Lawyers Struggling to Survive Amid China’s Social Insurance Squeeze

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Lawyers Struggling to Survive Amid China’s Social Insurance Squeeze

Police patrol at the gate of Kunming’s Intermediate Court in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan province on Sept. 12, 2014. STR/AFP/Getty Images

Weeping into the camera about her struggle survive on 32 yuan (US$4.40) a day—barely enough for the subway to work and a simple meal—a law school graduate has become a lightning rod for struggles to survive in the legal profession in China.

In the viral video, she describes how social insurance eats up over two thirds of her 2,500-yuan (US$350) monthly salary, leaving her with just 700 yuan (US$97) for essentials.

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