Shanghai’s lockdown left millions without income for months, with many still ‘desperate’ for work despite restrictions easing
“Relax, you’re worrying about nothing!” Ji reassures his clients as he sticks more than half of his body out of a sixth-floor window trying to clean it.
It’s 2 June, one day after Shanghai eased its lockdown to contain the city’s latest coronavirus outbreak, and Ji, a migrant worker originally from nearby Jiangsu province, is finally back in business.