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... labour . INDENTURED LABOUR - Indentured labour systems had numerous variants – many not too dif- ferent from slavery . Workers might , for example , sign a contract in their own country , to work for five or more years abroad . Or they ...
... labour . INDENTURED LABOUR - Indentured labour systems had numerous variants – many not too dif- ferent from slavery . Workers might , for example , sign a contract in their own country , to work for five or more years abroad . Or they ...
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... labour . They invested heavily in labour - saving equipment such as cement mixers and earth vibrators and also cut down on - site labour by installing more pre- fabricated doors and windows . As a result , the labour requirement per ...
... labour . They invested heavily in labour - saving equipment such as cement mixers and earth vibrators and also cut down on - site labour by installing more pre- fabricated doors and windows . As a result , the labour requirement per ...
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... labour short- age will reach 5 million , about 7 per cent of the total labour demand . 5 The Japanese Government , officially at least , has resisted filling the gaps with unskilled foreign labour - concerned about the impact that this ...
... labour short- age will reach 5 million , about 7 per cent of the total labour demand . 5 The Japanese Government , officially at least , has resisted filling the gaps with unskilled foreign labour - concerned about the impact that this ...
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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