As 2024 approaches and the Spring Festival is approaching, people are worried about the sluggish development of the industry this year. Many businesses have started laying off employees or taking vacations, and many people have also gone home early for the New Year. At the same time, it has become more difficult to re-employ people in the cities after losing their jobs, and many people can only choose industries such as express delivery and takeaway, and even older farmers can only go to work on construction sites. The overall economic impact is far-reaching. Will the situation be even worse in the future?The purpose of migrant workers is to make money, and their income in the cities is higher than that in the countryside. With the development of the economy, the consumption level of peasant households is also rising. Even peasants who did not want to go out to work had to leave the countryside. Now, farmers who have moved to the city to work are preparing to return to their hometowns for the Chinese New Year. However, it remains to be seen whether they will move to the city again if it will be more difficult to find jobs in the city next year. In addition, some restrictive policies introduced by the state, such as the so-called "shutdown order", are not in essence to restrict farmers from going out to work, but to limit the scale of employment in certain industries. The state has long imposed restrictions on this, explicitly prohibiting the blanket dismissal of migrant workers over the age of 60. However, because companies are afraid of state penalties and still adhere to the old recruitment rules, many farmers will eventually find no work. The essential purpose of the "stop-work order" is to regulate the recruitment behavior of enterprises, rather than restricting farmers from going out to work to make money. So why are companies still sticking to the old rules?According to the data released by the national construction management enterprise, the proportion of safety accidents in the construction industry is quite high every year, and the people who have accidents are mainly older migrant workers. Therefore, the state has introduced relevant policies to limit age. In addition, after the age of 60, the issue of pension is also in front of them. The state hopes that they will be able to return to their rural hometowns to live and develop, and this is a good expectation. However, most farmers say that 60 is still the prime of life for them. Even if they return to the countryside, there are no good opportunities for development. In the early days, only some cities followed the rules, and now it has been rolled out nationwide. In contrast, smaller cities are more rigorously enforced. Therefore, the return of peasants to the countryside cannot solve the employment problem. No matter how the economic situation changes next year, cities will still need a large number of laborers, and rural areas will still be the main exporters of labor. It's just that those peasants who are over the age limit face the fate of being eliminated in the cities. So, it has nothing to do with the so-called "stop-work order". In short, no matter how the economy changes in the future, it is crucial to enrich your skills if you want to find a job and lifestyle that suits you in the city. Even if the economy is not good, there will be no shortage of jobs in the city as long as there is good technology.
With the Spring Festival approaching, the development of many industries this year is not satisfactory. Businesses have laid off employees or taken vacations, and many farmers have gone home early for the New Year. This development has raised concerns about the market and doubts about the future. The purpose of peasants going to the cities to work is to make money, and the income in the cities is relatively high. With the development of the economy, the consumption level of peasant families has risen, which makes them reluctant to return to the countryside to farm. However, due to the poor market, the trend of layoffs in enterprises has increased, and it has gradually become more difficult for farmers to find jobs in the cities again. Many farmers can only choose to work temporarily in industries such as express delivery and takeaway, while older farmers can only choose to work on construction sites. This has had a profound impact on the overall economy and has raised concerns about the future.
This year, some migrant workers began to prepare to return to their hometowns for the Chinese New Year. However, some have questioned how difficult it will be to find a job in the city in the future, and it is unknown whether they will continue to work in the city. More worryingly, some have mentioned the so-called "work stoppage" policy introduced by the state, which restricts migrant workers from going out to work. In fact, the state has long restricted migrant workers from going out to work, explicitly prohibiting the dismissal of migrant workers over the age of 60 simply because of their age. However, many migrant workers lost their job opportunities because they still insisted on the original recruitment regulations for fear of state penalties. The essence of this "stop-work order" is not to restrict migrant workers from going out to work to make money, but to make enterprises more standardized when recruiting workers. Why is it that the state has no restrictions, but enterprises still adhere to the original regulations?
According to the data released by the national construction management enterprise, the proportion of safety accidents in construction enterprises every year is quite high, and the people who have accidents are mainly elderly migrant workers. Therefore, the state has introduced relevant policies to limit age. In addition, after the age of 60, migrant workers face the problem of providing for the elderly. The state hopes that they will be able to return to their rural hometowns to live and develop, and this is a beautiful expectation. However, most farmers say that 60 is still the age at which they can contribute. Even if they return to the countryside, there are no good opportunities for development. In the early days, only a few cities followed the rules, and now they have been rolled out nationwide. In contrast, enforcement is stricter in smaller cities. Therefore, the return of peasants to the countryside does not solve the employment problem.
No matter how the economic situation changes in the future, cities will still need a large number of laborers. Rural areas continue to be the main exporters of labour. At the same time, the number of migrant workers working in cities is increasing, and they play an important role in promoting the development of cities. However, among the migrant workers, those who are older than the limit face the fate of being eliminated. The so-called "stop-work order" did not actually restrict migrant workers from going out to work. On the contrary, the introduction of these policies is more to regulate the employment behavior of enterprises and ensure the safety of workers. Therefore, we should abandon the wrong understanding of the "stop-work order".
The development of cities depends on a large number of laborers, and rural areas are the main exporters. Farmers going out to work is a step they have to take in order to earn money and improve their lives. In the future, rural areas will continue to provide labor for cities, and those farmers who are over the limit may face the fate of being eliminated. As for the "stop-work order", we should correctly understand its essence, which is not to restrict farmers from going out to work to earn money, but to regulate the employment behavior of enterprises to ensure the safety of workers. Therefore, regardless of the future economic situation, it is still possible for migrant workers to find a suitable job and lifestyle in the city as long as they have good skills.