John Smith and Li Wei discuss labour costs in China.
John Smith
欧洲人认为中国的劳动力成本很低, 是这样吗?Ōuzhōu rén rènwéi Zhōngguó de láodònglì chéngběn hěn dī, shì zhèyàng ma? TranslateThere is an opinion in Europe, that the labour costs in China are very low. Is that so?
Li Wei
相对而言, 中国的劳动力成本是比欧洲的低一些。Xiāngduìéryán, Zhōngguó de láodònglì chéngběn shì bǐ Ōuzhōu de dī yì xiē. TranslateRelatively speaking, labour costs are lower in China than in Europe.
John Smith
因为中国的劳动力成本低, 所以产品很便宜。Yīnwèi Zhōngguó de láodònglì chéngběn dī, suǒyǐ chǎnpǐn hěn piányi. TranslateChinese products are cheap due to the low labour costs.
Li Wei
是的。 但是在亚洲,中国的劳动力成本并不是最低的。Shìde. Dànshì zài Yàzhōu, Zhōngguó de láodònglì chéngběn bìng bú shì zuì dī de. TranslateYes, but in Asia the labour costs in China are not the lowest.
John Smith
还有哪些国家的劳动力成本比中国的低?Hái yǒu nǎxiē guójiā de láodònglì chéngběn bǐ Zhōngguó de dī? TranslateIn which Asian countries are the labour costs lower than in China?
Li Wei
还有很多:孟加拉国、菲律宾、印度尼西亚和泰国等。Hái yǒu hěn duō, Mèngjiālāguó、Fēilǜbīn、Yìndùníxīyà hé Tàiguó děng. TranslateThere are many: Bangladesh, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand, etc.
John Smith
中国有最低工资标准吗?Zhōngguó yǒu zuì dī gōngzī biāozhǔn ma? TranslateIs there a minimum wage standard in China?
Li Wei
有。用人单位给员工的工资不得低于当地最低工资标准。 Yǒu. Yòng rén dānwèi gěi yuángōng de gōngzī bù dé dī yú dāngdì zuì dī gōngzī biāo zhǔn. TranslateYes. The wages which the employer gives to its staff may not be lower than the local standard of minimum wage.
John Smith
最低工资标准在所有地区都是一样的吗?Zuì dī gōngzī biāozhǔn zài suǒyǒu dìqū dōu shì yíyàng de ma? TranslateAre minimum wages the same in all regions of China?
Li Wei
不一样。像上海和深圳这样的沿海城市,标准比较高。Bù yíyàng. Xiàng Shànghǎi hé Shēnzhèn zhèyàng de yánhǎi chéngshì, biāozhǔn bǐ jiào gāo. TranslateThey are different. They are higher in coastal regions in cities like Shanghai and Shenzhen.