According to statistics, average wages in Korean manufacturing have risen by 22.6 percent in the last two years, higher than Taiwan's 14 percent. With an average Korean monthly salary last year of US $ 835 (Taiwan's is US $ 825), labor-intensive industries have been forced to pack up, close down and look overseas.
根據統計，韓國近兩年製造業的平均薪資上漲了百分之廿二．六，遠高於中華民國的百分之十四；去年韓國製造業平均月薪為八百卅五美元（我們約為八百廿五美元），逼得勞力密集的產業，紛紛做起關門及外移的打算。