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China's Traveling Handymen

Episode 22 · 2012-10-05

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Traveling handymen, who live and work from their vans, travel from town to town to fix leaking roofs and ceilings when called upon. This used to be a common profession in China about 20 years ago but as the country gets more developed and homes become better built, the need for such services is decreasing. But these traveling migrants from poor rural areas still prefer this nomadic lifestyle and feel it pays better than farming or factory work. This episode follows the lives of China's traveling handymen as they struggle through a summer of scarce work.

28 minutes

Season 1 episodes

1. Migrants Gain Upper Hand2012-04-06 2. Indonesia's First National Car2012-04-13 3. Diversifying Shanghai2012-04-20 4. Vietnam's Court Music Revival2012-04-27 5. Writers Fight Publishing Ban in HK2012-05-04 6. Mongolia's Forgotten Slum Dwellers2012-05-11 7. The "80's Writers" in China2012-05-18 8. Hydropower for Indonesian Villagers2012-06-01 9. Energy-Hungry Nepal2012-06-08 10. China's Job-Hunting Inn2012-06-15 11. The Year of the Dragon Baby Boom2012-06-22 12. The Dancing Prisoners2012-07-06 13. Singing Out for Change in China2012-07-13 14. The Golden Triangle: Fighting for Change2012-07-20 15. South Korea's Budding Entrepreneurs2012-08-17 16. China's Good Deeds Banks2012-08-24 17. Born This Way in Thailand2012-08-31 18. The Greater Mekong Subregion: China Creates Massive Trade Center2012-09-07 19. The Greater Mekong Subregion: The Rising Potential of Laos2012-09-14 20. The Greater Mekong Subregion: A New Era for Cambodia2012-09-21 21. Kid Golfers Taking on the World, South Korea2012-09-28 22. China's Traveling Handymen2012-10-05 23. From Slum Dwellers to Homeowners2012-10-12 24. East Timor's Mobile Health Clinics2012-11-02 25. The New Heroes of the Philippines2012-11-09 26. Vietnam's Hope Serving Restaurants2012-11-16 27. Thailand's Little Myanmar2012-11-23 28. Strike Action in Cambodia2012-11-30 29. Singapore Playing Cupid2012-12-21