That figure may be too alarmist: there are signs that urban factories are running out of migrant labour, and reports that bad working and living conditions in some cities are deterring the rural poor.

有迹象显示，城市工厂的流动工人正在减少。 有报道说一些城市简陋的工作环境和生活条件让农村的贫困打工者望而却步。

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There is scant evidence that wages are driven down by multinationals, nor that they help perpetuate indefinitely bad working conditions.

没有证据表明是跨国公司压低了工资，它们也不应对持续的恶劣工作环境负责。

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Economist Mikhail Delyagin, director of Moscow's Problems of Globalization Institute, says bad working conditions, bureaucracy, and a lack of modernization are other factors driving away talent.

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From an investment perspective, even strong companies working in the right macro conditions are a bad bet if their shares are too costly.

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Yes, conditions are bad, yes, working hours are long and pay is low.

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