China had 282 million migrant workers at the end of last year, with more than a third of them working in eastern coastal areas, according to official data. Photo: AFP China had 282 million migrant workers at the end of last year, with more than a third of them working in eastern coastal areas, according to official data. Photo: AFP
China had 282 million migrant workers at the end of last year, with more than a third of them working in eastern coastal areas, according to official data. Photo: AFP
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Minimum wages on the march in China as labour pool shrinks

Incomes must keep up with economic growth for expansion to be sustainable, analyst warns

Topic |   China economy
Jane Cai
Jane Cai

Updated: 3:07pm, 13 Oct, 2017

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China had 282 million migrant workers at the end of last year, with more than a third of them working in eastern coastal areas, according to official data. Photo: AFP China had 282 million migrant workers at the end of last year, with more than a third of them working in eastern coastal areas, according to official data. Photo: AFP
China had 282 million migrant workers at the end of last year, with more than a third of them working in eastern coastal areas, according to official data. Photo: AFP
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