Because the work demands concentration and at the same time is monotonous, wages have been rising recently, to US $ 250 a month for experienced workers and US $ 150 for recruits. Inspectors play an important role in garment factories because even small defects may cause buyers to reject consignments, with resulting heavy losses for manufacturers.
成衣廠的分工愈來愈細，工作比較刻板，但工人們的待遇也提高了許多，生手每月工資在新台幣六千元左右，熟手則可拿到萬元以上。品管人員身負重任，因為分工縫製的衣服可以找碴的地方太多，若是碰到挑剔的買主，與訂單規格稍有出入就會被打回票，很是得不償失。