Over the past 8 years, we have also witnessed moving stories of encounter, acquaintance and win-win cooperation.
Today, one belt, one Road Industrial Park, project and workshop are active in many parts of the world. Some of them rely on their wisdom and efforts to grow into technical backbone; Some of them have gone through different countries and cities with the expansion of Chinese enterprises in different regions; Some have achieved professional honors such as "the first" and "the first" in their country; Some have devoted many years to port, electric power, water conservancy and other undertakings
Their common feature is one belt, one road, one that seeks opportunities for development, and the spirit of diligence and good learning is devoted to the cause of the same development. Reporters interviewed several "one belt, one road" builders from different countries, and listened to the stories of "foreign labor models".
Bai Yang, the first female train driver in Nigeria
More than 2000 round trips on one line
Poplar (source: Xinhua News Agency)
Driving vehicles and carrying thousands of passengers between Abuja city center and Abuja Airport Station in Nigeria every day - this is the daily work of issah Abiola, a local employee of China Civil Engineering Group Nigeria Co., Ltd.
Issah Abiola, whose Chinese name is Bai Yang, is 33 years old. She is a "female driver" of Abuja City railway and the first female train driver in Nigeria. From joining China Turkey as an office assistant in 2008 to receiving professional training from the company and becoming a rail car driver, poplar bravely pursues dreams and marks dedication and growth with diligence and sweat.
When he first started working in China soil group, Bai Yang didn't think he would become a train driver. But when she was a child, the memory of the railway track near her home was so kind that the roar of the railway often sounded in her heart. She had extraordinary feelings for the railway. "I like the railway, especially the standard gauge railway in China, which makes the train run so stable and reliable," Bai Yang said.
Although he majored in computer in college and had nothing to do with railway, Baiyang still signed up to learn train driving. At the beginning, the study was very difficult. In order to let the Nigerian students study personally, the Chinese master built a carriage classroom "made in Nigeria". Nearly 100 Nigerian youth studied professional courses and practices such as vehicle maintenance, driving and communication system here, and will become the main force of urban rail operation in the future.
Poplar operates the train under the guidance of Chinese masters. (source: China national soil group)
After more than 8 months of training and the tempering of failures and setbacks, Baiyang finally passed all the theoretical and practical tests and became a qualified light rail driver. On July 13, 2018, poplar officially took the post. "I was very nervous when driving a train full of passengers during operation time for the first time, but my sense of responsibility was' bursting ', and I couldn't tolerate any negligence." gradually, Baiyang became more and more proficient in driving the light rail, and her work and rest were consistent with the departure and collection time of Abuja City railway.
Now, she has made more than 2000 round trips on this line. But every time she starts the train, there is still only one thought in her mind: "there are thousands of passengers behind me." she has higher and higher requirements for herself. The "three stability and one accuracy" of driving the train, that is, stable start, stable operation, stable parking and standard, has become the gold standard of her work. Today's poplar is familiar with the characteristics of each section of Abuja City railway, and can even feel the different sounds and bumps with only slight differences when the train hits the rail
Every weekday, Bai Yang wears the uniform of Abuja City railway and puts on a light make-up. "It is Abuja City railway that has changed my destiny, and I am one of the service windows of Abuja City railway." now, Baiyang can train local drivers independently. After work, she often goes to the site to guide students to drive trains. "I love this job. It not only brings me a considerable income, but also my childhood dream. It also gives many Nigerian youth the opportunity to work hard for their dreams."
Tassos wamwakidis, the "old pier" of Greece
Participate in witnessing the rebirth of Piraeus port
Tassos wamwakidis (source: Xinhua News Agency)
"I was born in Piraeus and work and live here. My children and my family are here." Tassos wamwakis, a Greek, is 64 years old. Since he joined the shipping business of Piraeus port in Greece at the age of 16, the "old wharf" has experienced the prosperity, decline and revitalization of the port.
Piraeus port is an important port in Greece, but it was once in decline. In June 2010, COSCO Shipping officially took over the No. 2 Wharf of bigang and established COSCO Shipping Port Piraeus wharf Co., Ltd. (PCT). This year has also become a turning point for BIHONG Kong and many BIHONG Kong people. It is at this time that Tassos joined PCT as a business manager.
He said that when he first wanted to join COSCO Shipping, he saw the transformation results of COSCO Shipping for bigang, especially the container terminal. "Before COSCO Shipping took over, customers suffered a lot of unpleasant experiences and the port did not provide due services. So when I learned that there was an opportunity to change these, I was happy to join COSCO Shipping," Tassos said.
