Industrial Development Models to Lift SW China Counties Out of Poverty
GPIG by Cheng Yahui, March 1, 2017 Adjust font size:
Model 4: Local Companies Recruiting Impoverished Villagers
A female worker in Yunnan [yunnan.cn]
In the county of Xiangyun, poor villagers can choose to work at enterprises close to their home. Through the anti-poverty program, Li Jiasheng, a local community member, has become a regular employee at Yunnan Xiangyun Feilong Recycling Technology, earning a monthly income of 3,200 yuan (U.S. $466).
Yao Chunbin, director of Yunnan Xiangyun Feilong Recycling Technology, explains that the organization recruited workers from 182 disadvantaged families last year, with a further 1,500 to 3,000 individuals to be trained and employed in 2017.
To eliminate poverty, the first target should be igniting and strengthening people’s ambition, Yao observes. In combination with targeted anti-poverty efforts initiated by the government, his organization has launched training sessions to teach skills to the poor and give them the motivation to forge ahead. The aim is to change their mindset from passively relying on aid to striving for a better life.