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Many hands light of work: China’s 170m migrant workers
Many hands light of work: China’s 170m migrant workers
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Feb 19, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Strict controls meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus are affecting many of the country’s villages. Our correspondent visits migrant workers who are trapped and draining their savings. We look into why Boeing’s space-and-defence division, which used to prop up the commercial-aircraft side, is itself losing altitude. And why American politicians’ heights matter so much to their prospects.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Feb 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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