The Tide Of Shanghai Textile Women Workers Turning Into "Empty Sister-In-Law" Has Spread Throughout The Country.

"The 20 years of the" empty sister ", Xinmin Evening News can not forget this epoch-making thing!

In his newly published memoirs, "the memory of fate", he used a whole section to record the origin of the word "empty sister-in-law".

Coincidentally, Fan Hongxi, the former deputy general manager of Shanghai airlines in 20 years, wrote in the book "dictating Shanghai's textile industry readjustment" to unravel the mystery of "empty elder sister".

But the isolated memories can not solve the mystery of the birth of "empty sister-in-law".

For 20 years, they are looking for people who have worked for it.

Empty sister, the noun that once made Shanghai boil, is still a loud name after 20 years.

Whether its founder, lucky or spectator is obsessed with this story, why is that?

So far, everyone in the bureau wants to solve this mystery.

Pioneers of "empty sister"

In November 6, 1994, Zhang Gongfei, director of Editorial Department of Xinmin Evening News, received an exploratory report written by reporter Song Zheng of the Ministry of political affairs and law, which made him in deep thought.

The report has put forward a way to break the stereotypes: can we increase the recruitment age of "flight attendants" from 25 to 35-40?

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"It means young and beautiful to replace middle-aged women with wrinkled eyes. Is this also called window service? In the then conservative China, even in Shanghai, where everything is going to be the most popular, it seems a bit dazzling to change traditional things.

But, "I think the instant feeling of the manuscript is Song Zheng raised a big social problem."

Zhang Gongfei recalls.

What is the significance of the question? Zhang Zhang Fei did not think clearly for a while. In the evening newspaper, he compiled the most busy time in the morning. He put the manuscript aside for a while, sent the other manuscripts to the editions, and then looked back and thought carefully.

At that time, Shanghai was in the process of industrial restructuring, and the Shanghai textile industry, which made a significant contribution to Shanghai's economy, had to lose 2/3 of its spindles, and the vast majority of the 550 thousand textile workers were laid off.

At the same time, the 1 million industry workers in light industry, metallurgy and other industries also have to deal with the upheaval of life.

In the front page of the newspaper before November 6th, Xinmin Evening News reported "ten thousand textile workers entering the labor market" and "290 thousand workers in the city".

However, people who are accustomed to staying in a single unit can not solve the knot of "re employment", and the enterprises and institutions that are "recruiting young people" can not get through this.

"Civil aviation recruitment of textile workers will open the forbidden area for re employment, and it will enlighten all walks of life.

Its social significance is too great.

As soon as Zhang Gongfei thought of this, he was immediately excited. "Recommend the front page headlines!"

This important manuscript should have a loud title. The three characters of the attendant are obviously too dull. They can not catch the eyes of the readers, nor can they catch the heart of the employing units.

The foreign language is called "empty too", but this does not accord with the domestic habit of addressing.

What should be called? Zhang Zhang is not a habit of smoking, walking up and down the corridor outside the office.

He is a native of Hunan, but grew up in Beijing. He liked to call the elder sister "sister-in-law" and "sister-in-law" in the north. Suddenly, there was a flash of light in his mind. It was called "empty sister-in-law".

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"It turned out to be him."

20 years later, Fan Hongxi, then deputy general manager of Shanghai airlines, learned the name of Zhang Tsai Fei, and knew the origin of the word "empty elder sister".

"We know another person."

He turned to his escort, saying that for many years, deep down, he had been looking for someone who was related to the change of "empty sister".

Fan Hongxi had deep feelings for the "empty sister-in-law" because he was the enabler of this idea.

Zhang Gongfei pioneered the "empty sister-in-law". He was the first to advocate "empty sister-in-law".

In September and October of 1994, Jiang Guangyu, Secretary of the Shanghai Textile Industry Bureau and Zhu Kuangyu, the party secretary, convened a symposium on "returning home".

Fan Hongxi said.

The textile industry in Shanghai has a long history and is a pillar of Shanghai's industry. It also trains and conveyed a large number of leading cadres for all walks of life in Shanghai.

Against that background, participants were prepared for what is meant by "returning home".

The first speaker was Yang Fuzhen, a model worker who was born in Shanghai's first cotton factory. She was then a leading official in Xuhui District.

She said emotionally that the textile workers were not easy. I did not specifically manage the enterprises, so I could only appeal, hoping that everyone would help us find a way.

The second is the national model worker from the two national cotton mill in Shanghai. He was then the vice president of the Shanghai Federation of trade unions, and was also the director of the retired staff management committee.

She said that the thing about textile sisters is my business. I can do one thing. I can arrange any retirement.

The third one is Lu Jian of SAIC Group. He said, I can make a maintenance worker of all textile machinery, and can come to me to train and pass the job and change the car. The fourth is the leader of Jinqiao Development Zone, Ruan Yanhua. She said, if I want to recruit people, I will inform you and ask the textile workers to apply for the job.

Jiang Yaozhong, the then director of the Shanghai Social Security Bureau, said the Social Security Bureau could produce 120 million yuan to arrange for re employment workers.

Almost everyone of the "back home" has ideas and contributions.

