Chapter 232: Doing Things [1]
From time to time, the noisy crowd erupted in exclamations, causing the residents of the Fifth Ward who had not worked for the time being to surround them curiously.
The 5th arrondissement of Illian is the largest living and working district in the city, with more than 6 million people living here. Excluding minors and the elderly, there are about 2.5 million people who are suitable for working here. Fifteen to 25 per cent of them are unemployed, less than 50 per cent of the rest of the population have permanent jobs, and the rest are short-term workers.
This is very in line with the characteristics of tourist cities, whenever the tourist season comes, some small factories may not be able to recruit people, but once it is the tourist off-season, small factories and small workshops will choose to temporarily close in order to save costs and expenses, resulting in a specific period of time Many people do not work.
So during the seven-to-eight-month peak season, people are basically not too picky about their work, as long as they earn enough money to get through the break and have some leftovers, they are satisfied. They have been like this all these years, and it is not that no one has protested, but no matter how loud the voice, in the end there is no guarantee.
The town hall is a government agency, not a welfare organization, so they don't give out basic security benefits like the federal government, and fools do that.
With only three months left before the peak tourist season, people are trying to find work, work hard, and earn more money to ensure that their families do not go hungry during the break.
So when Totti brought in 10,000 jobs, especially for permanent employment, all the Guartes were boiling! Too many people, too many families needed a stable job, especially since Doolin offered a higher salary than the average in other factories, and had two meals a day to eat, which was almost equivalent to working two jobs.
You have to know that all the places in the city that need to work are guaranteed to have some barely enough food to fill your stomach at noon, and most of the places have no dinner.
Some people of other races squeezed into the crowd with great difficulty, and looked at old Totti standing in the flower bed, his eyes were red, and he shouted, "Daddy Totti, count me in, I have the strength of a shoulder!", the man said and rolled up his sleeves, revealing his strong arms, and the bulging muscles made some of the thin guys gasp.
Daddy Totti knows this person, he used to work on the docks, and he couldn't stand the resignation after being squeezed some time ago, and he hasn't found a satisfactory job yet.
The wharf is one of the city's largest sources of employment, but the wharf operators are clever enough to circumvent the standards and benefits demanded by the workers' unions, and every time a worker has worked for two years, they will find a way to toss him away and get him to leave voluntarily and avoid the next series of expenses. For example, the cost of medical examinations twice a year, the cost of some work breaks, and the salary increase after two years of service.
In Ilian and even in developed areas of the country, after a worker has worked in a certain place for two years, his salary will rise in the third year, which is about 5 to 10 percent. There will also be a guarantee for the duration of the break, which in Illion is almost three months of the cumulative minimum standard wage. Some factories need skilled workers, and they have to spend that money, but the ports only need coolies, so they will try to force the workers out within the contract.
Even if the workers resign on the front foot, they will call them back on the back foot to avoid these additional expenses.
The workers' unions have nothing to do about it, and there are always people who prayed for work, and they could understand it. Of course, there are some people who choose to resign completely after several times, such as the strong man who shouted before.
Daddy Totti shook his head, and apologized first with an apologetic smile on his face, "I'm sorry, this time the recruiter is a Guarte billionaire, and his only requirement is that every worker must be a Guarte!", when he said this, Totti's father's voice rose slightly, and there was a kind of pleasure in raising his eyebrows.
During the time when Abion was still alive, the life of the Gualts was not happy, although through him they could find a job, but every time there was a feeling of low breath, like begging for a job that someone else wanted, which made people feel a little breathless. Being able to stand here today, saying such things in front of so many people, Totti seemed to realize something in a trance. He didn't dig into it, it's a good thing, not a bad thing, and that's it.
The strong man's face froze, and he shook his hand and squeezed out of the crowd, and when he turned back, no one was still looking at him. No matter how energetic he was, no matter how hard-working he was, as long as he wasn't a Gualt, he wouldn't be eligible for that job with extremely good benefits.
