Labor force

Human Migration has long been recognized as an important means of redistributing labor to promote regional growth \citep{krieg1997occupational}. Each year a small fraction of the labor force moves between different provinces in Canada. Numerous studies focus on provincial mobility in Canada. However most of the studies are based on census data and estimation of provincial net migration rate to determine overall gain and loss of a province \citep{bernard2008interprovincial, chen2009inter,…

likely to hold part time jobs prior to the war, but with the lack of labor supply, they were able to gain better full time employment. Arguably, at the time of the second world war, the average american was more sexist or more racist, but on the homefront, all labor was needed, beggars cannot be choosers. The mass of women working helped set a precedent for after the war, in which women were more welcome within the labor force. “By 1950 the percentage of employed women was almost back to the…

however, a skilled labor shortage could prove problematic. An article published by the economist looked at the labor shortage experienced in Atlanta, in particular, the Atlanta Media Campus and Studios. Although this article brought up some valid information, it oversimplified the issue as a whole. This paper will address some of the points not mentioned in the article and conclude with how the information is relevant and helpful to the article. In order to understand why a skilled labor…

(1985) recognized that the gender division of labor and the differential positions of women and men in the spheres of production and reproduction would mean that the new policy shifts would lead to very different outcomes for women and men. Rising unemployment and fall in income for men in a household made women to take up extra productive and reproductive activities to provide for the family. The structural adjustment policies encouraged mobility of labor, which does not recognise women because…

in terms of parental leave benefits. It was not until 1993 that unpaid parental leave was mandated under the U.S. family and medical leave act (FMLA). Even with the enactment of FMLA, it contains many restrictions that made more than half of the labor force ineligible. In addition, take up rate among eligible workers is modest compared to European countries. Moreover, FMLA only guarantees up to 12 weeks which is lower in comparison with other OECD countries where paid leave ranges between 12…

theorized about the birth of the division of labor. His observation and explanation made it much more possible to identify how societies naturally move towards capitalism and the implications it has on societies. Jean Jacques Rousseau also theorized at great length about the progression of mankind and the motivation that led to the creation of government. Rousseau and Smith shared similar beliefs about how societies were formed and how the division of labor came to be. However, they disagreed…

According to Paul Blank of the Web site WakeUpWalMart.com, which is supported by the United Food and Commercial Workers union, “What the computer is trying to optimize is the most number of parttime and least number of full-time workers at lower labor costs, with no regard for the effect that it has on workers’ lives.” Sarah Clark, speaking on behalf of Wal-Mart, insists the system’s goal; is simply to improve customer service by shortening checkout lines and better meeting the need of shoppers…

the age adolescence in children went to the cites to work in factories for long hours in bad working conditions. They were seen as cheap labor and were used to fill the high demand of the indoctrination period. Men 16 to 20 comprised over half the work force, they worked in textile mills, rubber factories, and agricultural tool factories. 40% of the female work force for boot and shoe factories were 16 to 20 as well. Adolescence worked in large group in coal mines, canning factories, and seafood…

On Labor Day of 1971, Nixon directly addresses the tiring and exhausting life of individuals of the working class, all overcome in order to receive their paycheck at the end of the week. This speech, which he read to a crowd of over 30,000 Americans, argued…

separation has left the most hardworking people (mothers) as ‘dependents’ who are considered not working and who have to be supported. This devalues the individuals who work as their child’s caretaker making it appear that raising a child does not include labor intensive work. Even though the future of the economy is in the hands of those who are raising the next generation's human capital they are viewed as a private good. Since human capital accounts for 75% of “the producible forms of…