Most areas on the Chinese mainland had minimum wage standards, with
Shenzhen's minimum wages the highest, Zhang Mingqi, a senior
official of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, said Sunday.
Only the Tibet Autonomous Region did not issue minimum wage
standards, but it had also established a system to ensure that
workers were paid, said Zhang.
The minimum wage of 600 yuan (US$73) a month in the Shenzhen
Special Economic Zone topped the nation. Shanghai's minimum monthly
wage is 570 yuan (US$69) and Beijing's is 495 yuan (US$60).
Zhang gave details at a promotion campaign to implement minimum
wage regulations that became effective March 1.
(Xinhua News Agency July 27, 2004)
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