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Property downturn undermines wage growth

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The collapse in China's property market is weighing on migrant worker wages. ICYDK: The property market collapse has gutted construction employment.

Real estate investment has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, while new floorspace under construction has fallen below 2003 levels. The consequen...