where Sun Wu waited tables closed and the 22-year-old, like countless other rural migrants, lost his job. To make ends meet, Sun helped sort government deliveries for residents under lockdown, earning 250 yuan ($38) a day and moving from a dormitory to live in the warehouse where he worked as required by COVID rules.

2 years ago·United States

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Gold Coast Bulletin

A rural migrant’s ordeal in locked-down Shanghai

China's uncompromising "zero COVID" policies have battered the world's second-largest economy, with residents complaining about lost income, difficulties sourcing food, and mental stress. But migrant workers, of which there are 290 million, unable to work from home or earn steady pay, have it much worse than most. Reuters heard Sun Wu's story. Rachel Judah reports.

2 years ago·Southport, Australia

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