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LOW-WAGE COUNTRY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- National and International Economics
- Cost of Living
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- low-wage country
1, record 1, English, low%2Dwage%20country
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a large portion of the drop in employment resulted from the contracting out of manufacturing activities to low-wage countries like China ... 2, record 1, English, - low%2Dwage%20country
Record 1, Key term(s)
- low wage country
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Économie nationale et internationale
- Coût de la vie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pays à bas salaires
1, record 1, French, pays%20%C3%A0%20bas%20salaires
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pays à main-d'œuvre bon marché 2, record 1, French, pays%20%C3%A0%20main%2Dd%27%26oelig%3Buvre%20bon%20march%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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 [...] 3, record 1, French, - pays%20%C3%A0%20bas%20salaires
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pays à bas-salaires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía nacional e internacional
- Costo de vida
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- país de bajos salarios
1, record 1, Spanish, pa%C3%ADs%20de%20bajos%20salarios
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- país con bajos salarios 1, record 1, Spanish, pa%C3%ADs%20con%20bajos%20salarios
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pa%C3%ADs%20de%20bajos%20salarios
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