Shanghaiist: Current TV: China's secret workers

James Creegan

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:54:56 +0800

"Something I don't know about HIV? " Something you don't know about cramped conditions. Ever worked onboard a ship Andy?

taihanasie

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:50:16 +0800

I have always found the migrants to be interesting to observe. I am also intrigued by their place (or lack thereof) in the social fabric. At times to me, China looks like it is developing into a caste society. At the top are the officials and party people. They are followed by rich businessmen and families, who overlap a bit with the developing white collar workforce. Then the urban poor with an urban hukou followed by the rural poor with a rural hukou. The untouchables are the migrants, who are not untouchable to the rural poor, but they are to most city peeps. Just put a simple name to all of these classes and voila!. This is a huge oversimplification of course. Now if China would just scrap that antiquated hukou system.....

ednorog

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:56:32 +0800

Can anyone please tell me what the track that plays in the background is?

Andy Best

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:11:42 +0800

Living conditions are often cramped, and diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis spread easily. Something I don't know about HIV?