The lock-out order came, and 60-year-old farmers could not go out to workPolicy Interpretation
Since the mid-1980s, there has been a "wave of migrant workers" in China, and the number of migrant workers who have returned to their hometowns for more than three months has reached 140 million, which is a huge group. There is no doubt that migrant workers have made great contributions to the development of cities and towns, and the migrant economy has become an important way for farmers to increase their income.
However, peasants with no education level will encounter certain problems when looking for jobs, because their education level is very low, so they can only do those jobs that do not have a high level of education, such as manual labor, skilled jobs, etc. Recently, a "work stoppage order" came from nowhere, and migrant workers over the age of 60 are not allowed to work in rural areas
Some farmers do not understand what the "stoppage order" is all about, the so-called "stoppage order" is a notice issued by the relevant departments, some places due to the instability of the housing structure, equipment failure and other reasons, will cause danger to employees and the surrounding people, therefore, in order to protect the public interest, the first will be issued a stoppage order, ordering the site to stop work immediately, and do a good job of safety inspection.
Some construction sites put forward specific needs for the age of the floating population, which is due to the safety and work ability of the work site, and some construction sites have certain regulations on the age of the floating population, which is generally over 18 years old.
In addition, some specific construction projects will also put forward certain age restrictions, such as high-altitude work, dangerous work, etc., in order to ensure that their physique matches their specific types of work, so as to ensure the safety of their work. The age requirement is to protect the rights and personal safety of migrant workers, and to prevent them from taking on high-risk and heavy physical work due to physical defects.
For example, Shanghai issued the "Notice on the Recruitment of Unified Urban Construction Projects", which clearly stipulates that employees aged 60 and above shall not be recruited to the construction site for construction operations.
The author believes that with the increase of the elderly floating population, their physiological functions have decreased, their physical fitness and endurance are relatively poor, and they will feel more difficult to do some heavy work, and even fatigue and injury will occur. However, this does not mean that all elderly migrant workers can not do the work on the construction site, because their own conditions are different, for example, some elderly migrant workers, when they work, they are more sensitive to the risk factors of the workplace, and can better avoid hidden dangers. However, some high-risk, high-intensity work requires high speed and flexibility, which brings great challenges to the elderly migrant population.
All in all, the stop-work order means that some construction sites are not allowed to recruit people over the age of 60 to participate in construction work, and it is difficult for farmers aged 60 and above to be qualified for construction work due to certain physical needs. People over the age of 60 can choose relatively simple jobs, such as guarding the door at the factory gate, cleaning, etc., this kind of work does not require much physical fitness, and there is a salary, so that a family's economy is guaranteed, and the future life will be very nourishing.