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TIME Asia
June 28, 2010
Austin Ramzy
Striking Observations Labor unrest is part of life in China's factory towns, and yet there is something different about this summer's strife that will have broad implications for the global economy. We are witnessing nothing less than the beginning of the end of China's role as the sweatshop of the world. mark for My Articles similar articles
HBS Working Knowledge
March 4, 2015
James Heskett
Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality? Walmart's recent action to raise wages and offer new career advancement opportunities cheer advocates who believe market forces, not government intervention, offer the best ways to address unhealthy levels of wage disparity. mark for My Articles similar articles
Salon.com
September 20, 2000
David Moberg
Everything you know about the new economy is wrong In California, birthplace of the high-tech boom, the wage gap is growing, setting yet another national trend... mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
May 23, 2005
Aaron Bernstein
A Major Swipe At Sweatshops Nike, Patagonia, Gap, and five other companies have joined forces with six leading anti-sweatshop groups to devise a single set of labor standards with a common factory-inspection system. If a pilot project in Turkey succeeds, long-sought global labor standards could emerge. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2011
Morgan House
How the Past 40 Years Have Treated You Depends on Sex Women are pulling all the weight in household income growth. mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
December 1, 2006
Edward Teach
A Productive Debate Significant or not, the gap between pay and productivity is a subject that won't go away, particularly now that control of Congress is passing to the labor-friendly Democratic Party. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
September 20, 2004
Aaron Bernstein
Nike's New Game Plan for Sweatshops Unlike giants such as Wal-Mart, it now has a system to inspect -- and try to improve -- working conditions at supplier factories. But will it be too little, too late? mark for My Articles similar articles
CFO
August 1, 2005
Joseph McCafferty
The Price of a Cheap Suit Retail and apparel companies spend millions to assess overseas suppliers. So why are they still missing so many problems? mark for My Articles similar articles
Job Journal
February 5, 2006
Michael Kinsman
Career Pros: Link Minimum Wage to CPI Count Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger among those who favor raising the minimum wage. But should our lowest wages be tied to the cost of living? mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
November 27, 2006
Table: Global Comparisons How China's labor conditions stack up against those of other low-cost nations. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2006
Rich Duprey
Levi's Saggy Pants The iconic privately held denim maker's sales sag as much as 8% because of shrinking demand. mark for My Articles similar articles
TIME Asia
June 27, 2011
Bill Powell
The End of Cheap Labor in China In what is supposed to be a land of unlimited cheap labor -- a nation of 1.3 billion people, whose extraordinary 20-year economic rise has been built first and foremost on the backs of low-priced workers -- the game has changed. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
August 5, 2010
Dexter Roberts
Is the Right to Strike Coming to China? Talks in Guangdong province could radically overhaul labor laws - including legalizing strikes. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
November 27, 2006
Peter Coy
More Ammo For A Higher Minimum New research says a ripple effect would hike the pay of a lot of family bread winners. mark for My Articles similar articles
ifeminists
September 22, 2004
Wendy McElroy
Wage Gap Reflects Women's Priorities The disparity in wages has nothing to do with discrimination against women. It reflects the preferences of women themselves. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
November 27, 2006
Roberts & Engardio
Secrets, Lies, And Sweatshops American importers have long answered criticism of conditions at their Chinese suppliers with labor rules and inspections. But many factories have just gotten better at concealing abuses. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
February 19, 2007
Max B. Sawicky
Minimum Wage, Maximum Pork Tax breaks could just as easily benefit business owners not affected by the minimum wage increase. mark for My Articles similar articles
Job Journal
January 25, 2004
Michael Kinsman
The Minimum-Wage Dilemma Small businesses question the city of San Francisco's $8.50-an-hour minimum wage. mark for My Articles similar articles
AskMen.com
Adam Fox
Levi's 501 Jeans It took a near economic apocalypse to make us open our eyes, but we're now ready to get reacquainted with the first (and arguably the best) name in denim: Levi Strauss. Where to start? The Levi's 501 jeans. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
March 3, 2011
Leung & Kennedy
Global Inflation Starts with Chinese Workers Government support and a tight labor supply are boosting wages in China. Over the next decade that will put inflationary pressure on the global economy mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
December 8, 2003
Robert Berner
Race You To The Top Of The Clothing Market More retailers head for high-fashion gear to boost margins. Will shoppers pay up? mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2002
David Drickhamer
Under Fire Consumer cries for sweatshop-free products drive big-name brands to extraordinary lengths to monitor working conditions at contractor plants.... mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
November 27, 2006
A Lion for Workers' Rights Auret van Heerden has worked for labor for 30 years. He's learned to tackle brand-name companies instead of governments to get things done. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2008
David Blanchard
Just In Time -- The China Misconnection For some manufacturers, it's getting too expensive to offshore their production to China. mark for My Articles similar articles
Entrepreneur
October 2006
Chris Penttila
Raising the Minimum Wage Will a higher minimum wage hurt entrepreneurs? Many say no. mark for My Articles similar articles
HBS Working Knowledge
October 3, 2005
