China job ad sparks social media outcry over 'middle-age' unemployment

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A job advertisement in China seeking cashiers aged 18 to 30 at a grocery store has ignited debate on social media about the perils of 'middle-age unemployment', amid a scramble to fill jobs across age groups and energise a sluggish economy.

BEIJING : A job advertisement in China seeking cashiers aged 18 to 30 at a grocery store has ignited debate on social media about the perils of"middle-age unemployment", amid a scramble to fill jobs across age groups and energise a sluggish economy.

"It's not easy," said a commenter in the city of Ningbo in the eastern province of Zhejiang, posting on the Weibo social media platform, alongside a picture of a supermarket ad seeking the cashiers aged between 18 and 30.The anguished posting drew more than 140 million views and prompted 41,000 discussions, including many emotional comments.

"Now it becomes 30 years old. At the same time, the retirement age has to be delayed. So what are you going to do in between?" That threshold ranks among the world's lowest, at 60 for men, and younger still for women, who may retire at 55 from white-collar jobs, but 50 if working in factories.

Source: Financial Digest (financialdigest.net)

 

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