China's public primary schools are recruiting "unpaid teachers". Internet laments: Leave a way for young people to survive.

Too outrageous! The public "Yuhua Primary School" in Wanbolin District, Taiyuan City, the capital of China's Shanxi Province, has recently been recruiting "unpaid teachers" who will be responsible for preparing lessons, trial teaching, correcting homework, managing classes, after-school services, organizing campus activities, etc. Chinese netizens sighed after seeing this. They all suspected that the public school was short of money. Some people couldn't help but call for leaving a way for young people to survive.

According to Chinese media reports, Yuhua Primary School is recruiting "trainee (intern) teachers" for Chinese, mathematics, English, science, music, physical education, and art. The school provides internship opportunities and education and teaching resources, but there is no salary and the food and accommodation issues need to be solved by themselves.

Yuhua Primary School requires applicants to have a full-time bachelor's degree (university) or above from a regular college, obtain a primary school teacher certificate or above, and have a university major that is consistent with the teaching major. Moreover, the school had issued the same recruitment content as early as June this year.

Chinese media called Yuhua Primary School several times on the 5th, but no one answered. Later, a staff member in charge of recruitment revealed that the "follow-up teachers" are not regular teachers. Applicants can get learning opportunities and a platform, and some people are already employed.

In this regard, a staff member of the Arbitration Court of the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Wanbolin District, Taiyuan City emphasized that Yuhua Primary School’s unpaid recruitment was inconsistent with regulations. Even if the teachers hired are in the probation period, the school should pay wages in accordance with the law, not to mention that the school is still public.

After seeing the news, Chinese netizens talked a lot. Many people criticized this as "skin picking" and "free prostitution"; some netizens lamented that "long-term workers in feudal society at least have food and accommodation included", "this is the general environment in Taiyuan", and "it is like this in other places".