Hello, I'm a soon-to-graduate university student from China. I frequently visit this platform to learn English and practice writing. If you have some understanding of the youth unemployment rate in China, you'll know that our current job market is exceptionally tough. Even if you hold a master's degree in subjects like humanities and social sciences, it's challenging to secure a satisfying salary. Our work culture involves long working hours, extensive outsourcing, and, due to our unique cultural background, not working is often met with moral pressure from both family and society.
Therefore, among our young generation, many aspire to work in the United States or Europe. We believe that the working atmosphere there is better, and society is more worker-friendly. From our perspective, you have a robust healthcare system, unemployment benefits, and other social welfare programs. For instance, I've heard that some college graduates have a program called a “gap year,” which is almost unimaginable for us. If there's a gap year on our resumes, it's almost considered a blemish.
However, these days, by reading everyone's posts, it seems like people are not doing very well. Everyone seems to be constantly facing low wages, longer working hours, and frequent overtime. Has labor law enforcement not been very effective there? What is the proportion of people's wages to their daily expenses?