Sentences with phrase «of labour supply»

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The Fair Labor Association (FLA) and Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production standard (WRAP) both grew out of U.S. market reactions to labour abuses in Central America during the 1990s, while the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI), the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX) and Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) worked to address early European concerns with the fair treatment of workers across North Africa, India and Bangladesh.

Besides, for the hundreds of millions of rural peasants who have already migrated to cities — supplying factories with an endless supply of cheap labour — life in cities like Shanghai, Beijing or Shenzhen means being treated like second - class citizens, since their access to social services and education for their children is tightly limited.

«When you change your trading relationship and population movements with the world, it has to change everything from the cost and supply of labour, the cost of good (exchange rate), the availability of market access (in and out), government finances (fiscal policy) or as we know very well monetary policy.

Last month, its CEO was in China, taking responsibility for the labour practices of Apple's suppliers and using its marketing power to fix things.

Finley's own department examined labour projections from 2011 to 2020 and found there was «limited evidence of imbalances between labour demand and supply in recent years.»

Add in all the perks of producing at home — such as eliminating exchange rate uncertainty, lower chances of supply chain disruptions, a more plentiful supply of qualified labour and the synergies that develop when the R&D guys can easily chat with factory floor employees — and the overall costs of building a new factory in the U.S. or China are roughly equal.

«That's equal to a permanent increase in output of almost $ 1,000 per Canadian every year, and that's even before you factor in the possible investment and productivity gains that would come with such an increase in labour supply,» he said.

David Reifschneider's hypothesis that supply may well be endogenous is even more plausible when a combination of labour market deregulation and technological innovation is occurring.

Neoclassical economics, when looking at the labour market, plots its supply and demand curves, with all of their loaded and unrealistic assumptions, and finds an equilibrium wage and employment.

The more flexible the supply side of the economy — the easier it is to re-allocate labour and capital across industries and regions — the less disruptive the adjustment is likely to be.

ACC Accounting & Auditing, AFR Africa, AGE Economics of Ageing, AGR Agricultural Economics, ARA Arab World, BAN Banking, BEC Business Economics, CBA Central Banking, CBE Cognitive & Behavioural Economics, CDM Collective Decision - Making, CFN Corporate Finance, CIS Confederation of Independent States, CMP Computational Economics, CNA China, COM Industrial Competition, CSE Economics of Strategic Management, CTA Contract Theory & Applications, CUL Cultural Economics, CWA Central & Western Asia, DCM Discrete Choice Models, DEM Demographic Economics, DEV Development, DGE Dynamic General Equilibrium, ECM Econometrics, EDU Education, EEC European Economics, EFF Efficiency & Productivity, ENE Energy Economics, ENT Entrepreneurship, ENV Environmental Economics, ETS Econometric Time Series, EUR Microeconomics European Issues, EVO Evolutionary Economics, EXP Experimental Economics, FDG Financial Development & Growth, FIN Finance, FMK Financial Markets, FOR Forecasting, GEO Economic Geography, GRO Economic Growth, GTH Game Theory, HAP Economics of Happiness, HEA Health Economics, HIS Business, Economic & Financial History, HME Heterodox Microeconomics, HPE History & Philosophy of Economics, HRM Human Capital & Human Resource Management, IAS Insurance Economics, ICT Information & Communication Technologies, IFN International Finance, IND Industrial Organization, INO Innovation, INT International Trade, IPR Intellectual Property Rights, IUE Informal & Underground Economics, KNM Knowledge Management & Knowledge Economy, LAB Labour Economics, LAM Central & South America, LAW Law & Economics, LMA Labor Markets - Supply, Demand & Wages, LTV Unemployment, Inequality & Poverty, MAC Macroeconomics, MFD Microfinance, MIC Microeconomics, MIG Economics of Human Migration, MKT Marketing, MON Monetary Economics, MST Market Microstructure, NET Network Economics, NEU Neuroeconomics, OPM Open Macroeconomics, ORE Operations Research, PBE Public Economics, PKE Post Keynesian Economics, POL Positive Political Economics, PPM Project, Program & Portfolio Management, PUB Public Finance, REG Regulation, RES Resource Economics, RMG Risk Management, SBM Small Business Management, SEA South East Asia, SOC Social Norms & Social Capital, SOG Sociology of Economics, SPO Sports & Economics, TID Technology & Industrial Dynamics, TRA Transition Economics, TRE Transport Economics, TUR Tourism Economics, UPT Utility Models & Prospect Theory, URE Urban & Real Estate Economics.

Looking at the figures for each recession, it's notable that (a) the proportionate rise in the level of unemployment, once the fall in GDP is taken into account, bears some relation to the rise in real wages; (b) there is no consistent difference between supply - side and demand - side recessions; (c) given the long - term costs of unemployment, a flexible labour market becomes extremely important in a recession.