"They asked," what can you do, Fan Hongxi? "Fan Hongxi was originally the first printing and dyeing factory in Shanghai. He worked as a party secretary from three shifts to Shanghai airlines.

At that time, the size of Shanghai Airlines was relatively small, with only 8 aircraft.

"I said," we can not arrange many people to work, but we can broaden our minds from changing our concepts. "

He suggested that the age of China's flight attendants is now 18-22 years old and can work until 45.

Among foreign airline attendants, middle-aged women can often be seen, and even "grandma" class attendants are also very good at service.

"Can we recruit a number of flight attendants in young and middle-aged textile workers? Other enterprises can also see the demonstration effect. Textile women workers can do even" stewardess ". What else can't be done?

Once the idea came out, everyone said yes.

But Fan Hongxi said that it is difficult to practice, and the release of age frame should be supported by CAAC, but "I will work hard".

Dare to eat crabs

Things are quietly being done.

When he was chairman of the airline, he Peng and general manager Sun Zhongli were very supportive of this matter.

It is ingenious that the "back home" forum did not last long. Fan Hongxi, deputy party secretary of the Shanghai Textile Industry Bureau, was appointed Vice Chairman of the Municipal Women's Federation of the city of Lu Fengmei.

A director of the flight standards division of the General Administration of civil aviation has just arrived in Shanghai.

Fan Hongxi learned this news, immediately invited Lu Fengmei and support the city women's Federation Chairman Zhang Bohua together to meet him, to change the reason for the relaxation of the age of flight attendants.

"He said, fan you are weaving out, deep feelings.

Lu Fengmei immediately went on to say, "I am also a textile maker. How can I care about it?" Zhang Bohua remembers the memory of the incident. She remembers that she had just returned from her visit and was seen in the Tianlin veteran cadre bureau.

This meeting has touched the director of CAAC, but the problem is not solved by one person.

At this time, Xinmin Evening News reporter Song Zheng, who ran the women's Federation for many years, sniffed the smell.

She said with a smile that she had been running the women's Federation for many years and had a relatively familiar relationship with all departments. In Shanghai dialect, the women's Federation and the fox had the same pronunciation, so they called her "old fox".

At that time, a cadre of the city women's Federation quietly told the news to song Zheng.

"She said she wanted to start a" women's merit "meeting at Shanghang, but she didn't get the approval from the higher authorities. She didn't want the outside world to know that you came.

Song Zheng went, and of course she weighed the weight of the idea, and prepared to write it into a report. The city women's Federation felt that it was a bit "risked" and considered whether to discuss with Shanghang, but Song Zheng was worried that it might well put pressure on it.

"Now it does not violate the principles of journalism, and the factual part is completely without question, and it is also a discussion report."

Song Zheng said.

Unexpectedly, one stone stirred up waves.

A creative idea, a fresh term and a discussion report attracted the attention of the media in Shanghai and even across the country. The Xinhua news agency, people's daily, Liberation Daily, Wen Wei Po, Shanghai people's broadcasting station and Shanghai TV reporters followed up the news.

Fan Hongxi has always thanked the Xinmin Evening News for this report. It is the power of the media that allows this matter to enter the substantive process quickly.

He recalled that with the promotion of the national public opinion, the CAAC quickly agreed that the number of passengers could be recruited within the age of 18-45, and the number and age should be determined by the airline itself, but it must be done according to the standards of the flight attendants.

Zhang Gongfei did not know Fan Hongxi, nor did he know the story behind the scenes. He started from the position of a responsible journalistic person, and thought that it should be "push" to promote the recruitment of empty elder sister.

"Like a copper smelting furnace in a smelter, no blowers are strong enough to blow oxygen after firing.

She needs a blower.

Blower is the joint help of all social forces. "

He said this in his memoirs.

He found Yao Dongmei, a reporter who interviewed the textile system in the newspaper, asked her to contact Zhu Hong Yu, the party secretary of the Municipal Textile Industry Bureau.

The two Hunan people communicated thoroughly. They immediately agreed on a plan, which was jointly sponsored by the Xinmin Evening News and the textile industry bureau. The Joint Municipal Federation of trade unions, the Municipal Women's Federation and the Municipal Commercial Commission jointly held a symposium.

The first of the invited invitations is Shanghai airlines.

It was Fan Hongxi who went to attend the meeting before sailing.

Invited to participate in the meeting are Jinjiang, Heng Mountain, New Asia, Huating, East Lake five hotel management group and Hongkong Licheng group.

Many enterprises expressed willingness to "introduce" textile female workers on the spot, and some hotels also intended to let these middle-aged women workers walk from the backstage to the front desk and become the new "sister-in-law service".

In December 10, 1994, Xinmin Evening News published a news conference on the front page.

The news media's actions and reports have promoted the birth of "empty sister-in-law".

3 days later, in December 13, 1994, Xinmin Evening News published a brief recruitment revelation at the core of the front page of the Xinmin Evening News: "air hostess", "14 places, age: 28-36".

This report, that night, caused a great stir in the 550 thousand textile workers' families at that time. How many women workers shed tears in the newspaper, and how many families could not sleep because of this news.

Shi Songrong, who later became an empty sister-in-law member, recalled the grand occasion of the year and was still very excited.