East Asia’s Underbelly: Shanghai’s Delivery Riders And Japan’s Yakuza | CNA Correspondent

CNA Correspondent gets into the underbelly of some of East Asia’s biggest cities to find out why some have been kept from progressing with the rest of society. In Shanghai, Emil Wan follows two migrant workers who work in China’s notoriously cutthroat food delivery industry. Dai Yazhen and Deng Erhu are among China’s growing army of delivery workers and ride-hailing drivers. But as China grapples with sluggish economic growth and unemployment, their road ahead looks uncertain. In Hong Kong, Deborah Wong examines the hurdles facing refugees after they arrive in the city seeking asylum. And she finds out, even after their non-refoulement claims are substantiated, life remains in limbo as resettlement could take decades, if it ever happens. In Saitama city near Tokyo, Michiyo Ishida sits down with ex-Yakuza-turned-pastor Tatsuya Shindo to learn about the tough transition facing former gang members as Japan’s organised crime groups see their numbers steadily shrink in the last two decades.

0:00 Introduction
0:46 Shanghai’s food riders bogged down by age, unemployment
7:17 Hong Kong’s refugees face uncertain journey to resettlement
15:51 Ex-Yakuza pastor leads former mobsters seeking redemption

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[youmustknow-baldos]

Trimming your expenses, Prioritizing your health and Saving money are important. Remember, you may not have a prosperous life but at least you can achieve a good life. ❤

[Lancer]

East Asia countries are always cleaner with nice 4 seasons and amazing food and beautiful people. Love travelling to all the East Asia countries ❤️

[alvinkhoo]

how come repeating the delivery rider story again?

[blslonk]

I have a casual delivery job in China, and I must say that this job is truly terrible. With the economic recession, many people are unemployed, so they joined this job, leading to serious competition. A normal person delivers 5 orders per hour, but to ensure on-time delivery, they must violate traffic rules and then get a small reward of 20 to 25 RMB. However, the cost of living is high, especially for important things like housing, education, and healthcare. Many delivery workers feel unfairness and anger, but nothing can be changed. One cannot fight the fate of the era, especially in China.

[yongjianyi]

We should do one about food delivery riders in Singapore.

[joeblack]

That is what Asian parent told their children: If you do not study hard to go to a university, you will became a delivery guy like him.

[taichiwinchester]

Singapore, stop complaining how other countries handle their refugee situation unless you're willing to take more refugees yourself.

[Atricapilla]

As always CNA revel in hardship and bad news from places outside Singapore. At least Hong Kong allows these people to stay. They would have been locked up or kicked out of Singapore if they had tried to enter Singapore.

[russellteo-ixim]

No need talk so much about East Asia.
Ownself Singapore is far worst