At the beginning of the establishment of PCT, the local society still had doubts about the privatization of bigang. However, through the unremitting efforts of the Chinese management and Greek managers, PCT gradually gained respect and confidence from the market and the public, and the container business volume of bigang was also growing. Tassos recalled that it was hard but meaningful to fight side by side with Chinese colleagues at that time. PCT's current achievements depended on "hard work".
Aerial photograph of Piraeus port (source: Xinhua News Agency)
Tassos himself is the best spokesman of "hard work". As one of the first Greek employees to join China to set up a management team, he witnessed the road of recovery of Belgium and Hong Kong and made his own efforts. In all corners of the country, he took one of the first one belt, one Road International Cooperation Summit Forum in 2017. He told the guests from all corners of the world about the development of Piraeus port and the interaction between two ancient civilizations.
From 2010 to 2020, Tassos saw the port's throughput jump from 880000 TEUs in 2010 to more than 5 million TEUs in 2020, becoming the largest port in the Mediterranean. Piraeus port, the "golden" sea port in the millennium history of mankind, is shining under the modern investment and operation.
Tassos also often looks to the future. He said that the port needs to build a new container terminal with an annual throughput capacity of 10 million TEUs to achieve more development. His terminal marketing department will also continue to work hard to maintain and win more customer resources and let more goods and ships come to his hometown Piraeus.
Aikeduo, a "generalist" in Latin American project management
From on-site driver to business backbone
Procurement, processing and maintenance of production materials and accessories, equipment leasing, procurement of living materials, maintenance of camp lighting, water supply, power generation and other equipment, as well as market research, some simple foreign business negotiations, communication and coordination... In the project management company of China Railway 10th Bureau in Latin America, you can find one person for all these affairs - ACTO.
Ekdo, 40, is a native of Latin America. He has worked in China Railway 10th Bureau for more than five years. He is now a "generalist" in the project. But more than five years ago, he was just a live driver. During his time working in Chinese enterprises, he became the "accelerator" of his life.
"The reason why I choose to work here is that China Railway 10th bureau is a company with strong foundation and committed to technology and industrial development, which can enable me to develop better. I have learned a lot over the years," aikeduo said.
Ekdo is enthusiastic, serious and has a strong sense of responsibility. Take the material procurement of the project department, ranging from a pencil to the labor protection shoes, clothing and gloves of more than 200 employees. All the procurement accounts handled by him are detailed and clear. Over the years, as long as he is there, the logistics and material support of the company is reassuring.
"More skills don't weigh on the body". Ike's painstaking and learning spirit and ability have been praised by many colleagues. Besides the procurement of production and living materials, ACTO also takes into account the procurement of mechanical equipment maintenance accessories. Large mining equipment often fails, and some parts cannot be disassembled and purchased. In order to ensure the timely procurement of equipment accessories, he often goes back and forth to the mine construction team hundreds of kilometers away, checks the equipment faults together with the maintenance workers, and records the relevant data of equipment accessories in detail. Due to his professional background in non mechanical equipment, it was difficult to accurately master the model of accessories. Therefore, while consulting professional maintenance workers, he bought books to learn relevant knowledge, and soon mastered the trick. Now, as long as the repairman says the equipment fault and what type of equipment accessories to purchase, he is clear!
During the transfer of project equipment, the project will return to the transfer site between more than 500 kilometers every week to successfully complete the task; In case of failure of heavy equipment, try to contact the manufacturer for after-sales service; In the process of customs clearance of marine materials at the port, we solved the problems caused by the inadequate customs clearance of the agency company... In our daily work, "generalist" ekdo solved one problem after another for everyone with his tenacity. Therefore, he has been selected as "excellent foreign employee of China Railway 10th Bureau" by the project department for many times.
But ekdo was more grateful. "It was Chinese enterprises that gave me the opportunity to grow from a field driver to a project manager, and they changed the fate of me and my family," ekdo said.
Now, ikdo, who loves learning, is learning Chinese with his Chinese colleagues. He looks forward to coming to China to see the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square and terracotta warriors and horses after the epidemic is over. He said that China's Mid Autumn Festival is coming, and his daughter loves to eat moon cakes. This year, she will take the mid autumn moon cakes sent by the company home!
Source: People's Daily Overseas Edition
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