What social problems are reflected in the plight of sanitation workers?

17 On February 27th, a 58-year-old sanitation worker was injured by five young people in Xinle City, Shijiazhuang. On June 4th, 65438/KLOC-0, sanitation workers in Xi 'an Anyi were beaten by "high-quality" university teachers. For a long time, sanitation workers seem to be the most vulnerable group and are under pressure from all sides. Through Baidu search "sanitation workers were beaten", we got overwhelming information. What makes us sad is that sanitation is a very dangerous job. Not long ago, Harbin sanitation workers were hit, resulting in five deaths and two injuries.

In many countries, sanitation workers are respected occupations. A friend of mine is in North Carolina, and her husband is a cleaner. After work, he is often invited to client parties, and children like to make friends with him. According to the report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics 20 14, the hourly wage of garbage disposal workers is $25. The longer the working hours, the higher the annual salary, and some cleaners even earn $6,543,800. At the working level, road cleaning has been highly mechanized. Generally speaking, cleaners clean roads once a week. If someone parks illegally and hinders the cleaner's work, they will get a ticket. In Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Europe, and even Thailand, sanitation workers are also very popular social groups, and this article will not repeat them for the time being.

Sanitation workers are known as "urban beauticians" and "street angels". They are wearing beautiful auras, but they are facing a bad living and working environment. According to statistics, more than 70% of sanitation workers said that they were "discriminated against and not respected", and only 7.2 1% of pedestrians thought that sanitation workers had high status. As we all know, most sanitation workers are middle-aged and elderly people over 50 years old. We have been learning the traditional virtues of respecting the old and loving the young since childhood. On the other hand, are only sanitation workers discriminated against? If we look at other low-end workers, such as migrant workers, restaurant waiters, doormen and roadside vendors, they are all discriminated against by others to some extent. It is not difficult to find that discrimination against the bottom population is widespread and very serious.

On the other hand, if the treatment and welfare of sanitation workers are greatly improved and the working environment and living conditions are greatly improved, can their lives be changed? 20 13 Harbin recruited 448 sanitation workers with career establishment for the whole country, but 29 graduate students came to apply. The improvement of the treatment of sanitation workers seems to solve only a professional problem. Middle-aged and elderly sanitation workers are excluded by young people and may choose jobs with worse conditions or unemployment. On March 28th, 20 17, the deputy director of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security endowment insurance department said at the press conference that "by the end of 20 16, the population over 60 in China had reached 230 million, accounting for 16.7% of the total population, and the population over 65 had reached/kloc-0.5 billion, accounting for/kloc". At present, many provinces and cities have a serious pension gap. The problem of aging is a more profound and complex fundamental problem.

Of course, the treatment of sanitation workers still needs to be solved. We have seen that some cities have set up cleaners' lounges, and many restaurants provide free services for sanitation workers. As an individual, first of all, don't litter, especially kitchen leftovers, and don't throw things at the window. Broken glass, sharp blades and iron sheets should be wrapped in paper after treatment. Pay attention to protection when driving, and educate the next generation to develop an attitude of caring for the environment. We believe that with the joint efforts of the government and the whole society, the honorary title of "urban beautician" will not just stay on the slogan.