PEOPLE working in State-owned monopoly sectors may have begun to feel uneasy recently as a nationwide pressure to cut their wages is becoming much stronger. Critics claim that people ……

14th and 20th.Cutting wages in monopoly industriesCHINA'S State-owned monopoly industries may be forced to cut their employees' wages as the government looks at reducing the country's widening income gap ……

and Internet service providers. The critics say because weather bureaus are publicly-funded... information. While some commentators say it is understandable for the government to tighten control over ……

altogether. The government monopoly, they say, was intended to ensure the quality of table salt, which... in China. The decision by the commission to abolish previous regulations guarding the state *monopoly ……

of the reform, government regulators say, is to break the monopoly the telecom majors have formed in recent... hand, China Mobile and China Telecom now have fixed-line assets.Industry observers and media critics ……

. They encourage innovation by granting inventors a temporary monopoly on their work. But it poses problems, critics say.(11) Software patents, for instance, can protect a single line of code that tells ……

of us are torn when trying to answer these questions.China’s State Tobacco Monopoly Administration...’s critics. They cite Chinese laws and international treaties, pointing out that any form of tobacco ……

WITH American corporations under increasing pressure to cut costs and build global supply networks... competitive, holds costs down for American consumers, and helps poorer nations to develop. They also say ……

to lay off staff and cut costs due to the loss of advertising revenue. Its ratings have fallen dramatically. Despite the setback, local officials remain optimistic. They say the problems are only temporary ……

that raising wages too quickly might make companies’ costs unsustainable, leaving employers either to cut staff or move jobs to cheaper markets in places such as Southeast Asia. In the long run ……

mobile carriers’ monopoly.”Mobile *roaming fees can cost people a lot. A freshman surnamed Chen who has.... China should also follow in these countries’ footsteps, experts say. Given its nearly zero cost ……

. These hypocrites would be delighted to reduce their wages by, say, 10,000 pounds, while taking an additional 30... a pay cut after their country received a $16.4 billion (112 billion yuan) loan from the International ……

and happiness. He remembers his mom crying bitterly after losing a whole month’s worth of wages... said that he doesn’t care much about critics or harsh (刺耳的) words people direct against him. “Life ……

errands and watching how people *interact with each other are important too, critics say. What do..., and they accept low wages and long hours in hopes of learning something to help their future careers ……

GLOBAL firms such as IBM and Accenture are taking advantage of relatively low wages to hire software engineers in India. Recruitment companies and job seekers say the attraction of the big global ……