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Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of. Do follow all nine episodes of Invisible Asia over the next two months on The Straits Times podcast channel on Apple podcasts, Spotify or Google podcasts.
\\nThe Straits Times\' China correspondent Danson Cheong\\xa0explores the hardships that short-term labourer Wei Xiaoqiang faces daily. Xiaoqiang is one among China\\u2019s 290 million rural migrants who have moved to the big cities to seek a better life.
\\nBut a lack of skills has kept such migrants out of most employment opportunities, forcing them into an endless cycle of grabbing whatever temporary jobs are hawked their way, at places such as the Majuqiao labour market in the outskirts of Beijing. Our series\' narrator is Tan Jia Ning:
\\nRead Danson Cheong\'s story here: https://str.sg/Jj9a
\\nProduced by: Tan Jia Ning, Magdalene Fung, Ernest Luis & Adam Azlee
\\nEdited by: Adam Azlee
\\nDiscover ST\'s Invisible Asia podcast series:
\\nChannel: https://str.sg/wuZn
\\nApple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3s
\\nSpotify: https://str.sg/wuJH
\\nSPH Awedio app:\\xa0https://www.awedio.sg/
\\nWebsite: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
\\nFeedback to:\\xa0podcast@sph.com.sg
\\nInvisible Asia Videos: https://str.sg/wuTU
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\\nDiscover more ST podcast channels:
\\nIn Your Opinion:\\xa0https://str.sg/w7Qt
\\nAsian Insider:\\xa0https://str.sg/JWa7
\\nHealth Check:\\xa0https://str.sg/JWaN
\\nGreen Pulse:\\xa0https://str.sg/JWaf
\\nYour Money & Career:\\xa0https://str.sg/wB2m
\\nST Sports Talk:\\xa0https://str.sg/JWRE
\\n#PopVultures:\\xa0https://str.sg/JWad
\\nMusic Lab:\\xa0https://str.sg/w9TX
\\nDiscover ST Podcasts:\\xa0http://str.sg/stpodcasts
\\nDiscover BT Podcasts:\\xa0https://bt.sg/pcPL
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\\nSpecial edition series:
\\nThe Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps):\\xa0https://str.sg/wuZ2
\\nInvisible Asia (9 eps):\\xa0https://str.sg/wuZn
\\nStop Scams (10 eps):\\xa0https://str.sg/wuZB
\\nSingapore\'s War On Covid (5 eps):\\xa0https://str.sg/wuJa
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