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In recent years, Africa is not only the choice of many Chinese in terms of tourism, but also a considerable number of people have come to Africa to work.
Previous reliable data show that in recent years, the number of Chinese people who have been working, doing business or even settling in Africa all year round has far exceeded one million.
So which country is the most popular among all the countries in Africa, and why do you choose to work here?
South Africa, the first choice for African workers
Among the many countries in Africa, the number of Chinese living in South Africa can be said to be the largest, and the number of Chinese in South Africa has already exceeded 250,000, accounting for a quarter of the number of Chinese in the entire Africa.
Chinese who have lived in Africa for a long time are often divided into three categories, one is the old overseas Chinese who moved to Africa from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, and the former Cantonese and Hakka people are the main sources.
One is the Taiwanese who moved to the past from the 70s to the 90s of the last century, and the number of these two types of people in South Africa is not large, only more than 20,000.
The last type is the mainlanders who have gone to Africa to work and do business after the reform and opening up in recent years, and a considerable number of these people are business people from Fujian and Zhejiang, and these people are much more numerous, and they are a considerable part of the Chinese in South Africa.
Among these people, due to the increasing difficulty of visas in recent years, they do not have a legal residence status, and can only stay in South Africa for a long time as an illegal status, accounting for a full half of the Chinese.
So, what is the charm of South Africa that makes so many people come here to work one after another?
The real side of South Africa
Many people have the impression that Africa as a whole is backward, poor, and even to the point where they can't afford to eat, but these impressions are really some stereotypes.
Africa does often have such places, but since the 21st century, Africa's economy has been developing rapidly, especially South Africa's mineral resources can be said to be extremely rich, so through the export of some mineral resources and mechanical processing products, South Africa has also obtained a certain GDP.
South Africa also has a unique name, called "Rainbow Country", which has nothing to do with the real rainbow, but refers to the permanent population of South Africa, almost all colors of people, not only blacks and Asians, South Africa even has 9.8% of the white race.
Today, South Africa is one of the most developed countries in Africa, with a total GDP second only to Nigeria and a GDP per capita much higher than Nigeria. Not only that, but its level of industrial development is also far ahead of other countries in Africa.
Therefore, the economic development of a considerable number of cities in South Africa is still good.
Of course, poverty in South Africa is not only completely reversed by relying on this, but also faces a very high unemployment rate, a huge gap between the rich and the poor, and a large number of poor people.
Due to the large number of poor people, the security environment in South Africa is not particularly good, especially in the slums of South Africa, where robbery and theft are almost a daily occurrence.
Therefore, many shops in South Africa will be equipped with security guards with guns, and all kinds of security measures are also very tight, and even some shops have welded all the places except the entrance to prevent people from coming to rob.
This has also led to the fact that one of the most popular positions in South Africa is a variety of security guards, and some wealthy people will even bring seven or eight bodyguards to protect themselves and their property.
So, why are so many people coming here to work in South Africa when it's so unsafe?
Why are there so many Chinese in South Africa?
Quite simply, because a considerable number of southern businessmen have moved to Africa to start doing business, this is because there are more labor in Africa and the salary package is relatively low, so there are many Chinese companies in South Africa.
Moreover, when Chinese go to Africa to work, they often only need to have a certain amount of work experience, and they can directly become management and direct the black employees below to work.
Even in South Africa, although people need to be proficient in some English to communicate, they often only need to learn for a short period Xi of time to be able to meet the needs of the job, and sometimes they only need to know a few words to be able to explain their meaning clearly.
As a result, although South Africa's economy is not as developed as in China, people who go to Africa to work can earn four or five times as much as they do in China.
In addition, the most basic welfare of many companies in South Africa is food and accommodation, which almost reduces more than 80% of the expenses of migrant workers, so it is easy to save money, and it is enough for many people to come to Africa to work.
Not only that, although the security environment in South Africa is not good, many companies will equip Chinese management with cars and drivers to go out, and there are also chefs and nannies who help with laundry and cooking, so working in Africa is basically a very comfortable thing.
What are the main roles in South Africa?
So South Africa is so attractive to migrant workers, what kind of jobs does it mainly have to attract migrant workers?
The first is warehouse management. This position can be said to be the easiest one, because you often only need to take care of the warehouse and are relatively busy at the beginning and end of the month when you reconcile the accounts, and the rest of the time is quite leisurely.
But such an idle job can reach a salary of about 8,000 to 20,000 yuan in South Africa, plus various welfare systems and treatments, basically you can save about 10,000 yuan or more every month.
The position of chef is also relatively lacking in South African companies, after all, South Africa's food Xi used to be different from China's, and many people are not used to eating local food after arriving in South Africa.
Therefore, almost every company will re-hire chefs to be responsible for the company's ingredient procurement, meal cooking, and even when going out to purchase, the company will also help with the car and driver to ensure the safety of the chef, so that an easy job can get a salary of 1 to 20,000 yuan.
Engineering jobs are now in high demand in Africa, and the salaries vary greatly depending on the profession.
However, engineering jobs often have an annual salary of between 200,000 and 500,000 yuan, and it is also a job with a very good salary.
There are also jobs that are suitable for Chinese people, such as language translators, accountants, and agricultural and animal husbandry administrators.
These jobs, which are almost saturated with jobs on the mainland, are extremely rare in South Africa, so they can all get good pay, basically reaching the level of 10,000 or 20,000.
Therefore, from these points of view, it is also understandable why many migrant workers want to come to South Africa to work, after all, whether they work in China or go to work in developed countries, they almost need to start from scratch, but when they come to South Africa, they can basically start directly from the management, and the salary package is also very high.
However, after all, Africa is too far away from us, and the security environment is not good, so if you want to work in Africa, you should be cautious.