Recruitment proceeded in an orderly manner, and Totti was also very attentive to the selection of workers, he tried his best to ensure that only one was hired for each family, and that each hired worker had no criminal record, nor was he a scoundrel or anything like that, which was the reward he could provide, and he could only do that.
The news of the start of construction in the Eighth Ward is like a whirlwind that has swept through the whole of Illion, and there may be no movement in the First and Second Districts, which are inhabited by wealthy people. However, most people in the latter three districts are moved, the construction of an urban area means huge profits, according to the plan announced by the city hall, the construction of the entire district also needs at least two to three hundred million yuan of capital scale, which is the profit of Chiguoguo.
Not only the people of Illion were excited, but all the people and companies in the construction industry in the surrounding states and cities also rushed to Ilian to solicit some business, and the whole city was unexpectedly lively.
"I'm afraid there won't be a winter break this year. The mayor said with a smile as he sat at a table by the window in a restaurant and looked at the crowd of people on the street.
Before Scott realized what the mayor meant, Durin had already reacted, "Indeed, more than 200,000 construction workers work in the eighth district, and about 10 percent of them belong to management, and these management will not work the construction site all day like those workers, and they will come to the city to spend money as long as the conditions allow. ”
"With so many consistent consumer groups, there is no need to think about the winter break for three years. ”
Scott only reacted at this time, and it turned out that he was talking about this matter. Even if the foreign capital used local labour in the construction of the 8th arrondissement, it would not be possible to use locals even in the management. As long as these management personnel exist, they will continue to add vitality to the tourism market of Ilian. Originally, the end of autumn and the beginning of winter to the beginning of spring of the following year were the off-season, but these people were able to help Illian survive the difficult four or five months, and the winter break naturally did not exist.
The three of them were able to sit here and eat, mainly thanks to Doolin's recent active expansion of his business, the mayor had heard that Doolin and the George family had contact, and discussed matters related to cooperation, but the George family did not give a clear answer to refuse, and it is still being discussed and discussed, and in the end it is still two to say whether to make a decision. There is one thing that the mayor needs to take Doolin seriously, and once Doolin and the George family really become partners, it means that there will also be a super-rich man in the Ilian region who has the strength of a trust in a certain industry.
This is definitely the most brilliant achievement of the mayor's tenure, and it will bring great benefits to his promotion, and his political mentor even told him in his exchange last night that he can use the power of the party to push in this matter if necessary. Once that was done, Durin would remember his good fortune and give him a very strong ally when he was promoted in the new party.
So today, under the pretense of Scott, the mayor invited Durin to have a meal, contact and relationship, and lay a good foundation for the next step.
For Durin's extraordinarily quick reaction, the mayor could only sigh in his heart, every successful person is definitely not a coincidence, and it is not like Juan said that they are guided by fate, they all have an extraordinary side. Either decisive, or wise, mediocre people may have temporary wealth, but they can never have a lifetime of wealth.
"I heard you're going to recruit 10,000 workers?", the mayor cut off a corner of the steak and stuck a silver fork into the bag, "why are there only Guerts? You may not have noticed that someone has already complained to me that you are racist." ”
The word racism is indeed a big killer in the world of Durin's dreams, and anyone who touches it must shy away. But in this world, racism is not enough to deter people to the point of being frightened. Since the first time the provincial people shouted this word, this word has become a trick for the provincial people to entertain themselves, and they abuse the word to people or things that do not agree with them, so that the words that were once on the cover of "Empire" magazine are now rotten on the streets.
Durin shrugged his shoulders, pulled out a cigarette and lit it, he scratched his hand holding the cigarette, "If they think so, then I can also admit that I am racist, how much fine do I have to pay? fifty or a hundred?"
The mayor chuckled and shook his head, "This has nothing to do with fines, you must know that the most important policy of Illian is to maintain local stability and ensure good law and order." Obviously, someone is trying to take advantage of this incident to make trouble, if you can't hold it down and let the city hall come forward, whether it is me or you, it won't look good on the face!"