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it doesn't get the creative juices flowing for me. i'm more productive. sprawled out on a bean bag with a laptop and the world of work is in flux right now. covered 19 his spot, a total rethink of how we do business. those of us able to work at home are lucky, shutting down an economy can be devastating to people, to their livelihoods, and health, just as devastating as a buyers can be. especially doing it as suddenly as india did, the government gave people just a few hours last march. before putting the country in total locked down, leaving migrant workers, unemployed and unable to feed themselves. thousands were forced to make the long journey home to their villages on foot. for many, it took days, some didn't make it. the pandemic restrictions have hit the most vulnerable, hottest, especially foreign workers in low wage sectors. whether in india or here in germany . me for weeks india has been facing

a devastating 2nd wave of covert. 19. countless thousands are languishing in hospitals or outside them, waiting for what treatment they're in thousands of deceased or cremated empires in the country, cities. so it's amid this chaos that itinerant workers are heading back home to the countryside. so who can get hold of a bus ticket? during lockdown, there is no work for them in big city factories and other businesses. gary and sharma, spent years toiling away and textile factories and drilling and other cities. now he tries to sell close to be signed the early client highway by the man, if i may or you send me your way to sales coast, the factory just stop production legit may t being in

a big city like jelly would be tough as there was nobody to see to me until they get the limit never put in it. so i decided to return to my home town. i'm selling a boy, then it was a bomb lighter than when he comes in. he finds precious few buyers. some of them say he should have stayed in delhi to go doug and lorna. it has been wreaking havoc, in my opinion, who migrants should have stayed put, look for alternative work. god will know what it is, the responsibility of their employees to take care of their daily needs. after having profited from going through the problems experienced by migrant workers in germany are minimal compared to their indian counterparts. cove at 19 cases and death rates are far lower here. holes and romanians work the many asparagus fields outside berlin. they get paid 9 year old, 50 an hour,

certainly more than they'd get back home and enough to make them willing to cross borders even during the pandemic. iverson getting here was a bit tricky. yeah. i came on the bus. i waited here for a while at the border during one check and it lasted for hours. so yes, pretty tough and i think so, but it's worth it. i'm better up here than in romania. i've been coming for 5 years . yes. i've got a good job and work for a good company, and i'd like to carry on for a few more years. have a good. all right here on the good a few my owners where the piano. i bet you me. ball says to company couldn't function without its migrant workers harvesting asparagus. it's hard work that few germans are willing to do. although this year erica farmer had to spend some $500.00 euros extra per worker to provide cubic 1910 the talk and

to be honest, it was easier this year than last. because this year we had all the solid information we needed from the various authorities and ministries regarding the conditions we had to fulfill. and those workers had to meet. so things were pretty clear and we've been able to bring over almost all our people from elsewhere in europe and awesome. awesome. well, migrant workers are welcomed in germany. the situation they face in india is foreign. graver and blue cool. mark drove or took, took in delhi for many years, and his home city of j 4, he's forced to keep himself afloat with day labor. the husband conditions in the big cities became very bad as nobody was on the roads. the lockdown made things even worse, but i have managed to get a few cars to clean today. most of india's migrant workers are unskilled, have no job contracts and right now get new financial support from the government.

according to international research figures, 80 percent of those workers in cities had already lost their jobs during the 1st month down to me to reese and by it's very difficult in india to support my current classes that most of them back in the saddle called on me so that the government doesn't have to be even know in the state. they are currently living and how much they have been earning before the pandemic. over in germany. this year, a lot of the harvest workers have single group accommodations, due to the strict hygiene regulations. at home in poland. her name is she doesn't have regular incomes. she comes to germany every year to harvest asparagus later, she had to evelyn to pick apples. mm. she is dumped. yeah,

i've been coming here for 14 years now and i have to in order to support my daughter and her family back home to migrant workers in india, face a different situation in order to keep on working live had to leave the cities, they had johnson and return home instead. among them is 29 year old, she runs john hills from the small town of tongue. he went back to his family there during the 1st long down and ended up staying on the go button. when i got back, i went on youtube to learn about modern agricultural practices, but then also happen to read about glove orchard. and that's what i started out with. the different job worked in the oil and lubricants industry for 5 years, but his company had no more work for him. after the pandemic struck back home, he came up with ideas for supporting his extended family. he's develop new

irrigation techniques for their fields to everyone's delight going toward a gay. when my older brother ship rach returned from the city, the whole family was wondering what he would do here in the village. but he applied the latest farming methods set up food tree plantations, and use drip irrigation on the fields which will double our income. the lens reverse migration after the pandemic will give a boost to villages as the youngsters adopt and introduce modern farming practices . but success stories like that are thin on the ground. the job family is happy about their sons. return home, a small, bright light. amid the darkness of the pandemic. the before you start thinking, poll migrant workers, why didn't they just stay put in the 1st place? let's take a little look at exactly how important and economically significant migrant workers

