From bricklayer to ardent advocate for migrant workers

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From the breadwinner of his own family to an advocate for a larger community, Zou Bin from central China's Hunan Province has been dedicated to advocating for more chances that could turn industrious blue-collar "craftsmen" into skillful technicians.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Zou Bin from central China's Hunan province is a project inspector of China Construction

00:07 5th Engineering Division Corporation Limited.

00:13 He started off as a bricklayer and went on to win the medallion for excellence in bricklaying

00:19 in the WorldSkills competition held in Brazil in 2015, setting a record for China in this

00:25 field.

00:26 In 2018, he was elected as a grassroots MPC deputy and has become an ardent advocate

00:34 for migrant workers.

00:35 "I have submitted more than 10 suggestions for the past 6 years.

00:41 Most of them are suggestions for migrant workers to take over the industry.

00:47 I want more migrant workers to have the opportunity to improve their own platforms."

00:54 Zou valued his chance to advocate for more chances that could turn industrious blue-collar

00:59 craftsmen into skillful technicans powered by a sense of accomplishment and dignity.

01:06 "In the future, we will have more talent with high-quality skills and talent with high

01:10 performance and a bright future.

01:11 We will build a high-quality infrastructure for the construction industry."

01:16 [Music]

01:20 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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