A look at China's unemployment insurance: who it covers, how it compares to the rest of the world, and what it means for China’s economic prosperity.
Migrant Workers at Shanghai Station. Credit: China Supertrends via Flickr
What’s it like to be unemployed in China? That’s a question that a near-record high number of people faced last month, amid the Covid-induced lockdowns across parts of China.
Beijing has responded to the country’s economic slowdown with a package of relief measures. But few of those policies are designed to provide direct aid to individuals and households. Narrow eligibility requirements and meager payments mean that few among China’s unemployed are adequately protected by the c
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