wow.... $3.15 ??? When I visited China only a few years ago, the rate was closer to $0.45 !!! If the rates keep increasing at that pace, soon there will be no advantage. Jack . Subject: NTC. More important than Lead free ? From: Inge <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Inge <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 22:20:42 +0200 Content-Type: text/plain I happened to see an article about worker payment in the Far East. A typical chinese industry operator has 3.15 $ per hour. --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------