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In recent years these gaps have been widening . Between 1960 and 1989 , the
countries with the richest 20 per cent of world population increased their share of
global GNP from 70 per cent to 83 per cent , while the countries with the poorest ...
In recent years these gaps have been widening . Between 1960 and 1989 , the
countries with the richest 20 per cent of world population increased their share of
global GNP from 70 per cent to 83 per cent , while the countries with the poorest ...
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They show that in the central working ages between 25 and 54 years the
proportion of foreign - born men with four or more years of college was marginally
greater than that of American - born men ( 28 per cent compared with 27 per cent
) , but ...
They show that in the central working ages between 25 and 54 years the
proportion of foreign - born men with four or more years of college was marginally
greater than that of American - born men ( 28 per cent compared with 27 per cent
) , but ...
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needs of the company had changed , 34 per cent were due to the requirement to
cut surplus labour , but an estimated 21 per cent of dismissals appeared to have
a clear ethnic basis . When jobs were being lost , and there was a choice ...
needs of the company had changed , 34 per cent were due to the requirement to
cut surplus labour , but an estimated 21 per cent of dismissals appeared to have
a clear ethnic basis . When jobs were being lost , and there was a choice ...
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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 |
| ISBN | 922108521X, 9789221085218 |
| Length | 327 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Emigration & Immigration |
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