Chinas Flexible Employment Population Reaches 300 Million: Report

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A vendor, pushing his bicycle, prepares to cross a street in Beijing on Jan. 3, 2024. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty ImagesThe population engaged in “flexible employment” in mainland China has exceeded 300 million, according to a recent report.Observers told The Epoch Times that by rebranding gig workers, temporary staff, and platform-based workers as those with “flexible employment,” China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) is using statistical rhetoric to downplay the persisting high unemployment issue.

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