| Chinanews, Beijing, May 21 – Labor1 shortage problem, which used to occur in coastal2 areas, has now spread to the middle and western regions in China. In some industrial sectors3, there is not only insufficient4 supply of technicians, even grassroot workers also fall short of supply. An insider said that as China's fast growing economy has absorbed the surplus labor, China’s labor market has taken a fundamental change, CCTV international channel reported.
In a recent visit to Guangdong Province, this reporter saw that many factories had posted hiring information, such as “a large number of grassroot workers needed,” “grassroot workers urgently needed,” “we are hiring a large number of female grassroot workers,” etc.
Mr. Wang has been working in a job firm in Shenzhen for ten years now. In the past, what concerned him most was how to find as many orders as possible. But now, he worries about how to find enough people to fill the orders.
According to Mr. Wang, his company’s customers come from 5,000 manufacturing companies in Shenzhen. In the past, due to a surplus labor situation, companies could usually find lots of workers available for use. But now things have changed.
Shenzhen has large numbers of migrant workers in China. In Shenzhen, more than 10 million migrant workers come from other places to find jobs.
Not only in Shenzhen, the labor shortage problem has also occurred in other economically developed cities, such as Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Nanjing, where large numbers of workers are needed. Among all kinds of jobs that meet labor shortage problem, over half do not require high technical skills. These include sewers5, waiters or waitresses, salespeople6, security guards, storage and transport workers, and printing and dyeing workers.
Information shows that the labor supply and demand situation has changed greatly in the Pearl River Delta7 Region and the Yangtze River Delta Region. In the past, there might be surplus labor supply, but now such supply might be barely sufficient. In some sectors, there might not be enough workers to meet employers’ demand. The labor market is no longer a buyer’s market.
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labor
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| n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦 |
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- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
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coastal
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| adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的 |
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- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
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sectors
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| n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形 |
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- Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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insufficient
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| adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的 |
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- There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
- In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。
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sewers
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| n.阴沟，污水管，下水道( sewer的名词复数 ) |
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- The sewers discharge out at sea. 下水道的污水排入海里。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Another municipal waste problem is street runoff into storm sewers. 有关都市废水的另外一个问题是进入雨水沟的街道雨水。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
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salespeople
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| n.售货员，店员；售货员( salesperson的名词复数 ) |
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- The shop usually employs additional salespeople for the Christmas toy trade. 这家商店通常雇一些临时售货员来做圣诞节玩具生意。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Under our new system, salespeople sit down with each of our dealers. 根据新的制度，销售人员应逐个地同承销商洽商。 来自辞典例句
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delta
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| n.（流的）角洲 |
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- He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
- The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。
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