The Australian Work Force

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Since independence, Australia has attempted to maintain standards typical of a Western, liberal democracy that values the quality of life of its work force. The issue of hiring discrimination has become an issue because lifetime employment is becoming more and more rare, and many of Australia's neighbors implicitly condone the mass employment of children in the textiles industry. This paper shows that, according to the Australian Council of Trade Unions, there are no federal laws in Australia prohibiting forced labor, setting a minimum age for employment, or prohibiting forced or bonded labor by children as exist in the United States, Britain, and Canada. Humanitarian organizations fear that increased trade with these countries will lead to a devolution of Australia's treatment of workers, young and old. It is for these reasons that the current unregulated system should be audited according to its effects on the population in terms of employment and income levels by age. This study focuses on the nature of publicly-available, quantitative data reflecting the age and salary of Australia's workers.

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"Australia maintains wage and income restrictions that are more typical of Europe than North America, which may help to explain its young workforce. 20-24 year olds make an average of between 300 and 700 a week, whereas the range increases for 25-29 year olds, who typically make between 400 and 1500 a week. As salary is often more driven by tenure than by educational attainment in Australia, this provides incentives for workers to get into the workforce early. This is not the case in countries like Germany and the United States, where educational attainment is highly valued."

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