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Why Can’t I Find a Good Job? (Guy Standing, The Precariat 3-Audio)

Political Philosophy

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The Effect of Distance Work on Earning Power

In the 1960s, a typical worker entering the labor market of an industrialized country could have anticipated having four employers by the time he retired. Now a typical worker can anticipate having nine employers before reaching the age of 30. He talks about distance work, which is like telecommuting, discourages collective action and then employers are going to this whenever they can. Also notes this attack on occupational bodies as trusts.

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