Metalworkers get record-low pay hikes

Metalworkers get record-low pay hikes

TOKYO, Japan - A union official fills in wage hike offers made March 15 by Japan's auto, steel, shipbuilding and electrical appliance industries. Managers at those four industries offered record-low wage increases, citing poor economic conditions that have weighed heavily on their earnings results.

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