'Sunshine workshop' helps people with disabilities stitch brighter future in Zhanang county, SW China's Xizang

People’s Daily Online

21st April 2025

'Sunshine workshop' helps people with disabilities stitch brighter future in Zhanang county, SW China's Xizang

Pasang Dawa, a tailor with a physical disability, carefully guided two pieces of dark blue fabric under a needle in a clothing processing workshop named "Sunshine workshop" in Zhanang county, Shannan city, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.

Earning a monthly salary of 4,500 yuan ($616.44), the 38-year-old is able to support his family and has become a role model among young people in his village.

Before taking on the job, he once felt his life had lost direction—"like a kite with a broken string," as he put it.

"Now I can even teach new workers to use the overlock machines," he said, proudly showing off a certificate of honor recognizing him as a "key employee."

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