economy - Shanghai offers lodges for job seekers

For 15 Renminbi (US$ 1.8) per day job seekers can hire space in so-called 'lodges', writes the Shanghai Daily today. They mainly focus on students from outside Shanghai and sometimes even require a student ID before they accept migrants.
They are joining the frenzy in Shanghai, but have to face a very competitive job market. In one hostel of 25 rooms people pay 15 Renminbi per day for 10 square meter and two bunk beds and a table. There is free internet access and information about jobs in Shanghai.
Shanghai has on average around three million migrants, depending on the time of the year. Many of them would be housed on building sites or look for acquaintances to stay with. The government seems eager to start regulating this kind of informal hotels, and media reports are the first indication.
"Local authorities worry that the lack of security measures and firefighting facilities in the job seekers' lodges could pose a problem since it is not clear who would be accountable should something go awry," writes the paper.