can be the country they work in. and the country they come from as well. they got brought to work and returned to the home countries when they contract end to international labor organization estimates. they are 1000000 migrant workers in the world. but over the past year, the panoramic has put a hold to the usual waste of labor migration. early on in the crisis, many migrant workers returned to the home countries after losing their jobs. in north america and western europe, one in 5 employees is a migrant worker. often they are among the 1st to be affected by redundancies. in many cases, they are less protected under labor doors and less eligible for social welfare. working conditions can also mean they're more at risk of being infected by cove at 19, in germany, more than 172000 migrant workers are employed in the care sector. 8 percent of them

are testified as other well kind of find when leadership positions economic crisis doesn't just affect individual migrant workers. in general, the money sent home by a migrant worker supports up to 4 others. millions of households rely on these remittances to survive. sometimes it's their sole source of income. the world bank estimates that the value of remittances too low and middle income countries fell by 109000000000 dollars last year. a drop of 20 percent. the decline in migrant workers could have demographic consequences in germany, population growth has a record known as the population ages less gets produced, meaning there's not as much to go around which only increases the demand for migrant workers. a lot of social media influences we're also migrant. workers to a certain extent, but traveling the world to show us plush hotel rooms that most of us couldn't

afford or exotic holiday destinations that were already out of touch and now not even reachable because of the pandemic. of course, it's not like they can just jump on a flight either so much for that business model, but there are ways around it. and as some economy start to reopen, you may want to know about how to sell yourself in this bad digital age. andrea thong isn't influence or 8 years ago she turned her hobby into a career as a fashion and beauty and lifestyle blogger. real. how do you earn money with blog in it? when get some those by doing advertising, you promote a certain company post on instagram. would you stories about it and you can also write articles for a company like i do most recent and turn in by august. the 21st century is shaping up to be the era of influence or marketing. many bloggers have

a loyal following, and brand. know how to use that to their advantage. this is also, this is sort of off when, when you start working with a company, they're often do a briefing and tell you that they didn't want to see any implausible settings. so if you're promoting beauty products you should be in the bathroom or at least at home, some exotic and unlikely location properties that companies evidently think that an aura of authenticity is important as a way to reach their target groups. it's estimated that spending on advertising on social media could reach well over a 100000000000 dollars this year. catalina alba, blogs, about lifestyle and travel. but she's been grounded by the cobit 900 pandemic class . the robin a guy i used to travel a great deal about 15 trips a year. that's something not many people can do in and now i'm stuck in cologne.

i haven't left the city in month one at new lockdown or making companies and bloggers look for new sources of revenue. i was waiting for my linda hotel home office room, guess what? this hotel chain is offering rooms as workspaces an alternative to working at home to do the and power bar is now doing ads for them. under german law, she has to mark such blogs as advertising. nonetheless, her followers often ask how she can afford all the nice trips and hotels, cuz if she had to pay for them, then it says, some how fake is your mind. i don't fake anything and i often make that clear to you. i sometimes think people delude themselves into thinking there's no difference between traveling for work and going on vacation. as if we're all just fun. perhaps they just like that image.

i'm. can you even post on instagram without a filter? yes. you know, really, andrea phone has 70000 phone away. my face is mega bright. she won't tell us how much she hers. she post at least 4 times a week. from one to shelf. of course you film yourself when you're feeling good because that's when you feel like communicating with nobody likes to show that face when they've been crying or feeling down outside. the trouble is that gives the impression that life is non stop wonderful, because you're not showing the other side with these kinds of blogs, everything should look beautiful and feel authentic, whether it's fake or not is not so important. or what is important to remember is that this current health crisis has affected all of us. it directly or indirectly,

all levels of society. but of course, some more than others. the economic downturn and its consequences. a diminishing living standards around the world, pushing millions out of the global middle class and into the swelling ranks of the poor. the middle classes have become important indicators of and economies credentials as far as growth and ability go. it's been that way for decades. the economic miracle that postwar germany experience in the fifty's. so the nation's middle class suddenly expand exponentially. many families could afford a car, a tv or washing machine for the 1st time. let's takes you back a little further to explain how the concepts of the middle class actually came about. what exactly is the middle class? it has its roots in the middle ages in germany. burgers, when either nor among the ruling classes. they were ordinary citizens, a list of duties included defending their towns. in the event of

a time. as modern europe emerged, the burgers formed what became known as the middle class. i had to re genius grades when i see no pool and belongs neither to the upper nor the lower classes. this middle class helped economic growth and stabilize democracy because of course, its members are keen to protect their secure position in society. they were resistant to change, but even today, there is no universal definition for the middle class. economists defined the middle class according to median income, the amount that divides the population into 2 groups, half with an income above it, and half with an income below it. it differs from the average income. in 2020 the gross median income per capita in germany was 43200 years a year. the government defines every one who earns between 60 percent and 200 percent of this income as middle class,

the w h o uses of the definition. so it can get confusing. and how exactly is the new global middle class defined in emerging and developing economies? in india, the average income is 1900 years a year. in the democratic republic of congo is 470 years of context. these figures been serve as an indication of social class. purchasing power is more revealing. if you can afford a fridge washing machine motorbike over a regular vacation, you belong to the middle class. but here to the numbers can vary depending on which definition is used. india middle class numbers anything from 292600 1000000 people . unlike in many industrialized nations in emerging economies, and l missed on job loss can result in a sudden descent into poverty. before the outbreak of the target 19 pandemic,

