The U.S. ranks 36 out of 38 in wage policies, according to a new study
in 1995 found that despite many economists blaming higher unemployment in Europe on labor market regulation these scholars found worker rights promoted productivity and real wage growth.
The Oxfam report is a good corrective to The World Bank which surveyed and compared worker rights; but from the point of. The World Bank measured how easy it was to fire workers, how many regulations did they have to adhere to in order to hire workers and whether or not the workers had any protection for working overtime without compensation.
In summary, the U.S. consistently ranks near the bottom: #36 in wage policies, #38 in worker protections, and #32 in rights to organize. These rankings reflect the fact that most other peer nations mandate rights and protections for all workers, while the U.S. regards them as privileges for people in “good” jobs.
The U.S. is the only economically-advanced nation to deny its workforce the fundamental right of paid-leave and we are the richest in the world.
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