Sentence examples for workers from inspiring English sources

These reached boiling point in the western city of Zhanaozen in late 2011 when authorities opened fire on striking workers, leaving at least 14 dead.

However, the proposal may still put the UK at odds with the EU over restrictions on free movement of workers.

And it was not alone: firms like Ford, Standard Oil, and Bethlehem Steel employed huge numbers of well-paid workers while earning big profits.

That's an increase that the companies can easily tolerate, and it would make a significant difference in the lives of low-wage workers.

It had high profit margins and real pricing power, even as it was paying its workers union wages.

He has introduced bonuses for workers who turn up sober and refrain from stealing, and the sack for those who do not.

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These are baby steps and will have minimal impact on the lives of low-wage workers.

Another explanation for the drop in unemployment in some states could be that workers are giving up on the job search, points out David Cooper of the Economic Policy Institute.

More employers, at 46%, plan to hire temporary contractors, and only half of them expect that these workers will transition into full-time, permanent hires.

"You get more old photographs of fishermen than any other workers – they had them done to leave some record in case they drowned," she said.