Thursday 10 June 2010

Rising wages in China


An electronics company hit by a string of suicides has raised wages in China - for the second time in less than a week. Foxconn will increase salaries at its Shenzhen plant by nearly 70% from as early as 1 October, if workers meet certain conditions. This is in addition to last week's announcement that wages would go up by 30%.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia_pacific/10252344.stm