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Work. - Canada and the World Backgrounder, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 45, Business, 1522-3191; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Work, Oct. 2004; pp. 3-31.

This article discusses a brief history of work, noting the impacts of each of the following: outsourcing, exploitation by employers, safety and protection measures, workplace distractions, stress, pay cuts, non-standard and unrecorded workplace transactions, and skilled worker shortages.

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Burn out (Psychology)
Clothing trade
Contracting out
Employee rights
Exploitation
Free trade
Industrial policy--Canada
Industrial safety
Informal sector (Economics)--Canada
Job stress
Labor market
Labor policy--Canada
Labor productivity
North American Free Trade Agreement
Skilled labor
Sweatshops
Wages
Work


Canada--Industries

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