Sentences with phrase «forced labor for»

In the mines, Peter crosses paths with James Hook (Garrett Hedlund), a fellow mine worker who's seemingly been doing forced labor for his entire life.

People across the planet work in dire conditions and in forced labor for my comfort.

And if it responds to you peaceably and it opens to you, then all the people who are found in it shall do forced labor for you and shall serve you.

Interviewing noted legal thinkers like Michelle Alexander (author of The New Jim Crow), the documentary argues that this «loophole» — allowing forced labor for criminals — enabled resentful white society to imprison black citizens on minor charges and put them to work.

Not exact matches

Growth is expected to remain too low to provide enough jobs for the expanding labor force, the fund warned.

A change that would make Buffett hopeful for women in the workforce took place soon after: Following World War II, women's participation in the U.S. labor force rose from 32.7 percent in 1948 to 56.8 percent in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Llabor force rose from 32.7 percent in 1948 to 56.8 percent in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of LaborLabor.

ROBB SPEARMAN: There's a demand for that labor force here.

Not only are the figures for women - owned companies very low, relative to the female fraction of the labor force, but also the growth of women's business ownership seems to be greatest among non-employer businesses, which have little economic impact.

«Girls with more schooling participate in greater numbers in the labor force when they grow up, and they are able to earn more for their families and society,» the Center for Global Development reports.

For the IoT, the true value of China's labor force stems from its massive force of engineers.

In fact, a large enigma remains unresolved, in that the labor force participation rate has been trending lower for a long time and has returned to levels last seen in the 1970s.

Our main message is that developing a theory of time allocation and occupational choice is important for understanding the forces that shape gender differences in labor market outcomes,» the researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, University of Toronto and Princeton University write.

«There are absolutely two labor forces,» said Rick Wartzman, director of the KH Moon Center for a Functioning Society at the Drucker Institute.

Often the biggest caveat for the jobs recovery under Obama is the labor force participation rate.

This reality, combined with the fact that just 10 % of the labor force is now employed in manufacturing, means that there is plenty of electoral support for policies aimed at increasing trade.

While this figure might not have market watchers jumping up for joy, «it is a positive sign that more people flowed into the labor force and shows the labor market is on the right track,» says Kurt Rankin, an economist at PNC Financial Services Group.

Faced with labor shortages, the U.S. food system would experience supply constraints that could result in higher prices and force the country to look beyond its own borders for more of its food supply.

If you think about it, if you go back to 1800, it took 80 percent of the labor force to produce enough food for the country.

Labor force participation has been declining for men under age 62 since the 1970s, even as more women joined the workforce.

As a result, the labor force participation rate, which measures the percentage of Americans who are working or looking for work, fell to 62.8 % — the lowest level since 1978.

Robotics are also making it possible for more individuals to start businesses in industries where the need for a substantial labor force once posed a big barrier to entry.

The shoe industry in this area had long since passed its glory, but there was still an experienced labor force readily available and plants already tooled for shoe manufacturing.

The results suggest the long - term unemployed have a difficult time re-entering the labor force, with UI benefits serving as an important income maintenance program for these workers.

There is also a huge trend toward healthcare delivery and the utilization of labor forces, such as mobilizing healthcare and creating more communication for patients and doctors.

On Wednesday, the OECD said immigration had accounted for one - half of U.K. GDP growth since 2005, resulting in a stronger labor force growth and helping ameliorate the challenge of an ageing population.

For 1994 through 1996, for example, the average annual company birthrate for top - ranking Colorado was 5.5 new companies for every thousand people in the labor force while lowest - ranking Pennsylvania had 2.For 1994 through 1996, for example, the average annual company birthrate for top - ranking Colorado was 5.5 new companies for every thousand people in the labor force while lowest - ranking Pennsylvania had 2.for example, the average annual company birthrate for top - ranking Colorado was 5.5 new companies for every thousand people in the labor force while lowest - ranking Pennsylvania had 2.for top - ranking Colorado was 5.5 new companies for every thousand people in the labor force while lowest - ranking Pennsylvania had 2.for every thousand people in the labor force while lowest - ranking Pennsylvania had 2.91.

Government figures cited by the Associated Press indicate that just 1.7 million people — out of a total non-farm labor force of some 136 million workers — earned the minimum wage or less in 2006; still the increase was a big political victory for the Democrats, one that came at the expense of lobbyists from the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Chamber of Commerce, among others.

The labor force participation rate, or the share of working - age Americans who are employed or at least looking for a job, was steady at 62.8 percent.

With Millennials practically owning the labor force these days (and into the future), business leaders are constantly looking for new ways to attract and retain these rising professionals.

In July, the National Labor Relations Board defined McDonald's as a joint employer in lawsuits against the company, a designation that could force the franchisor to take responsibility for workers» wages.

King Leopold II «founded» the Congo Free State as «his own» private colony, and went on to make a huge fortune from it by forcing the Congolese into slave labor for ivory and rubber.

The labor force participation rate, which is the percentage of people 16 and older who are part of the labor force, has been trending down for nearly twenty years:

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of Americans over the age of 16 that are either working or looking for work.

For Fed chair Janet Yellen, determining what the actual potential of the U.S. labor force is critical.

Lee keeps the country's labor force cheap and disciplined by setting strict guidelines for both wage increases and working conditions.

BI's Josh Barro ran through the three reasons for this yesterday: - One is good: the law allows workers to cut back their hours or exit the labor force without fear of being unable to purchase health insurance.

And when the pace of technological change is outrunning the skills of workers, companies don't have time to continually swap out their labor force for new, skilled workers.

Minnesota also has the 15th lowest business - tax rate in the nation, along with a highly - educated labor force of 1.6 million people, making it a worthwhile option for any entrepreneur.

To fully realize the economic benefits of having more women in the labor force, Japan needs to provide incentives for women to seek out more full - time work in high growth areas, he said.

In addition to its corporate diversity, Alphabet Inc. ranked strongly for worker pay and benefits, including a flexible paid time off policy, and a strong 401 (k) savings program, and for its supply chain impact (the company has committed to reasonable worker hours, and to policies such as no forced or child labor).

In his State of the Union in July, he said the law will let poor people adequately care for their children, «eventually making [those children] more productive members of the labor force.»

The environmental and labor side agreements negotiated by our administration will make this agreement a force for social progress as well as economic growth.»

Third, given more and better capital, workers could produce more for each hour of labor — a force that would allow companies to pay more without raising prices.

Then... this is the best part... he made it clear that a 6.5 percent unemployment rate would not necessarily be the threshold for raising rates, then went on a long discussion of the conditions under which he would NOT raise rates, including if the unemployment rate dropped mostly due to cyclical declines in the labor force participation rate rather than gains in unemployment, as well as persistently low inflation.

As of 2016, the U.S. was close to the last place, ranking 20th out of the 22 countries for prime - age female labor force participation, the S&P report noted.

Unsurprisingly, Dr. Krueger's report — which he said he was allowed to produce without interference from Uber — paints Uber as a force for good in the labor market.

Mechanical Turk is Amazon's cheap labor force that's great for this.

Americans for Annuity Protection gets dozens of calls a month from advisors and agents asking what force is pushing the Department of Labor's Fiduciary Rule.

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The study said Coca - Cola, one of 10 global companies looked at by KTC, has committed to conduct 28 country - level studies on child labor, forced labor, and land rights for its sugar supply chains by 2020.