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1 – 10 of 253The timing is disastrous for the ruling ANC party, which faces elections in May with its support already crumbling, in part due to its poor performance on economic issues. Major…
The loss of jobs has been heaviest in agriculture, which accounts for about one-third of the total labour force. Farmers have had to contend with a long-term fall in precipitation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289542
ISSN: 2633-304X
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As the need for cheap and low-skilled labour falls, wage differentials between Africa and other regions will cease to be a major draw for multinational firms and foreign…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261723
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The recovery of the US labour market still lags that of the economy overall, although it mirrors its bifurcation. While the COVID-19 recession has ended for high-wage workers, job…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265291
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Unemployment in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdown.
Rates of disability fell from 2010 to early 2020 and rates of drug overdoses began to stabilise as the persistently unemployed were drawn back into employment, particularly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254608
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Youth unemployment has surged as an increasing cohort of graduates enters a job market troubled by stagnant consumption, a private sector clampdown, the real estate crisis and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287738
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The impact of the China-US trade war on workers in China.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249156
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The outlook for unemployment in Latin America.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207091
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Women, especially those from minorities, are more likely to have dropped out of the labour force or moved to part-time or precarious employment. Jobs recovery has also been slower…