Asia Insight · SEASON 12
Trains Carry Workers Home After Zero-COVID: China
Episode 9 · 2023-03-03
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
After 3 years under the Zero-COVID Policy, movement restrictions in China have been removed, allowing migrant workers in major cities to travel home to visit their families. Train lines like the K-134 running from Shenzhen are now accessible, creating a rush of prospective passengers hoping to make it home in time for the Chinese New Year. Some have had their professions disrupted by the pandemic, while others have discovered new opportunities. All of them compete for a limited number of seats on the train, as we ride alongside the workers attempting the long trip home.
28 minutes
Season 12 episodes
1. Street Food as Social Rehabilitation: Thailand2023-01-06
2. Bonding in the Barangay: The Philippines2023-01-13
3. Reforming the National Sport of Muay Thai: Thailand2023-01-20
4. Fishermen Face Land Development: Penang, Malaysia2023-01-27
5. Seniors! Back to School: Thailand2023-02-03
6. "On That Day, We Were Fearless": China's White Paper Movement2023-02-10
7. House of Manga Aspirations: Japan2023-02-17
8. Tokyo's Sustainable Fishermen2023-02-24
9. Trains Carry Workers Home After Zero-COVID: China2023-03-03
10. Taiwan's 100,000 Emergency Shelters2023-03-17
11. Youth Living in the Changing Hong Kong2023-03-31
12. Pioneer of Food Waste Reduction: Taichung, Taiwan2023-04-21
13. A Flood of Climate Migration: Bangladesh2023-05-12
14. The Struggle of Unwed Mothers: China2023-05-19
15. Shaping Sustainable Cashmere: Mongolia2023-06-09
16. The Reality Faced by Nepal's Workers Overseas2023-06-16
17. Refuge in a Train - Life After the Turkey Earthquake2023-06-23
18. Violence-Free Stadiums: Indonesia2023-06-30
19. Attempted Change in the Garment Industry: Bangladesh2023-07-07
20. Struggling Elderly Migrant Workers: Xi'an, China2023-07-14
21. Herding Above the Clouds: Pakistan2023-07-28
22. To Live is to Paint: Mongolia2023-08-04
23. The Uncertainty of China's "Factory Inheritors"2023-08-18
24. A Language Identity: Taiwan2023-09-01
25. A Country Goes Digital: Cambodia2023-09-08
26. Recognition for Paternity Leave: South Korea2023-09-15
27. Cambodia's Hip-hop School for Children2023-10-06
28. Making Food Waste Useful: The Philippines2023-10-20
29. Artistic Coexistence in Treasure Hill: Taiwan2023-10-27
30. The Rise in Young Chinese Street Vendors2023-11-10
31. Newspaper of the Street Children: India2023-11-17
32. Online Voice Actors Go Global: The Philippines2023-12-08
33. A Border School of Hope: Mae Sot, Thailand2023-12-22