ACC Accounting & Auditing, AFR Africa, AGE Economics of Ageing, AGR Agricultural Economics, ARA Arab World, BAN Banking, BEC Business Economics, CBA Central Banking, CBE Cognitive & Behavioural Economics, CDM Collective Decision - Making, CFN Corporate Finance, CIS Confederation of Independent States, CMP Computational Economics, CNA China, COM Industrial Competition, CSE Economics of Strategic Management, CTA Contract Theory & Applications, CUL Cultural Economics, CWA Central & Western Asia, DCM Discrete Choice Models, DEM Demographic Economics, DEV Development, DGE Dynamic General Equilibrium, ECM Econometrics, EDU Education, EEC European Economics, EFF Efficiency & Productivity, ENE Energy Economics, ENT Entrepreneurship, ENV Environmental Economics, ETS Econometric Time Series, EUR Microeconomic European Issues, EVO Evolutionary Economics, EXP Experimental Economics, FDG Financial Development & Growth, FIN Finance, FMK Financial Markets, FOR Forecasting, GEO Economic Geography, GRO Economic Growth, GTH Game Theory, HAP Economics of Happiness, HEA Health Economics, HIS Business, Economic & Financial History, HME Heterodox Microeconomics, HPE History & Philosophy of Economics, HRM Human Capital & Human Resource Management, IAS Insurance Economics, ICT Information & Communication Technologies, IFN International Finance, IND Industrial Organization, INO Innovation, INT International Trade, IPR Intellectual Property Rights, IUE Informal & Underground Economics, KNM Knowledge Management & Knowledge Economy, LAB Labour Economics, LAM Central & South America, LAW Law & Economics, LMA Labor Markets - Supply, Demand & Wages, LTV Unemployment, Inequality & Poverty, MAC Macroeconomics, MFD Microfinance, MIC Microeconomics, MIG Economics of Human Migration, MKT Marketing, MON Monetary Economics, MST Market Microstructure, NET Network Economics, NEU Neuroeconomics, OPM Open Macroeconomics, PBE Public Economics, PKE Post Keynesian Economics, POL Positive Political Economics, PPM Project, Program & Portfolio Management, PUB Public Finance, REG Regulation, RES Resource Economics, RMG Risk Management, SBM Small Business Management, SEA South East Asia, SOC Social Norms & Social Capital, SOG Sociology of Economics, SPO Sports & Economics, TID Technology & Industrial Dynamics, TRA Transition Economics, TRE Transport Economics, TUR Tourism Economics, UPT Utility Models & Prospect Theory, URE Urban & Real Estate Economics.

By using the known rates of increase in the money supply and the population and a «guesstimate» of the rate of increase in labour productivity we can arrive at a theoretical rate of change for the purchasing power of money.

The fifth of our short papers outlining key supply chain risk areas looks at geo - political risks, which include war and revolution as well as labour disputes and the like.

In the labour market, wages are expected to increase as the supply of workers declines.

The supply of labour and capital in Ontario and the Rest of Canada responds to higher wages and improved returns to capital, and consumers spend income gains.

We believe in the safety and livelihood of our workers ---- that's why we make fair labour practices mandatory along all levels of our supply chain.

The ECB monetary policy is currently providing the German economy with enough funds, but the country is experiencing a catastrophic lack of youth, and its ageing labour force is not being replaced as a result of which workforce is already in short supply.

Keep in mind that the current low labour participation rate technically means that the supply of labour is tight.

Both in terms of overall labour market supply effects and internal household division of time and effort terms I think the track would have been higher.

For this end, wee must be knitt together in this worke as one man, wee must entertaine each other in brotherly Affeccion, wee must be willing to abridge our selves of our superfluities, for the supply of others necessities, wee must uphold a familiar Commerce together in all meeknes, gentlenes, patience and liberallity, wee must delight in each other, make others Condicions our owne, rejoyce together, mourne together, labour and suffer together, allwayes haveing before our eyes our Commission and Community in the worke, our Community as members of the same body, soe shall wee keepe the unitie of the spirit in the bond of peace, the Lord will be our God and delight to dwell among us as his owne people and will commaund a blessing upon us in all our wayes, soe that wee shall see much more of his wisdome, power, goodnes and truthe than formerly wee have beene acquainted with.

At a wider level there are concerns about whether the prevalence of AI technology will result in a shortage of jobs once supplied by a manual labour workforce.

«Consumers should reward companies with ethical integrity in their supply chains and continue to demand that worlds largest chocolate companies answer the question of how consumers can be assured their chocolate is not produced using exploited child labour,» says Tim Newman from ILRF's campaigns department.

The Supplier Guiding Principles, embraced by Coca - Cola Amatil, emphasise the importance of responsible workplace practices that respect human rights and comply, at a minimum, with applicable environmental and local labour laws and core international conventions.

The steady supply of milk in Twin Falls, a skilled labour force, and a strong local community were among the reasons for choosing the location.