the middle class had been growing rapidly in the asia pacific region. the pandemic because hampered that growth before it hit the world bank, defined 1.38. william people worldwide is middle class. that figure has now fallen to 1.32 billions, a drop of 60000000. so let's take a look at exactly who belongs to the middle class. in rwanda, it's a very small group of people while in russia it comprises 20 percent of the population. in germany, almost half allow me to introduce you to 3 people from those countries to give you some insight into their social status, how they got their, their dreams and their fears of losing it all. for some people, those fees can be very real depending upon where they come from. and what they've been for to my body during the day in general say that's happened here in atlanta to get to it. and i always thought deafness back down

has pushed me to i can very high today, he has his own house. and then when a job gets boring, i do something else. she turned her love avoid into a modest living. we have, we're not doing badly. once middle class, always middle class, we talk to 3 middle class people from 3 different countries about their social advancement, their lifestyle, and their concerns for the future. rolanda has a relatively small middle class, which includes brands here and $700.00 euros a month. as an ip supervisor, he grew up as an orphan and a life of abject poverty, a manager to come in the immediate crime. in the middle christ i can say, but education is fine, i high to very hard and you've any to day to go very hard to me. that hard work has earned him a house and

a motorbike for my income as meadow cross member, i to expense for us. and if any of my daughter and day for education of my wife, me in russia, around 20 percent of the population belong to the middle class. i'll yonah is the co owner of a woodworking shop. she raised her share of the necessary startup funds by selling the house. she didn't heritage from her grandmother a productive investment. and as i said, business, i wouldn't call myself a business woman. it's, it's for me, it's more of a social endeavor than something that's yearly profit. driven, i have a technical background and did a degree in mining engineering i. it was something i got into by chance. and that's also true of my current occupation. i've had a lot of restarts in my life because i'd like exploring new opportunities below.

and that's how i got into carpentry, but depending on her woodworking commission, she earns between $91300.00 euros a month. i'll keep it is that i can treat myself to nice restaurants and plum, live entertainment. when i go on shopping, i don't look at price tanks and just buy whatever i like. i also have enough money for medications for those i'm still at an age where i don't need much. so i can also make do with household remedies. and what's more about going using ways so many changes anyways in germany about half the population county middle class. alexander kyle also has his own business repairing ice cream machines. now that his team is 9 strong, they build their own machines as well. he began his climb up a social ladder as a humble maintenance man helped me as bill. i've never felt it was a hassle for me, nothing has changed. lives is not been hit. i'm never worked in some other

professional tree where everyone undercuts each other and you don't know whether you will have any work. so next day, i'll be more non drop. if you get this, i don't need to watch by pennies when shopping din all most by my calls me. i try to take my family on vacation once or twice a year, which we do spend a lot of money on the argument with this figure for alls born and we're eager to get to know other cultures and other people and see more of the worlds which one and one of the bad things and how does the future look for these members of the middle class? i'm happy because there is security in our country, which is fine. and there is a freedom in our country. and you can have that you had a moment to plan for the future. so that's why i say that i'm happy for this

because he is giving hope, tools to predict for me, getting married and starting his own family enables brass to leave the hardships of his childhood behind him. but is he afraid of falling back into poverty? on my say, they can say that i'm not going to say that i'm afraid to go back, but i said that's why i have to very high. so that's my energies will be spent for looking for future $32500.00 by my, me in russia. moscow is also the capital of upward social mobility. yona has achieved a lot in life. it's been good to her so far. to give something back to society, she helps out at an animal shelter for dogs in her free time. does she worry that her fortunes might change you by you?

but i'm not worried. all the things i've done so far, given me new experiences and valuable skills for writing patients. as far as i could share what there is not limited to one highly centralized profession, i need the cook with the theater. was that the significance like why we found something new to do by team much that the website would mean that it's more to the so where does she speak herself going? what are her dreams for the future that allows me to deal with job know if i'm interested in more than just carpentry my as mature. i also want to expand to jobs that involve welding and working with metal. and yes, some of the class, but interesting where's the key thing together? craftsmanship, production, nice to me to cook with the washer missile appraisals and gather with my team colleagues and disney store

e upset about them. i'm nothing more sure of her. so i explained reason me like many middle class germans, alexander owns a house and a garden and plans to have paid off the mortgage. by the time he retires, his family has a disposable income of about $4000.00 euros a month. do they worry about the future? he must meet us, emily austin, bishops, boss of each year. bring us down just that i have what i like it. it's not a burden of them. i am still motivated. i want to grow said up to the company to i don't want to stay on this level. 3 of them never seemed like we have been since the lifestyles of these 3 middle class families haven't been hampered by the pandemic. they're able to look toward the future with confidence and i know to in to show on. i'm ben, presuming pleasure having you along for another edition of may have you enjoyed it

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