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...Mart is both a beneficiary and a driver of the race to the bottom in the global economy," says Alejandra Domenzain, an associate director of Sweatshop Watch, a U.S. advocacy group. "It has enormous leverage, and how it uses that leverage in the pursuit of ever cheaper labor has enormous consequences for communities in the United States." But that may be less true now than it was 20 years ago. The production of most of the goods Wal-Mart sells in the U.S. left American shores long ago, mainly for other countries in East Asia--Taiwan, Hong Kong and South...
...nonelected E.U. bodies, some of which have more authority than they merit. Françoise Blin Vers sur Selle, France The critical issues at stake during the debate on the E.U. constitution included increased unemployment, the loss of social advantages, offshore industries, cheap imports from countries with low labor costs and increased immigration. It was rare, however, that one heard of the progress that has been made since the movement toward the unification of Europe began. Jobs have been created and market potential of E.U. countries improved. Non-European companies have established production facilities in E.U. nations. Free trade...
...socialistic" barriers to businesses in parts of the E.U., two months after announcing plans to locate the firm's European base in Lausanne. But barriers of a different kind worry the E.U. Ahead of another referendum in September - this one on opening the country to the free movement of labor from the E.U.'s 10 newest members - one E.U. commissioner warned a potential no vote would throw the Swiss membership of Schengen into doubt. Not everything can be expected to run like clockwork, even in Switzerland Race To The Bottom Is there still a market for the "people...
...episodes but one, in which he spends a month living on the minimum wage (along with Jamieson, now his fiancé). The experience is as rough on their relationship as Super Size Me was on his waistline. They set off jauntily, she getting a job busing tables, he doing manual labor. One ant-infested apartment and many rice-and-beans dinners later, they're fighting over everything from bus money to splurging on a dollar movie. They scrimp, but a couple of minor illnesses wipe out their savings. "It's a life-size game of Chutes and Ladders," says Spurlock. "Somebody...
...light of the complex historical roots behind women’s roles in the labor force, the national media’s intense focus on Summers’ remarks and very recent trends is overly simplistic, Goldin says...