Sentences with phrase «own labour conditions»

Doing business in less - developed country is always going to pose a range of challenges, from corrupt officials to bad infrastructure to non-existent environmental regulations and shoddy labour conditions.

More importantly, how much more would it cost if labour conditions were improved?

The company obviously commits to fair labour conditions in these locations and goes even further to use organic cotton and burlap as much as possible.

That was diluted somewhat when a writer pointed out that HP, Samsung and others also used the same suppliers under the same labour conditions.

Teri Caraway, Stephanie Rickard, and Mark Anner demonstrate that the organisational strength of labour groups is associated with the number of labour conditions that IMF programmes impose on a country.

Workgroups 7 (International Mobility, PhD Supervision and Training, Gender Equality, Professional Future, Labour Conditions, Communication & Web, Funding)

Questions similar to Sierra's, concerning contemporary labour conditions, were put forward by Eichhorn by closing the gallery and then relieving the gallery's staff of their duties for the five weeks of her exhibition, using her commission to pay for the running costs during this period.

As such, it presented a challenging and timely examination of a complex set of questions around contemporary labour conditions and their implications within the context of art but also more widely.

Following a site visit to Chisenhale in July 2015, which included a discussion with Chisenhale staff exploring their working lives, Eichhorn produced a two part work examining contemporary labour conditions.

The factory simply reproduces its own labour conditions.

The Louvre building has been the focus of criticism for poor labour conditions over the years (with the death of a construction worker on site two years ago).

More specifically, the association aims to encourage brands to improve their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting on carbon emissions, environmental record and labour conditions.

Every ambitious job - seeker knows that there is no better way to inquire about new vacancies in leading companies, get closer to employees and ask lots of questions concerning company, possible responsibilities and offered labour conditions, than attending job fairs.

Not exact matches

Another good sign noted by Dawn Desjardins, assistant chief economist at RBC, is an improvement in labour market conditions in the U.S.

There is no reason why the April employment data should show such a massive decline in the labour market conditions of five cities in three provinces.

«Oil prices, economic conditions in Europe or China, further labour disruptions, a new pandemic — there are any number of possibilities.»

It started with customers asking about the labour and environmental conditions in the locations JQI sources from — not only are there regulations to honour, but consumers are increasingly demanding that food brands treat workers fairly and, in the case of produce, not use pesticides excessively.

As a condition of receiving taxpayer - funded bailouts, governments ordered GM, Chrysler and their unions to bring labour costs in line with Toyota, Honda and Nissan.

If the goal is to have minimum - wage incomes exceed StatsCan's LIM, we probably want to account for the actual labour market conditions minimum wage workers face.

IT might not feel like it, but there are early signs of boom conditions forming in some parts of the state's mining industry, with two sectors in particular benefiting from events in the markets for commodities, labour, and capital equipment.

Regardless of the best efforts of the broader labour movement to improve working conditions for all, a large group is not convinced we are getting the job done.

SEOUL, April 23 - General Motors Co's South Korean unit on Monday said it has reached a tentative wage deal with its labour union, meeting a key condition laid down by the U.S. automaker to prevent it filing for bankruptcy for the money - losing operation.

SEOUL, April 23 - General Motors» South Korean unit said that it has reached a tentative wage deal with its labour union on Monday, meeting a key condition laid down by the U.S. automaker to prevent it filing for bankruptcy for the loss - making operation.

Air Canada pilots complained during labour negotiations earlier this year that the low - cost carrier could threaten their job security and working conditions, and that pilots at the carrier would earn less.

In Bangladesh, workers, mostly women, work long hours for minimum wages that labour advocacy groups say keep those workers trapped in poverty and with few or no rights to organize to improve conditions.

It's necessary that an «informed national discussion» take place about the condition of Canada's labour market, in order to address future skills gaps, Kenney said.

Very real challenges exist when it comes to the school - to - labour market transition and the generation of workers entering the labour market are being irreversibly scarred by poor economic conditions.

The labour market has seen considerably softer conditions, but there has been little decline in overall employment, and the rise in unemployment, to date, looks smaller than had been feared a few months ago.

While the near - zero balance of opinion suggests that labour market slack remains, the indicator has continued to improve gradually since the oil price shock, as conditions in affected regions have bottomed out.

Labour disputes and adverse weather conditions can lead to delays in the best - planned projects.

Many Social Democratic and Labour parties have jumped on the bandwagon of finance capital, not recognizing the need to rescue industrial capitalism from dependence on neofeudal finance capital before the older conflict between labor and industrial capital over wage levels and working conditions can be resumed.

They said in their statement that future policy will be contingent on a handful of factors, including the «evolution» of «labour market conditions.»

There are also some tentative signs that conditions in the labour market are easing.

The central bank noted in its interest - rate decision that it would be watching labour - market conditions for a reason.

Shorter - term yields in Canada are also forecast to increase in 2014 as a strengthening in economic growth, tightening labour market conditions and accelerating wage growth fuel a steady, albeit slow, increase in inflation.

They ensure that everyone who works earns a minimum wage for their labour, and that nobody is subjected to inhumane working conditions or unduly harsh treatment at the hands of their employer.

We are seeing relatively strong labour market conditions in the United States, consumers are confident, and the rate of new firm creation is back near pre-recession levels.

He also called on businesses to invest more in training, improve working conditions, and seek workers who are under - represented in the labour force.

In a statement after the end of the two - day policy meeting, the central bank said, «The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative, thereby supporting strong labour market conditions and a sustained return to 2 per cent inflation.»

Household income growth has been held back by weak labour market conditions.

Weak economic conditions in the past couple of years have seen growth in labour costs slow to 2 1/2 per cent over the year to the December quarter, from 3 1/2 per cent a year earlier.

The brighter conditions in the labour market have supported consumer spending as the effects of the fiscal stimulus earlier in 2004 have waned.

Despite recent strength, consumer demand is perhaps the greatest area of uncertainty, and the weakness of labour market conditions will not help in this regard.

Consumer demand is being underpinned by strong labour market conditions; the unemployment rate is currently 3.8 per cent, which is its lowest level since the early 1980s.

An expected continuation of positive labour market conditions and strong growth in household income, coupled with falling petrol prices and further scheduled tax cuts in July, also point to the pace of consumption growth remaining firm.

Wages growth has remained moderate in recent quarters, and thus far provides little evidence of any increased pressures despite the stronger labour market conditions over the past year.

With output growth likely to remain strong, labour market conditions will probably tighten further.

Conditions in the household sector are also looking a little brighter, with signs of improvement in the labour market and rosier consumer sentiment supporting a revival in consumer spending.

In addition, labour market conditions have tightened over recent months, as seen in the above - trend growth in employment in the December quarter, the fall in the unemployment rate and reports of labour shortages and pressure on non-wage costs.

Conditions are still generally favourable in the Japanese labour market.