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        Report
        Income and Wages 11 September 2015

        Global Wage Debates: Politics or Economics?

        The 10-chapter volume examines a rich diversity of wage-related policy issues from around the world: wage inequality in Brazil; minimum wage setting in decentralized Indonesia; the gender dimensions of agricultural wages in India; and the impact of state-level minimum wages in the United States, among other topics.

        by Gregory Randolph, Knut Panknin
        Perspective
        Welfare and Rights 1 July 2014

        What Are Just Jobs?

        By helping to raise living standards, "Just Jobs" act as a vehicle for inclusive economic growth. Just jobs provide people with appropriate compensation, healthcare, pensions, labor rights and opportunities for economic mobility.

        by John Podesta, Sabina Dewan
        Report
        Income and Wages 10 July 2013

        Global Wage Trends for Apparel Workers

        Declining wages and persistent poverty for garment workers in a majority of the world's leading apparel-exporting countries raises doubt that export-led development strategies create a rising tide that lifts all boats.

        Report
        Others 20 October 2010

        Bringing Coherence to the Promotion of Just Jobs Around the World

        Countries in both the Global North and Global South must get behind an agenda that focuses on the creation of "just jobs" for the global economy.

        by Sabina Dewan

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