HO CHI MINH CITY -- The one-two punch of lower wages and inflation heading into the Lunar New Year is raising the prospect of labor unrest in Vietnam as a global economic slump slashes the country's exports.
Strikes around the holiday, also called Tet, are not unusual when workers balk at deals made by union leaders who -- as a result of the communist government's strict oversight -- are often chosen from the ranks of company management.
