"The employees at one sportswear supplier outside Shanghai are rushing to fill an order for 15,000 bike shirts, and getting paid more for their efforts than ever before.
Liu Ling, who tracks inventory at the factory, has seen her paycheck grow from $130 per month in 2007 to $320 per month now.
"If you work in a factory, you can make a bit of money and cover your basic expenses," Liu said through a translator.
A shortage of skilled workers is also driving up demand. Employee-wanted ads, like these in Beijing, now regularly promise benefits like free housing and health insurance.
But Liu is still living month-to-month. Surging along with salaries is the cost of living. Food and housing prices have ballooned. The simple house Liu shares with her husband has TV, but no running water.
"The price of everything has increased a lot compared to before, for clothing or vegetables or meat," Liu said"............READ MORE
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