The strikers want higher wages, which state governments say they can't afford.

这些罢工者要求得到更高的工资，州政府说他们无力支付。

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The workers approved a two-year contract that will provide retirement pay, higher wages and paid holidays.

VOA: special.2010.10.11

Higher wages. A shorter work day.

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But some economists say the higher wages will not affect China's competitiveness, in the long term, as companies are likely to move inland to tap cheaper labor markets.

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He worried about labor shortages, saying that these mean higher wages, which, in turn, mean inflation.

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But workers in Bangladesh, especially those with little schooling, lack leverage to demand higher wages.

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Tragically, the workers who now earn higher wages might be worse off, too .

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