2001-2011 a pivotal decade for textile industry wages in Asia and Latin America

The WRC’s analysis shows that, in 2001, China paid the lowest real wages in the textile industry among all Asian countries. After the decision taken by the Chinese government in 2004 to introduce staggered minimum-wage increases, salaries however began to grow, eventually rising by 124% in ten years. This wage rise brought about an increase in the levels of quality in Chinese apparel manufactur…

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