A government trade agency report suggested that the impact of trade policy differed for workers depending on their race and socioeconomic status.
Category: Labor and Jobs
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Foreign Trade Competition Has Hurt Black and Disadvantaged Workers Most, Report Says
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The New York Times – Business:Being back in the workplace only really matters “if the amount of care and caring that became the No. 1 conversation in March of 2020 carries through,” J Wortham, a co-host of “Still Processing,” says.
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Amazon Is Said to Plan to Lay Off Approximately 10,000 Employees
The New York Times – Business:The job cuts of approximately 10,000, which would start as soon as this week, would focus on the company’s devices organization, retail division and human resources.
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Labor Department Finds 31 Children Cleaning Meatpacking Plants
The New York Times – Business:Packers Sanitation Services, a food safety contractor, hired children as young as 13 to clean dangerous equipment on overnight shifts, the department said. Several suffered chemical burns.
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CUNY Graduates With Tech Degrees Struggle to Land Tech Jobs
The New York Times – Business:Students at the City University of New York are increasingly graduating with degrees in technology. A new report details the obstacles they face in landing jobs.
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Ela Bhatt, Advocate for Women Workers in India, Dies at 89
The New York Times – Business:The cooperative she founded has helped millions of women who had never before had a safety net. “They were,” she said, “the poorest among the poor.”
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U.S. Added 261,000 Jobs in Strong Showing
The New York Times – Business:Job growth is slowing but remains stronger than comfortable for the Federal Reserve, which is trying to tame high inflation.