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‘Work is getting harder and harder to find’: On the street with China’s gig workers

Researchers and workers say age limits, weak demand and low offers are pushing many laborers into the worst-paid shifts.

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SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAABeijing: There’s a saying in the Chinese capital: if you fall on hard times, try your luck in Majuqiao.As daylight breaks over the city, dozens of day labourers are lingering around the main intersection in Majuqiao, a low-income neighbourhood…

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‘Work is getting harder and harder to find’: On the street with China’s gig workers

Beijing’s largest temporary job market is one way to gauge the economic reality of ordinary people at the bottom of what analysts increasingly refer to as China’s K-shaped economy.

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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in North Sydney, Australia on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
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