Women attend a job fair for China Eastern Airlines flight attendants in Shanghai on October 19. Some 2,000 people signed up for interviews as China Eastern Airlines planned to recruit 800 flight attendants from Shanghai, local media reported. -- Reuters

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Aly Song / Reuters

Aly Song / Reuters

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