Jim Heskett
What's the Future of Globally Organized Labor? Are we about to see the rise of labor organized on a global basis? If so, will such a movement be able to achieve the same purposes that have motivated large unions on a national basis? By what means will this be achieved? mark for My Articles similar articles
HBS Working Knowledge
October 10, 2005
Readers Respond: What's the Future of Globally Organized Labor? Some readers believe unions are on their way out because of market pressures and ineffectiveness, while others think they provides a valuable service and can adapt to changing conditions. mark for My Articles similar articles
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2002
David Drickhamer
Factory Monitoring -- Just Do It Amanda Tucker, director of business compliance project at Nike Inc., explains that it is no longer considered acceptable just to have a code of conduct. There has to be monitoring behind it. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2006
Mike Norman
The Cost of Doing Business It could be going up, but the quest for productivity will drive another cycle of technology investment. What does this mean for investors? mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
May 26, 2011
Iuri Dantas
In Brazil, the Bikini Wax Is a Harbinger of Inflation Services from bikini waxes to car repairs are getting pricier in Brazil, prompting fears of higher inflation and higher wages. mark for My Articles similar articles
Managed Care
June 2003
'Doctors take oaths, lawyers take money' A review of the hourly compensation rates of lawyers and physicians by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals, however, greater increases in hourly wages reported by physicians from 1997 through 2001 than by their lawyer counterparts. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
August 13, 2009
James C. Cooper
Business Outlook: Why Inflation Fears Are Unfounded The Fed will have plenty of time to reverse its huge stimulus, as unused labor and production capacity prevent price pressures from building. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
June 16, 2011
Bloomberg View News: Shouldn't the market decide debit-card fees?... Ground a labor complaint against Boeing... mark for My Articles similar articles
Job Journal
June 20, 2004
Michael Kinsman
Career Pros: Waning Interest in Minimum Wage Is it time to consider another hike in America's minimum wage? mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Michelle Conlin
How to Lift the Working Poor The Russell Sage Foundation says boosting tax credits and the minimum wage combined with education will help the working poor in the U.S. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2000
Walter Olson
Look for the Kiwi Label The "anti-sweatshop" movement has an elastic agenda. mark for My Articles similar articles
Inc.
October 2004
Jess McCuan
Minimum Wage Hikes Eyed Nationwide New York may soon become the 13th state to raise its minimum wage above the federal level of $5.15 an hour. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2012
Brian Stoffel
Here's Why American Manufacturing Will Make a Comeback The rising Chinese middle class, along with rising fuel costs, creates a perfect storm. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
May 5, 2011
Peter Coy
The Case for Making It in the USA Rising wages in China and high productivity in the U.S. may prompt more companies to keep manufacturing in America. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2010
Nate Weisshaar
Cashing In on the Rise of the Chinese Consumer Finding both foreign and domestic companies (from a Chinese perspective) that are focused on the Chinese consumer will provide healthy returns in the years and decades to come. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
November 27, 2006
Engardio & Roberts
How To Make Factories Play Fair It is difficult to reform labor practices in countries where the rule of law is weak. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
November 2005
Kerry Howley
Data: Whose Living Wage? A study by a nonpartisan think tank, suggests that while living wage laws in America do tend to reduce overall poverty, they hurt those who can least afford it. mark for My Articles similar articles
HBS Working Knowledge
October 11, 2010
Carmen Nobel
It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won't South Korean companies don't hire many women, no matter how qualified. So multinationals are moving in to take advantage of this rich hiring opportunity, according to new research by professor Jordan Siegel. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Conlin & Bernstein
Working...And Poor In today's cutthroat job market, the bottom rung is as high as most workers will ever get. But the political will to help them seems a long way off. mark for My Articles similar articles
Job Journal
February 4, 2007
Bob Rosner
Working Wounded: 2007 -- a Turnaround Year Predictions of an improving climate for workers and job-seekers. mark for My Articles similar articles
HBS Working Knowledge
October 24, 2005
Jim Heskett
Summing Up: Globalization: A New Day in Organized Labor Globally organized labor may benefit from improved communication. But the obstacles it faces include differences in objectives of various work groups, a concentration on short-term goals, and a leadership gap. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2007
Rich Duprey
Labor Ready Is Ready for Action The temp agency surprises even itself, but investors should watch out for wage increases. mark for My Articles similar articles
Inc.
September 2004
Amy Gunderson
Labor Has a New Target And guess what? It's you! Unions are targeting small business. Few entrepreneurs are going to encourage their employees to unionize but, like it or not, more and more are going to be dealing with collective bargaining. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2004
Dave Marino-Nachison
Tailor-Made Target The retail company is getting into the custom apparel business. Will this move benefit the bottom line? mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2011
Morgan Housel
Why It's Worse Than the Great Depression and You Haven't Been Given a Raise Real wage growth over the past decade hasn't just been below average. It was actually slower than during the Great Depression decade of 1929-1939. mark for My Articles similar articles