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LOW-WAGE COUNTRY [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics
  • Cost of Living
CONT

... a large portion of the drop in employment resulted from the contracting out of manufacturing activities to low-wage countries like China ...

Key term(s)
  • low wage country

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Coût de la vie
CONT

[...] une bonne partie de la baisse de l'emploi résulte de la sous-traitance des activités de confection à des pays à bas salaires comme la Chine [...]

Key term(s)
  • pays à bas-salaires

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía nacional e internacional
  • Costo de vida
CONT

[…] el comercio con los países de bajos salarios y pobres condiciones de empleo no justifica, o [...] no constituye la causa principal de un deterioro de las condiciones de trabajo, de una mayor flexibilización o una desregulación del mercado de trabajo o incluso de una revisión del estado de bienestar.

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