Low skilled, low paid workers of the world don't unite, research shows
Workers in low-skilled, low paid employment aren't prone to band together and form a common bond, new research has shown.
Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2018
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News tagged with migrant workers
New report claims 'broken system' fails migrant workers suffering wage theft
Less than 10 per cent of international students and backpackers in Australia recover unpaid wages, even when they are aware they are being underpaid.
Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2018
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Digital transformation—challenge and opportunity for migrant workers
As technology transforms the job market, migrant workers are in a more precarious position than others, according to a new study from the Joint Research Centre, the European Commission's science and knowledge service.
Social Sciences
Jul 24, 2018
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The cruel trade-off at your local produce aisle
When we decide what fresh produce to buy, we check our fruits and vegetables for colour and blemishes, and we make sure the price seems fair.
Social Sciences
Jan 17, 2018
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New research proves the 'migrant work ethic' exists, in the short term
The received wisdom that migrant workers have a stronger 'work ethic' than UK-born workers is proven for the first time, in a new study of Central and East European migrants, from the University of Bath's School of Management.
Social Sciences
May 25, 2017
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Study analyses situation of migrant workers
Care work in German families is increasingly being taken over by female migrant workers. Their precarious situation is now analysed in an industrial and organisational sociology study from TU Darmstadt.
Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2016
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Study shows benefits, downsides of migration within developing countries
Migrating within one's own country for a job is largely beneficial for members of poor rural households in developing countries, but it poses a challenge to informal "social safety nets" in those villages, according to new ...
Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2015
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China's Baidu paints New Year travel map from mobiles
Pale blue, fibre-optic-like lines linking dots in an outline of China emerging from darkness—technology giant Baidu has launched an astronomical chart-style image of the country's New Year travels.
Telecom
Jan 28, 2014
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UW geographer devises a way for China to resolve its 'immigration' dilemma
University of Washington geographer Kam Wing Chan is in China this week, explaining how that country can dismantle its 55-year-old system that limits rural laborers from moving to and settling in cities and qualifying for ...
Economics & Business
Aug 14, 2013
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Better Enforcement Of Existing Migrant Worker Protection Laws Needed
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper from North Carolina State University argues that federal farm subsidies contribute to the migration of both legal and illegal farm labor into the United States and that, since federal actions ...
Social Sciences
May 11, 2010
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