BEIJING -- The effects of China's flagging economy on employment are extending beyond university graduates having trouble finding work, as workers in their 30s face increased risk of termination and struggle to find new jobs.
"We're looking to hire people born after 1990, and are unable to offer you a position at this time," a 35-year-old living in Foshan, Guangdong province, was told when he went for a job interview. Born in 1988, the man -- who used the pseudonym Zhao -- was turned away because of his age.
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