21.   However, Staporn said Japanese investors were concerned about the shortage of Thai labour, as well as the lack of legislation in Thailand to govern worker related unrest.

22.   Aid donors have asked Bangladesh to shut down the factory, which has suffered large financial losses due largely to worker unrest.

23.   The Chinese authorities have made the fight against inflation a priority this year, after a surge in price increases last year triggered worries about possible worker unrest.