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USA: Where hard work doesn't pay off (www.oxfamamerica.org)
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/2556280

The US is falling drastically behind OECD countries in mandating adequate wages, protections, and rights for millions of workers and their families. The wealthiest country in the world is near the bottom of every dimension of this index.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Canada is black for it now, not yellow. We have it worse than the states.

Both the CPC and Liberal parties are 100% a ramping up of temporary foreign worker programs in an effort to suppress compensation. The party that is supposed to champion workers rights, the NDP, is controlled by a 1%er who is completely lockstep with them on it.