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Fiji Times
March 31, 2018
The national minimum wage of $2.68 an hour is a farce and it is ridiculous for Government to claim it is benefiting some 150,000 ordinary and unskilled workers. The truth is many skilled workers are also being paid the minimum rate. A worker in the informal sector will earn a net pay of $110.95 per 45-hourÃâà...
The Eagle
March 30, 2018
Unskilled workers' greatest advantage in a free market is that they can offer their labor for less than that of higher skilled workers. With a high minimum wage, their largest bargaining chip is often stripped away from them. Higher skilled workers have more market appeal due to the specific skills they are ableÃâà...
micebtn
March 28, 2018
The government must give thousands of European teachers working in UK schools a guarantee that they can remain in the country after Brexit, a head teachers' union there says, while employers generally - including in the hospitality industry - say they are worried about recruiting workers from theÃâà...
Flathead Beacon
March 28, 2018
The job openings range across the board, from the medical field to tourism-based businesses, seeking skilled and unskilled labor. Many of the employers will be at the upcoming Spring 2018 Job Fair on April 26. “There's no one certain industry (looking for workers); every industry is looking for folks rightÃâà...
International Policy Digest
March 22, 2018
Full employment encompasses the highest amount of skilled and unskilled labor that can be employed within an economy at any given time. ... If skilled and unskilled labor are at optimum efficiency, then that labor is tied up with that respective employer and should they leave, that void will quickly be filled.
UpperMichigansSource.com
March 22, 2018
HBA of the U.P. Job Fair looking for unskilled labor, skilled trades. By David Jackson |. Posted: Thu 2:56 PM, Mar 22, 2018 |. Updated: Fri 12:58 PM, Mar 23, 2018. MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The second annual U.P. Home Builders Association job fair was at the Michigan Works in Marquette on Thursday. The job fair is aÃâà...
East Asia Forum
March 7, 2018
Since the opening of China's economy in 1978, emigration from China has steadily gathered pace. The number of Chinese from the mainland living and working overseas rose from 4.1 million in 1990 to 9.3 million in 2013. This recent wave of Chinese migration is very different from earlier ChineseÃâà...
Manila Bulletin
March 7, 2018
But despite being enacted for almost a decade, he said there are still more female overseas workers who are engaged in unskilled labor. Citing the case of Joanna Demafelis who was found dead inside a freezer in Kuwait, he said there is approximately 80 percent of OFWs in the Gulf state working asÃâà...
Business Today
March 7, 2018
Quick delivery implies greater use of technology and fewer unskilled workers. The Indian real estate market is headed to a consolidation phase where large, organised builders with technical expertise could gain market share as smaller ones are kicked out of the system. Krishna has executed 21 JVs in itsÃâà...
YourStory.com
March 5, 2018
The Recognition of Prior Learning is not only recognising the skills honed by individuals in the informal sector but the programme is also improving the employability and livelihood of the existing workforce. Image Credit: Jaipur Rugs Foundation. For the first time in over thirty years Preeti Devi, from AaspuraÃâà...
The Tribune
March 4, 2018
The state government is committed to the welfare of unskilled workers and has increased their minimum wages to Rs 6,300 per month over the years. This was stated by the state spokesperson here today. He said amendments had been made to the HP Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules,Ãâà...
CBC.ca
February 28, 2018
The provincial government is taking steps to cut down on companies using unskilled or unqualified workers for jobs that require qualifications. The Liberals introduced amendments to the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act on Wednesday that, among other things, give more power to enforcementÃâà...
Fiji Sun Online
February 27, 2018
Acting Prime Minister and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum reminded Fijians that it was the Bainimarama Government which introduced minimum wage rate for unskilled workers and not any previous Government. Speaking on FBC's Aaina programme, Mr Sayed-Khaiyum was asked by host ShammiÃâà...
The Japan Times
December 31, 1999
While maintaining an official position of not opening the door to foreign workers engaging in unskilled labor, the Abe administration will consider broadening the program's targets to include such sectors as nursing care, farming, construction and retail — which face intensifying manpower shortages as theÃâà...