Near record high levels of youth unemployment in China is prompting more young graduates to look abroad for work, particularly in Africa. Recruiters say they can't find enough people to work in both private companies and Chinese state-owned enterprises as translators, accountants, and other administrative roles.
While moving so far away from home isn't ideal for a lot of young people, it's also hard to resist the higher salaries, generous benefits, and the adventure of living overseas, according to freelance journalist Li Yijuan for a story she wrote last month on this trend for the English-language Chinese news site Sixth Tone.
Yijuan, herself a soon-to-be young graduate, joins Eric & Cobus from the eastern Algerian city of Amenas to discuss her own experience and why Africa is becoming a popular destination for young Chinese professionals.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:06 Topic introduction
3:09 Youth unemployment in Africa
4:15 Yijuan joins the conversation
5:06 Chinese youth and unemployment
6:25 Understanding Chinese education system
9:18 Why Africa?
11:13 Which countries are preferred more?
12:58 Advantages and disadvantages of work in Africa
15:29 Long-term or short-term move to Africa
17:12 Emotional impacts
18:14 More male or female
19:20 Health and other challenges
20:40 Yijuan's experiences
25:33 Recap of the topic
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