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... industry in Los Angeles where three - quarters of the labour force comprises Hispanic women immi- grants . Between 1969 and 1977 , the wages of production garment workers in Los Angeles did not rise as much as average wages nationwide ...
... industry in Los Angeles where three - quarters of the labour force comprises Hispanic women immi- grants . Between 1969 and 1977 , the wages of production garment workers in Los Angeles did not rise as much as average wages nationwide ...
Page 112
... industry : in the garment industry , for example , they make up 7 per cent of enterprises while in services they are only 3 per cent . In the future it seems likely that immigrant businesses will increase . They do face a number of ...
... industry : in the garment industry , for example , they make up 7 per cent of enterprises while in services they are only 3 per cent . In the future it seems likely that immigrant businesses will increase . They do face a number of ...
Page 255
... industry ) , but in 1990 the permitted ceiling was raised to a maximum of 70 per cent ( the actual level depending ... industries and different types of worker . For the construction and shipbuilding indus- tries , which are highly ...
... industry ) , but in 1990 the permitted ceiling was raised to a maximum of 70 per cent ( the actual level depending ... industries and different types of worker . For the construction and shipbuilding indus- tries , which are highly ...
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20 per cent abroad Africa America Arab areas Argentina arrivals Asia Asian asylum Australia Bangladesh Belgium border British CALIFORNIA Canada Caribbean Census Chinese citizens coun cultural developing countries domestic workers earn economic emigration employers employment estimated ethnic European countries example Federal Republic Figure flows foreign-born France Government groups higher Hispanic Hong Kong illegal immigrants immi immigrant workers increase Indian industrialized countries investment Italy Japan Japanese jus sanguinis jus soli Koreans labour force language large numbers largest numbers levels major Malaysia Mexican Mexico Middle East million Muslim native Netherlands overseas particularly Philippines plantations population proportion receiving countries recent recruitment refugees relatively remittances Republic of Germany Republic of Korea SAN DIEGO sending countries shortages skilled SOPEMI/OECD Source South Africa Soviet Union Spain Stanton Russell Taiwan Taiwan China tend tion unemployed United Kingdom unskilled visas wages Western Europe women