low-wage country

collocation in English

meaningsofcountry

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country
noun
uk
/ˈkʌn.tri/us
/ˈkʌn.tri/
an area of land that has its own government, ...
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(Definition ofcountryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflow-wage country

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In the first case, migrant workers are employed; in the second, production is moved to alow-wagecountryor area.
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The second cluster includes the rate of unemployment, trade with low-wage countries, female labour force participation and private service employment.
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The new international division of labour has encouraged low-wage countries to specialise in labour-intensive industries, while high-saving countries concentrate on very capital-intensive industries.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We all know the difficulties caused by low-wage countries.
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Hansard archive
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If the motor industry decides to move its operations to low-wage countries, it will do that anyway.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
As in most other developed countries, shoe manufacturers have to face increasing competition from imports from low-wage countries.
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Hansard archive
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If the motor industry wants to decide to move its operations to low-wage countries, a less strict rule will not prevent it.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Shipbuilding is an industry for developed countries, not an industry for low-wage countries.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
They involve outsiders in low-wage countries or sell vulnerable parts of their enterprise to the staff or management.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We disapprove of the strategy of the group's management, which has announced that it is restructuring because of overproduction while increasing production in low-wage countries.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
At least, initially, they will be low-wage countries—but they will be competitors for inward investment.
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Hansard archive
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The fact is that production will, of course, merely move to other low-wage countries.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
You allow the low-wage countries to send their goods here.
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We are suffering from the competition of low-wage countries, and from the exigencies of policy in foreign countries.
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