Tianyi Wang

Political Corner: Heralding frontline nurses for working while pregnant hides systemic labour abuses in China

By: Tianyi Wang, Graduate Student The World Health Organization declared that coronavirus was a global pandemic as of March 11. In addition to the increasing number of cases of viral infection, many social issues have been exposed during this extraordinary time that are also worthy of attention — particularly those involving the work of frontline women. As the first country to find and take action to control the novel coronavirus, China has received the most attention from the world on the pandemic issue. Among all the media reports about COVID-19 in China, those that praise the sacrifices of female nurses have been…

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