A day-in-the-life of a migrant worker in Beijing: simple, tiring yet content

A day-in-the-life of a migrant worker in Beijing

Lao Nie would often pass by the Bird’s Nest stadium. Every time he passed he would twist his head to look at it, though he said that he has never visited it.

A day-in-the-life of a migrant worker in Beijing

At 1:15 pm, at a subway bridge near the Bird’s Nest, Lao Nie sat on the street curb and began to have lunch.

A day-in-the-life of a migrant worker in Beijing

A bottle of mineral water and a baked roll with an egg, costing a total of three yuan, was lunch for Lao Nie. There was no dining hall at the company, and the couriers had to fend for themselves.