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A humble dedication
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Song Yingwen
OF all the model workers in SZ to win a national medal to commemorate Labour Day, Wu Zicai really stands out.
His casual attire sets him apart from all the formally dressed medal recipients on stage. And the shy smile in front of cameras is a sign that he is not accustomed to such grand occasions. Later Wu, a staff of the SZ Drainage System Managing Office, confessed that he is not used to being in the limelight.
"I am just a common worker doing an ordinary job. There are a lot of people working as hard as me. I am of no different than them," Wu said.
But the commemorative medal awarded by the National General Chamber of Commerce, with only five winners in the city, indicates otherwise.
What he does everyday is common enough: he has been working underground maintaining sewer pipes for nearly 20 years, despite the fact that his difficult and dirty job has won him little respect from people. The scars and veins on his hands, meanwhile point to the strain of his work.
"Yes, in many occasions we have to squeeze into narrow pipes which allow no room to turn around, just to dig out rubbish with our bare hands. That's where these scars come from. But it's a common sight on sewer fixers, that's what we do," Wu explains shyly.
But what has distinguished him from many other hard-working workers, according to Huang Xuchao, a leader of the SZ Commerce Chamber who describes Wu as one in a million, is his dedication and loyalty to his job. Wu himself cannot remember exactly when he last spent a weekend with his family.
"Anytime, anywhere, whenever we are wanted, we show up, that's the rule of a sewer fixer," Wu explained. He is still puzzled as to why he has won such an important national prize, because he firmly believes that he has merely done his duty.
"I guess I should thank the government for attaching so much importance to us common workers. I am proud to be one of them."
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