Committee: ECOSOC(Economic and Social Council) Agenda: Promoting Youth Employment for Sustainable Development Name: Suejung Chee 1. Introduction Youth employment has grown in prominence on national and global development agendas. It has now become a problem countries worldwide regardless of their stage of socio-economic development are facing. Studies have shown the rising rate of unemployment, as it was recorded in 2012 that 197 million people around the world are unemployed. In 2013 the unemployment
examines the implications of employment discrimination and the correlation to employment inequality. The unemployment rate for women and minorities is significantly higher than that of the caucasian male majority. Women are faced with obstacles that men are not. Women have to overcome gender stereotypes, child care responsibilities, and sexual harassment as obstacles, Minorities face negative stereotypes and generalizations that make them less desirable to employers. Employment discrimination is responsible
Crime Under the Influence of Immigration Theories Crime in the immigrant population has been a main topic of concern during this year’s presidential debates. Immigrants have been labeled criminals by political officials and talk of deportations have put fear in many immigrants across the United States. Although many news articles, research studies and statistical data have concluded that crime committed by immigrants are at a much lower rate than that of native Americans, the topic of immigrants
as the stray from past historical patterns. For example, the lower percentage rates of home buying among millennials. The term millennials describes people who are born after 1980 and will be referred to within the remainder of this paper. Other points of significance will be discussed concerning why this issue has come to be and the different strategies that are being both proposed and put into action to combat it. This crisis will set up many for a lifetime of debt and limited career expansion
U.S. Congress passed the federal minimum wage law in 1938 as part of their Fair Labor Standards Act. Federal minimum wages were intended to ensure fair wages were paid to an alarming amount of women and youths employed and paid substandard wages. This also seems to be the case today, where countless Americans who work full time, cannot make ends meet by making minimum wage. Evidence shows that raising the minimum wage would drive consumer spending, thus producing faster macroeconomic growth. Wage
Introduction The Ownership Society: How many Americans have money in stocks? Accumulating wealth is an important challenge for every adult. There are many sound reasons why individuals should take this task seriously. Financial independence is the best way to face an uncertain future with tranquility and optimism. Everyone can be affected by unforeseen expenses like medical emergencies or the unexpected loss of a job. Besides all this, people want to enjoy the beauty of life during retirement
Sociology Dr. Conner Bailey 18 November 2014 Research Question: Why are Hispanic immigrants choosing rural America as their new immigration destination, and what are the obstacles that these immigrants face after moving into rural communities? Forces and Challenges of Hispanic Immigration to Rural America Abstract Immigrants have been migrating into the United States and concentrating themselves in large urban areas for more than a century (Crowley and Ebert, 2014). These immigrants, particularly the
Summary Since 1881 labor unions have been a part of the US employment infrastructure; influencing the change of working conditions, pay, hours, and the economy. But the usefulness of these unions is widely debated. Are unions helping drive the US economy or are they holding us back? According to the US Department of Labor in 2016 40.8% of workers belong to a union both in the public and private sectors. “Union workers average 10-30% higher pay than non-union in the United States after controlling
has been a controversial topic among economists. The United States passed the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a federal minimum wage law, in 1938 and has increased its wages and who it covers at sporadic intervals. Minimum wage can be defined as the smallest amount of compensation an employee receives for performing labor (depending on the industry). Since the federal government decided a minimum wage, it is illegal and a labor crime to pay any employee less than the federal minimum wage (Neumark
Since the beginning of times, there has nearly always been a marked inequality between men and women. This inequality becomes apparent when examining the labor market and the wages between many men and women. The “pay gap” can be researched in three ways: are women paid less than men, are women paid less than men in other western advanced countries, and are there intended policies to address the gender pay gap. To begin to understand the pay gap, one must first understand the definition