How would the loss of these low-wage workers impact consumers?. From Wordnik.com. [‘Zero Impact’] Reference
In this labor-intensive industry, low-wage workers have the edge. From Wordnik.com. [A Mexican Miracle?] Reference
Most are working at low-wage jobs and struggling daily just to survive. From Wordnik.com. [The Real War On Drugs] Reference
One in five is working in the low-wage sector, defined as earning less than. From Wordnik.com. [German Workers' Wages Belie Country's Rebound] Reference
Westerners increasingly fear an influx of low-wage, energetic workers from the East. From Wordnik.com. [REPORT CARD ON UNITY] Reference
This hurts the community in two ways, by providing fewer low-wage jobs and less service. From Wordnik.com. [Between The Lines Online: A Failing Grade] Reference
They include allowing part-time low-wage workers to now qualify for unemployment benefits. From Wordnik.com. [About-Face: More States Accept Stimulus Funds] Reference
They're also going after people who are un - or underemployed and looking for low-wage jobs. From Wordnik.com. [10 Questions for . . . David Vladeck, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission] Reference
But a rural or suburban operation can't always fill those jobs, especially at low-wage levels. From Wordnik.com. [Yup: Help Wanted] Reference
And they seem to indicate that China's low-wage workers are being pushed to their very limits. From Wordnik.com. [Chinese Workers Demand Higher Pay] Reference
(Most housecleaners are white, for instance — and the same goes for other low-wage professions.). From Wordnik.com. [The End of Upward Mobility?] Reference
With 21st century globalization, capital flows freely from high-wage countries to low-wage countries. From Wordnik.com. [Stan Sorscher: Free Trade: Flawed Theory and Bad Policy] Reference
The jobs most at risk if employers are forced to pay for health coverage are low-wage, part-time positions. From Wordnik.com. [Too Soon To Panic] Reference
With its aging population and stagnant birthrate, Europe needs the low-wage work force from the Third World. From Wordnik.com. [A Fortress Mentality] Reference
Governments 'richer benefits packages extend to low-wage workers much more often than in the private sector. From Wordnik.com. [Public Employees Get More Benefits] Reference
Over the last three years, American manufacturers have shipped 2.6 million jobs to low-wage countries like China. From Wordnik.com. [MEN AT OVERWORK] Reference
They need high salaries to lead the lives they want and are less willing to work at low-wage or blue-collar jobs. From Wordnik.com. [Three Big Trends Changing China For Multinationals] Reference
Conducted partly by the University of Illinois at Chicago, it surveyed 4,400 low-wage workers in major U.S. cities. From Wordnik.com. [Quinn Signs Law Penalizing Employers Who Shortchange Workers] Reference
The saver's credit helps you save on your taxes if you're a low-wage earner and contribute to a retirement account. From Wordnik.com. [Help your working kids with the saver's credit] Reference
Ironically, the lure of low-wage workers in Asia can complicate the task of managing them efficiently from the West. From Wordnik.com. [When Elephants Fly] Reference
After reform, these low-wage workers would likely qualify for tax credits to buy good coverage in the new exchanges. From Wordnik.com. [Will my employer drop my coverage? Unlikely.] Reference
The main reason this isn't true is that competition from low-wage countries affects only a small share of U.S. workers. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Fog Over Nafta] Reference
New investment builds production platforms in low-wage countries, producing goods to be consumed in high-wage countries. From Wordnik.com. [Stan Sorscher: Free Trade: Flawed Theory and Bad Policy] Reference
Free access to the U.S. market would serve largely to give Mexico's exports an edge over goods from other low-wage nations. From Wordnik.com. [Five Myths Of The Free-Trade Debate] Reference
That means a massive "hollowing out" -- shipping factories to low-wage sites in neighboring countries -- may be unavoidable. From Wordnik.com. [The End Of The Miracle Era] Reference
They're increasingly investing in emerging markets not to export from low-wage countries but to serve high-wage local markets. From Wordnik.com. [Will America Pass the Baton?] Reference
However, in the real world, low-wage countries can produce at prodigious levels, while their consumption is tiny by comparison. From Wordnik.com. [Stan Sorscher: Free Trade: Flawed Theory and Bad Policy] Reference
In fact, the U.S. is alone in the industrialized world in that millions of mainly low-wage workers have no paid vacation at all. From Wordnik.com. [Unlimited Vacation Time Not A Dream For Some] Reference
So low-wage earners are a great income source for out-of-state landlords, and seminar leaders in California are encouraging this?. From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL: ROVE'S NEW CHALLENGE] Reference
With "Smarter Stitches," clothing manufacturers could help us compensate for the exploitation of low-wage textile workers in Asia. From Wordnik.com. [Do Good By Doing Bad] Reference
But they worry about companies 'contracting with high-tech, low-wage countries like India to rid their software of Year 2000 bugs. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret Hacker Wars] Reference
But many American companies are discovering that sending work to low-wage countries is not as easy or as inexpensive as advertised. From Wordnik.com. [SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?] Reference
Though they bring a strong work ethic, their income has been held down by fierce competition for low-wage jobs from illegal immigrants. From Wordnik.com. [Stopping the Census Clock] Reference
For example, businesses that employ a lot of low-wage workers without advanced skills may offer skimpy coverage, or no coverage at all. From Wordnik.com. [Will my employer drop my coverage? Unlikely.] Reference
Private-sector employers paid 77% of the premium for low-wage workers, less than the 82% they chipped in for their highest-paid workers. From Wordnik.com. [Public Employees Get More Benefits] Reference
Keith Guller, an oxygen-equipment manufacturer in St. Louis, told me he can't get anyone to answer his help-wanted ads for low-wage work. From Wordnik.com. [A Real Piece Of Work] Reference
More recently, Japan's acute labor shortage has accelerated the trend as firms move labor-intensive manufacturing processes to relatively low-wage locations. From Wordnik.com. [Sayonara, America] Reference
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