Posted 2/17/2024, 2:00:08 AM
Tough Job Market Prompts More Chinese Youth to Become Full-Time Children
- Record-high youth unemployment in China prompting more young adults to become "full-time children"
- "Full-time children" paid by parents to handle household chores and tasks
- Seen as temporary solution given tough job market with few opportunities, low wages, long hours
- Even some young people with job offers choosing to work for parents instead
- China's youth unemployment rate reached record high in June 2023
