On November 13th, as the bus slowly drove out of Hongqiao High Speed Railway Station, the "Worker's Home Tour Day" event jointly organized by Yougong Money and Longhu Public Welfare Foundation officially began. Workers and families from all over the country gathered in Shanghai and began a one-and-a-half-day family city experience. Workers and families who came from other places prepared their travel codes, health codes, and nucleic acid tests.

This "Worker's Home Tour Day" is a public welfare activity specifically designed for construction workers, aimed at enhancing their sense of belonging, increasing their time spent with family, especially children, and enriching their life experience. The families of successfully recruited workers can enjoy Shanghai's classic attractions such as Disneyland and the Bund together.

(Family photo of colleagues on the Bund)

Creating beautiful childhood memories for left behind children

"My parents are usually very busy, and I haven't seen them for a long time," said Jia Jia, who came with my father to participate in the activity. "I was very happy today, they played with me all day."

According to the statistical results of the 2016 survey of rural left behind children jointly carried out by multiple departments, there are 9.02 million rural left behind children under the age of 16 with both parents working outside the country. If only one parent works outside, the team size will be even larger.

(Playing at Disney)

According to the Blue Book of Left Behind Children, about 12% -13% of left behind children are unable to meet their parents once a year, leading to issues with their intimacy with their parents and even affecting their learning status. After the epidemic, the time spent by parents and children has significantly increased, and the parent-child relationship has significantly improved, which also proves the importance of mutual companionship and communication between children and parents.

In this Workers' Home Day activity, 13 children came to Shanghai to spend the weekend with their parents, with the youngest being 2 years old. They have a rare opportunity to visit the city where their parents work and witness the prosperity forged by their parents as frontline builders; Interact with cartoon characters at Disney, experience numerous amusement projects, and leave precious childhood memories with family.

(Playing at Disney)

Left behind children have emerged with the development of cities and the transfer of rural labor. In 2016, the State Council issued the "Opinions on Strengthening the Care and Protection of Left behind Children in Rural Areas", which mentioned adhering to the government's leadership in safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of left behind children in rural areas, advocating for universal care for left behind children in rural areas, promoting active participation of social forces, and focusing on solving the difficulties and problems encountered by left behind children in their lives, guardianship, and growth. Provide assistance to families of left behind children, so that workers who go out to work can keep in touch and meet more with left behind underage children, and provide more family love and care.

Enriching the life experience of colleagues and promoting the realization of common prosperity

In addition to those with family, there are also those who play with colleagues. A worker in his forties and fifties is usually reluctant to spend money. Under the influence of a young worker, he also signed up for an activity and calculated a "long journey".

Brother Pang, a colleague, once participated in the construction of Disney. This "revisit of the old place" transformed him from a builder to an ordinary tourist, leaving him deeply moved. "From 2013 to 2016, my colleagues and I participated in the construction of Treasure Bay. Treasure Bay was Disney's first park with a pirate theme, and the only one in the world was at Shanghai Disney." Pang mentioned the project he had participated in and still remembers it vividly. "I feel that Yougong has money and the Longhu Public Welfare Foundation has given me the opportunity to come back and take a look. When we were constructing, we thought about what it would be like to have more tourists in the future. Now we finally know."

(Brother Pang is in Treasure Bay)

Only a few workers like Brother Pang have the opportunity to return to the projects they once participated in. Most workers immediately take on the next project after it is completed and have no chance to come back and take a look. They have participated in the construction of the city and should also enjoy the dividends of urban development.

According to the 2018 Migrant Worker Monitoring and Survey Report, the total number of migrant workers in China has exceeded 288 million, of which more than 170 million are migrant workers who go out. Due to differences in background, cultural level, language, and habits, they are more inclined to work in closed small circles, especially older workers who rarely leave the construction site too far. How to enable workers to better integrate into the city while building it requires the joint efforts of various social forces.

At the policy level, since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, "orderly promoting the citizenization process of agricultural transfer population is the core issue to achieve urbanization" has been taken as an important strategic deployment of the Party Central Committee, accelerating the reform of the registered residence system, and striving to achieve full coverage of the permanent population of urban basic public services. Improve basic public service capabilities such as social security, healthcare, education, and housing, and promote the integration of agricultural migrant populations into urban areas.

On the social level, the correct public opinion orientation is a catalyst for the integration of migrant workers into urban society. Enable citizens to understand the real group of workers and reduce or even eliminate social discrimination. Ensure the voice of workers and enhance their adaptation and identification with the city. At the same time, promote the participation of workers in urban community life, allowing them to establish new social harmony relationships in social activities.

Yougong Money and Longhu Public Welfare Foundation hope to provide more exclusive activity opportunities for workers to step out of the construction site and become more active in urban life; Let more people see the group of colleagues and deepen understanding among them. Previously, at the World City Day special forum, Yougong Money invited representatives of workers to attend and speak at the international forum, sharing their experiences and advocating for support from all sectors of society in their respective fields.

At the same time, Yougong Money is also actively responding to the national call for digital transformation in the construction industry, and making efforts in the work scenarios, employment opportunities, skill training, and other fields for workers. Based on industry experience accumulation, we hope to assist the digital and intelligent transformation of the traditional construction industry through the research and application of technologies such as AIOT, big data, and cloud computing in digital innovation tools; To build a reliable and effective cooperation bridge for workers, teams, and construction units, enabling them to do good work and earn more money, opening up career development channels, stimulating growth enthusiasm, and working together with Chinese workers to move towards a better life, promoting the realization of common prosperity.