Plight of China's undertakers
Source: Xinhua |
April 4, 2011, Monday
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UNDERTAKERS face serious social discrimination in China, are poorly paid and suffer heavy work pressure and psychological problems, according to a report on the country's funeral industry.
"Although undertakers' social status has risen compared with the 1970s and 1980s, discrimination against them is still prevalent," said the report published by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
It said a majority of funeral workers suffer excessive mental pressure due to the influence of discrimination and their poor working environment as well as the lack of communication with others.
It also said that most undertakers were unsatisfied with their income as they earned an annual average of less than 30,000 yuan (US$4,500), which was below the average income level of China's large cities.
Also, undertakers often had to work in a polluted environment. Infectious viruses and cremation smog caused harm to workers' health, it said.
"Although undertakers' social status has risen compared with the 1970s and 1980s, discrimination against them is still prevalent," said the report published by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
It said a majority of funeral workers suffer excessive mental pressure due to the influence of discrimination and their poor working environment as well as the lack of communication with others.
It also said that most undertakers were unsatisfied with their income as they earned an annual average of less than 30,000 yuan (US$4,500), which was below the average income level of China's large cities.
Also, undertakers often had to work in a polluted environment. Infectious viruses and cremation smog caused harm to workers' health, it said.
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