Rise of wages for migrant workers a must
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="delighted">delighted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="laborers">laborers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="delta">delta</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="delta">delta</span>. </p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="value">value</span>, <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="value">value</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="undoubtedly">undoubtedly</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="there">there</span>. </p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span>. <span word="Entrepreneurs">Entrepreneurs</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="hail">hail</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="associations">associations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zhongshan">Zhongshan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mulling">mulling</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="remuneration">remuneration</span> <span word="by">by</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="Enterprises">Enterprises</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="delta">delta</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Zhongshan">Zhongshan</span>. </p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>. <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="shortages">shortages</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span>, <span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hubei">Hubei</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>, <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 30 <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="employing">employing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> 1,500 <span word="vacancies">vacancies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="wages">wages</span>. </p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15<span word="th">th</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indisputable">indisputable</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="comparatively">comparatively</span> <span word="favorable">favorable</span> <span word="position">position</span>. </p>
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