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largest economy after the United State and Japan. Now something else is building : Labor tensions. China bars labor unions independent of the Communist Party. But George Haley at the University of new Haven in Connecticut says Labor unrest is common and is not new. There have been a large amount of action among workers for higher pay. Disputes are especially common in the Pearl River manufacturing area in southeastern China. Companies, there have resisted raising wages. For years, millions of Chinese from Inland provinces have flooded into eastern industrial center. But young workers are increasingly dissastified with the pay and working conditions. Inflation hurt, too. China export-driven economy has been recovering from the worldwide downturn. The growth rate in the first three month of this years nearly twelve percent. But China could raise interest rate to control growth and inflation. Prices rose in May at a higher rate and in a year and a half. Migrant workers aslo face added costs for services that were free in the past, like medical care and education. Also, the easy availability of credit has pushed up housing prices. The government does not report on migrant unemployment.But media reports say an estimate twenty million migrant workers returned home last year after losing their jobs. Labor unrest in China takes different forms. Recent, strikes against foreign companies have included suppliers for Japanese car makers Honda and Toyota. In Shenzhen, at least ten employees at factories owned by Tawans foxcom have kill themselves since January. They complain a long hours and low pay. Foxcom makes Apple Iphone and Ipad and electronics for other companies. Foxcom has agreed to double basic pay to nearly three hundred dollars a month. Foreign-owned companies grenally offer the best conditions. Proffessor Haley says profit for average Chinas company is less than five percent. The government has tried to get foreign company to move factories Inland, where pay remains low. Some young workers in the South have organized protests using the internet and mobile phones. What remains unclear is how far this can go before the government reacts to it as a threat. And that the Voa special English economic report. Labor tension: Sc p lao ng Bar: Ngn, ng Labor unions: Cng on lao ng Labor unrest: Tnh trng bt n lao ng Communist Party: ng cng sn Dispute: Tranh chp Raising wages: Tng lng Export-driven: nh hng xut khu Worldwide downturn: Suy thoi trn ton th gii Housing prices : Gi nh t

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