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Standards Council of Canada

The future job market looks bleak, even as unemployment drops

The race to the bottom continues. The OECD Employment Outlook 2015 is bad news cloaked in good news. Yes, unemployment is dropping across the world, but those returning to work are coming back part-time and/or for less money.

Read more: http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/jobs-outlook-improving-slowly-but-millions-risk-being-trapped-at-bottom-of-economic-ladder.htm

From a standards perspective, it makes the work we do, all that more important, as the race to the bottom drives manufacturers to cut corners, to reduce costs -- savings which consumers look for. Standards ensure that consumers continue to be protected.

 

 

 

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