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From bricklayer to ardent advocate for migrant workers

STORY: From bricklayer to ardent advocate for migrant workers SHOOTING TIME: March 3, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zou Bin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZOU BIN, Project inspector, CCFED 3. various of Zou Bin 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZOU BIN, Project inspector, CCFED STORYLINE: Zou Bin, from central China's Hunan Province, is a project inspector of China Construction Fifth Engineering Division Corp., Ltd. (CCFED). He started off as a bricklayer and went on to win the Medallion for Excellence in bricklaying in the WorldSkills Competition held in Brazil in 2015, setting a record for China in this field. In 2018, he was elected as a grassroots NPC deputy and has become an ardent advocate for migrant workers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZOU BIN, Project inspector, CCFED "During the past six years, I have submitted more than 10 suggestions, most of which were about migrant workers and the construction industry. I hope that

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China-constructed water project provides clean water for Malagasy people

STORY: China-constructed water project provides clean water for Malagasy people DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: TOLIARA, Madagascar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Toliara 2. various of people getting water in Toliara 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Malagasy): RANDILA, Toliara resident 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG HAIYANG, Director of engineering department of China Railway 18th Bureau Group Co. Ltd. 5. various of people working on CRCC water projet STORYLINE: Randria has been living in southwest Madagascar's coastal town of Toliara for more than 20 years. The 44-year-old bricklayer got access to clean drinking water at his home recently thanks to a local water supply project carried out by the China Railway 18th Bureau Group Co. Ltd. SOUNDBITE 1 (Malagasy): RANDILA, Toliara resident "We used to carry 30 buckets per trip. So that's 60 buckets of 20 liters in two trips to the Fiherenena river 15 kilometers from here, and we spent two hours for one trip there and back. Now I already have a

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construction site, family house, bathroom, fiberglass mesh, parging, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, fiberglass mesh, parging, reconstruction, renovation, on April 3, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 26, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, stucco or render, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, stucco or render, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on April 4, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, stucco or render, masonry trowel, float, smoother, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, stucco or render, masonry trowel, float, smoother, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on April 4, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, respirator FFP2, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, respirator FFP2, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 25, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, Stonemason's hammer, Brick Hammer, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, Stonemason's hammer, Brick Hammer, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, Stonemason's hammer, Brick Hammer, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, Stonemason's hammer, Brick Hammer, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, Stonemason's hammer, Brick Hammer, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, Stonemason's hammer, Brick Hammer, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, Stonemason's hammer, Brick Hammer, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, Stonemason's hammer, Brick Hammer, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation

construction site, family house, bathroom, reconstruction, renovation, on March 24, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)