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Unprecedented Immigration Reform Joint Statement From Business And Labor

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Unprecedented Immigration Reform Joint Statement From Business And Labor

On Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, one of the nation’s largest business organizations, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and largest labor union, the AFL-CIO, have issued an unprecedented joint statement of principles on immigration. The statement called for progress on immigration reform that both supports business and protects American workers. The shared principles call for a […]

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Minimum Wage Laws: A Brief History

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Minimum Wage Laws: A Brief History

Minimum wage laws prohibit employers from hiring employees or workers for less than a given hourly, daily or monthly minimum wage. More than 90% of all countries have some kind of minimum wage legislation. Although minimum wage laws are in effect in many jurisdictions, differences of opinion exist about the benefits and drawbacks of a […]

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Nation’s Over 65 Workforce Grows Driven By More Working Senior Women

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Nation’s Over 65 Workforce Grows Driven By More Working Senior Women

By WideWorldOfWork.com– America’s over 65 workforce is growing and taking on more shades of pink. The percentage of people over 65 in the U.S. labor force increased from 12.1% in 1990 to 16.1% in 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The increase was greater for women over 65. “As with all age groups, the […]

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India: Why Is Women’s Labor Force Participation Dropping?

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India: Why Is Women’s Labor Force Participation Dropping?

ILO News– Women in South Asia are far less likely than men to have a job or to be looking for one. While 80% of men in the region are either employed or searching for a job, the number for women is a lot lower: 32%. These low rates are largely due to cultural attitudes […]

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Women, Science And Technology – The Attitude Gap

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Women, Science And Technology – The Attitude Gap

ILO News- Science and technology are advancing at a rapid pace, offering new opportunities in the workplace. Women, however, are in danger of being left behind. And that is a question of attitudes, not aptitudes. “Women tend to be overrepresented in the humanities and social sciences, and underrepresented in science and technology,” says Claude Akpokavie, […]

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Canada Loses Jobs But Unemployment Drops To 7% Lowest Since 2008

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Canada Loses Jobs But Unemployment Drops To 7% Lowest Since 2008

Canadian employment fell in January following 12-months of robust job growth, including two consecutive months of employment increases. Despite this, Canada’s unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a point to 7%, the lowest since December 2008. Canada lost about 21,900 jobs in January. Nearly all of the job losses were full-time jobs in the provinces of […]

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Americans For Job Security: Nonprofit’s Election Year Spending Spikes, Opposes Obama

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Americans For Job Security: Nonprofit’s Election Year Spending Spikes, Opposes Obama

By DAVE LEVINTHAL, The Center For Public Integrity— Pro-business powerhouse Americans for Job Security cannot, by federal law, make politics its primary purpose. But as contentious federal elections and state-level ballot initiatives raged during 2012, the nonprofit organizationʼs income spiked at least tenfold compared to 2011, a non-election year, records show. The cash windfall fueled tens […]

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Invest In Youth Employment Or Lose A Generation

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Invest In Youth Employment Or Lose A Generation

ILO News— The world risks losing a generation if it fails to urgently address the youth employment crisis, the ILO said in a Call for Action on the youth employment crisis adopted at its May 30-June 14 2012 International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva. “Unless immediate and vigorous action is taken, the global community confronts the grim […]

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Youth Unemployment: ILO Chief Says Less Austerity, More Investment Needed

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Youth Unemployment: ILO Chief Says Less Austerity, More Investment Needed

ILO News– International Labour Organization (ILO) chief Guy Ryder has called for less austerity and more investments to promote a jobs recovery at a time when the youth unemployment crisis threatens to scar “the very fabric of our societies.” Ryder stressed that  measures promoting youth employment should be shielded from austerity policies and that spending […]

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Youth Unemployment Worldwide: Millions Not Working, Not Studying

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Youth Unemployment Worldwide: Millions Not Working, Not Studying

ILO News— Youth unemployment around the world has driven millions of young people to essentially give up looking for a job, warned the International Labour Organization (ILO) in a new report. The youth unemployment rate (at 12.6% in 2011) would be a full percentage point higher if it included the number of young people who […]

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