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In the Caribbean , unemployment levels remain around 15 to 20 per cent . But the
developing countries ' worst problems are to be found in sub - Saharan Africa
where the average urban unemployment rate is about 18 per cent ( up from 10
per ...
In the Caribbean , unemployment levels remain around 15 to 20 per cent . But the
developing countries ' worst problems are to be found in sub - Saharan Africa
where the average urban unemployment rate is about 18 per cent ( up from 10
per ...
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One study for Australia , for example , suggested that the effect of immigration in
the postwar years up to 1981 had been to reduce the average age of the
population by just 1 . 4 years . The same study showed similar effects in other
countries .
One study for Australia , for example , suggested that the effect of immigration in
the postwar years up to 1981 had been to reduce the average age of the
population by just 1 . 4 years . The same study showed similar effects in other
countries .
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15 However , for the United States , the evidence suggests that the educational
and skill levels of migrants have been declining over the years . In 1940 , the
average immigrant had almost one year of schooling more than the typical native
.
15 However , for the United States , the evidence suggests that the educational
and skill levels of migrants have been declining over the years . In 1940 , the
average immigrant had almost one year of schooling more than the typical native
.
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| Title | The Work of Strangers: A Survey of International Labour Migration |
| Authors | Peter Stalker, International Labour Office |
| Editor | Oficina Internacional del Trabajo (Ginebra) |
| Contributors | International Labour Organization, Organisation internationale du travail |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | International Labour Office, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 922108521X, 9789221085218 |
| Length | 327 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Emigration & Immigration |
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