Employer orders: Get Married or Get Out

[MsAmerica]

Chinese Company to Single Workers: Get Married or Get Out
As China’s government worries about the falling birthrate, some private employers have ordered workers to do their part, or else.
By Vivian Wang

The ideal worker at the Chinese chemical manufacturer, according to the internal memo, is hardworking, virtuous and loyal. And — perhaps most important — willing to have children for the good of the country.

That was the message that the company, Shandong Shuntian Chemical Group, sent to unmarried employees recently, in a notice that spread widely on social media. It instructed them to start families by Sept. 30, or else.

“If you cannot get married and start a family within three quarters, the company will terminate your labor contract,” the memo said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/world/asia/china-marriage-companies-childbirth.html

You have me musing over something...

I'm someone who often sees small children as irritating - though sometimes adorable. But now I'm wondering whether it's possible that in America children really are more likely to be irritating, whereas maybe in Europe they're better brought-up so more likely to just be adorable.