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How labour costs compare across the top 25 supply countries
2018-07-23 18:33:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
It takes more than cheap labour to produce competitively priced clothing - and the new re:source by just-style online sourcing tool lets us quickly measure and compare how labour costs stack up for the world's top 25 clothing supply countries.
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GM says Korea labour costs have surged, but has no plans to exit
2015-04-02 08:59:03| Automakers - Topix.net
General Motors Co on Thursday said its labour costs have risen nearly 50 percent over the past five years in South Korea, where it makes nearly one-fifth of its global output, but that it does not plan to shut any of its four plants there. GM earlier this year said it plans to end production in Indonesia and cut operations in Thailand as part of broader restructuring.
Labour Costs in Apparel Manufacturing Countries (Statistical Report)
2014-09-24 19:40:14| EmergingTextiles.com
Minimum wages are being further raised in Asia, but actual impact strongly differs, depending on low-cost countries. Our newly updated statistical report offers a comparative view of minimum wages in a large number of apparel manufacturing countries on all continents. Minimum salaries are available in US$ per month, including latest increases compared with their level on January 1st.
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Labour Costs in Apparel Manufacturing Countries (Monthly Report))
2014-01-29 23:36:27| EmergingTextiles.com
The global clothing supply chain is again confronted with a new wave of pay increases in a large number of low-cost countries. Strikes and riots are expected to continue in 2014, while trade unions and retailers are looking for a new method for calculating labour costs in apparel plants. Our new statistical report offers a first comparative view of minimum wages in a large number of apparel manufacturing countries.
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Labour costs in spotlight as Canadian grocery wars shift to front lines
2013-10-01 10:10:57| Grocery - Topix.net
An increasingly competitive market and a wave of consolidation are forcing major grocers to look for more ways to cut costs, moves that are causing tension with employees who are feeling the squeeze.
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