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Fri 03 Mar 2010Chinese wages rise as jobs left unfilled
THE CHINESE province of Guangdong, the country’s biggest export centre, announced yesterday that it would raise the minimum wage by an average of more than 20 per cent.
The move comes amid worries about inflation in China and complaints from factories in Guangdong and elsewhere about unfilled jobs as they rush to complete a surge in orders since February.
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