Dole believed that locating the facility in North Carolina will improve its supply logistics to certain areas of the market and also take advantage of the natural resources of North Carolina, including a good labour pool and a potentially excellent supply of fresh vegetables.

Aldi told the program it was «not aware of any exploited labour allegations facing our suppliers and is concerned by this information».

In addition to our involvement with SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Database Exchange) and ETI (Ethical Trading Initiative), some of our cocoa supplies as certified by UTZ, which supports programmes for fair labour, and we expect the proportion to grow.

Red Rooster told the program «we fully expect our suppliers to commit to and comply with responsible labour - sourcing practices and the fair and equitable treatment of all workers and we are currently not aware of any supplier being in breach of their obligations in these areas».

The company, which debuted on the ASX just a week ago, saw an increase in training revenues, significant growth in its telco business, the awarding of a large labour hire contract to a logistics supplier and contribution from acquired business, OneForce Recruitment.

New Zealand Labour MP Shane Jones used parliamentary privilege to accuse Countdown of extorting suppliers by demanding retrospective payments in return for shelf space.

Advanced Dynamics Ltd, one of the leading filling and labelling systems suppliers in the UK, is expanding its presence at the PPMA Exhibition to show off even more machinery that can help boost production and reduce labour costs.

That disruption is an effective tactic for reform was demonstrated in the weeks after the 4 Corners program when online grocery delivery service, Aussie Farmers Direct, dumped one of its chicken suppliers although, according to the Weekly Times, it is retaining another chicken supplier implicated in the labour market scandal.

Information for the submission was drawn from Baby Milk Action (marketing of breastmilk substitutes, water pumping in São Lourenço, Brazil), International Labor Rights Forum (child slavery and labour in the cocoa supply chain, Labour rights abuses in Colombia), Union of Filipro Employees (Labour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farlabour in the cocoa supply chain, Labour rights abuses in Colombia), Union of Filipro Employees (Labour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farLabour rights abuses in Colombia), Union of Filipro Employees (Labour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farLabour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farmers).

Nestlé promised to changes it practices by 2015 (typical of its strategy of diverting criticism by promising future action — in 2000 it promised to stop child slavery and labour in its cocoa supply chain within five years, but has not done so).

We do not have concerns about purchased or hired pools that are filled from domestic hot water supplies at the onset of labour, provided that any pumps are used solely for pool emptying.

Two class action lawsuits against companies Nestle and Hershey in the United States were dismissed after a federal court ruled there is no duty to disclose the use of child labour in the cocoa supply chain.

Not just about baby food marketing, but trade union busting; failure to act on child labour and slavery in its cocoa supply chain; exploitation of farmers, particularly in the dairy and coffee sectors; and environmental degradation, particularly of water resources.

There are other reasons to boycott Nestlé, such as concern over its exploitation of water resources (see Council of Canadians boycott call), treatment of dairy and coffee farmers, accusations of child slavery and labour in its cocoa supply chain and other issues (see report to the UN Global Compact office, 2009).

If learning that certain drugs used in labour (and they are not talking only about pain relief drugs in this study) means that these drugs will be used less, then tens of thousands of women could potentially be SPARED the difficulty of low milk supply.

In a speech to the Federation of Small Businesses, the Labour leader said big business was holding back # 26bn a year from small suppliers by paying their bills late.

Not enough doctors realise the production of some NHS supplies involves child labour, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned.

Research by grassroots website LibDemVoice.org found 55 % of party members want either a coalition deal with Labour or a more limited «confidence and supply» arrangement in which the Lib Dems prevent a Labour administration from falling.

In theory, this might create a labour shortage that could lead to wages in that sector increasing as farmers try to attract other workers, unless other steps are taken to maintain the supply of low - wage workers.

High levels of unemployment are usually typical of a struggling economy, where labour supply is outstripping demand from employers.

Not the neo-Keynesian alternative proffered by the Labour Party, but an economic strategy that included pro-growth initiatives including reform of the labour market, tax cuts and other «supply - side» measures needed to boost competitivLabour Party, but an economic strategy that included pro-growth initiatives including reform of the labour market, tax cuts and other «supply - side» measures needed to boost competitivlabour market, tax cuts and other «supply - side» measures needed to boost competitiveness.

Commentators talk about «plan A +» (i.e. bringing forward infrastructure programmes, deregulating the economy, supply - side measures in employment law, etc) or «plan B» (i.e. Labour's plans for a temporary reduction in VAT, a N. I. holiday and a deceleration of the public expenditure reductions).

Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats have ruled out a coalition with the SNP, but as Nicola Sturgeon notes, this does not rule out a confidence - and - supply or some other kind of still loser agreement.

Yet Liberal Democrat strategists, who had drafted a «confidence and supply» agreement for either Labour or the Tories before last year's election, admit the idea could be revived for the «decoupling phase» ahead of the next one.