China will continue to prioritize increasing the income of rural residents and preventing them from slipping into poverty this year, as their livelihood is closely tied to the nation\’s social and econ
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China not an economic threat: former Australian official
BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) — The United States insists on treating China as an economic threat but fails to recognize how the Asian country\’s economic advancement has benefited the world, a former Aus
State Councilor stresses clearing wage arrears for migrant workers
Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin speaks at a national teleconference on clearing wage arrears for migrant workers, in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Gao Jie)
BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xin
California\’s young workers face low wages, long working hours, bleak future: study
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — Young workers in California, the most populous state in the United States, are facing low wages, long working hours and a bleak future, said a new study released Thursd
Female laborer killed as Bangladeshi workers continue protest for pay hike
DHAKA, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — A female garment worker was killed in a clash between police and workers demonstrating for a pay hike in Gazipur\’s Konabari area on the outskirts of capital Dhaka Wednesday m
\”Long way to go\” before agreements reached to end strike in Detroit, says union chief
There is still \”a long way to go\” before tentative labor agreements can be reached between the big three U.S. automakers and the Detroit-based United Auto Workers (UAW) to end the strike which has ent
Record wage growth in UK ups pressure for further interest rate hikes
LONDON, June 13 (Xinhua) — Wages in the United Kingdom (UK) have risen at their fastest rate on record, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Tuesday, heaping pressure on the Bank of Engla
Feature: Ever-rising meat prices infuriate most Turks
A butcher processes meat in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 18, 2023. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)
ISTANBUL, April 18 (Xinhua) — Turkish people, struggling with high inflation for a long time, are outraged
Canada to raise federal minimum wage to keep pace with inflation
An employee wearing a face mask works at a restaurant at the Aviva Centre during the 2021 National Bank Open in Toronto, Canada, on Aug. 15, 2021. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)Every April 1, the federal