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| Worker rights vary from nation to nation and industry to industry. In impoverished nations, any paying job will be taken and no government regulation of worker conditions (e.g. hours, age, safety, health) may exist. Job security is not an issue, let alone a right. The government and military may enforce rules to prevent collective bargaining and the right to organize collectively. In developed nations, many workers have achieved many benefits-minimum wage rates, earned income tax credit, child tax credit, medical assistance programs, food stamps, paid vacation time, pregnancy leave, sick leave, and government monitoring of workplace conditions. In developed nations, the lowest wage and unskilled workers have the most difficult time achieving a living wage, job security, and a place in the social safety net. In both developing and developed nations, worker rights are a contentious arena of contested power. | |
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