| JULY 20, 2011 Wednesday |
| Where Your Buttons Come From |
| China's button industry, started by two brothers in 1978, now accounts for 65% of world button production and has progressed from imitator to innovator, with foreign operators frequently visiting the "Button City" of Qiaotou in quest of new materials and designs. A study led by Rajah Rasiah of the University of Malaya found 26 companies there with exports exceeding 10 million yuan each. Button workers' monthly wages have risen from 200 yuan in 1980 to 1,000 yuan in 2008. |
| Source: Moving up in the global value chain in button manufacturing in China |
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