Word: wages
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Other topics included American women travellers in 19th century Europe, women at Oxford and Cambridge between 1870 and 1920, and the struggle between 1923 and 1937 for the establishment of a minimum wage for American women...
...sight: most experts believe the peso will fall to 1,800 by year's end. Three-digit inflation is expected to continue. On Feb. 1 the postal service doubled its rates overnight without warning. A majority of the 20 million-member work force reportedly earns less than the minimum wage of $3.45 a day. Under such circumstances, even last year's 20-fold increase in Mexico City's subway fare to 2 cents a ride was cause for bitter resentment. Reason for the spiraling costs: the failure of successive governments to take politically unpopular steps, such as reducing food-price...
...both South Korea and France, where students plan further protests to consolidate their gains. In Spain, authorities have agreed to give ground on some major student concerns, but they have drawn the line at a few of the students' flightier notions. For example, some are demanding a minimum wage for needy students over 16. "Impossible," snaps Spanish Education Minister Jose Maria Maravall. The total cost, he points out, would be almost double that of Spain's current defense budget...
...Dream. It's summertime and you find a job in California's San Joaquin Valley, which is rich in agriculture. You're working 10-12 hours a day, picking grapes and tree fruit in temperatures that rise above 100 degrees for weeks at a time. You're making minimum wage and workers' benefits like medical insurance and sick-leave are unheard...
...bust, the period of low birth rates that began in 1965 -- will be looking for jobs. Says the Domestic Policy Council: "The baby bust will make it easier to lift America's welfare recipients up from dependency. Plenty of jobs will be available in the private economy, and at wage rates that will provide an adequate living. Welfare recipients will be able to fill those jobs, provided they have both the motivation and the proper preparation...