[Documentary] Female migrant workers live on construction sites

According to World Bank data, 68% of women in China participate in social labor. In the industry of migrant workers, women also account for 1/3 of the total. Similarly, their wage income is usually 1/3 less than that of men. The picture shows Ou Mei (sound), a 45-year-old female construction worker, taken on July 16, 2013 in Shanghai.

At a residential construction site in Shanghai, a gust of wind blew on Oumei's face.

A residential construction site in Shanghai, migrant workers are pulling steel bars.

At a residential construction site in Shanghai, migrant workers work on scaffolds.

On a residential site in Shanghai, several female migrant workers are pulling carts.

At a residential site in Shanghai, female migrant workers clean up construction waste.

On a residential site in Shanghai, a pair of dirty shoes worn on the construction site was placed in front of the dormitory.

Outside the construction quarters, several women migrant workers are playing cards.

Several workers are eating.

On a residential site in Shanghai, a female migrant worker took water with her children.

At a residential site in Shanghai, a female migrant worker walks into her dormitory.

The women who are supposed to support their children are also forced to leave their hometowns to work and maintain their lives. The men’s work is done in the same way. Now it’s a bit weaker to compare them to the popular Chinese paper. !

China Labor Insurance Network