美国国家公共电台 NPR Wages Are Increasing, But What's Behind It?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's taken years, but in 2016, wages finally started to go up. NPR's Yuki Noguchi explains. YUKI NOGUCHI, BYLINE: The Great Recession ended seven and a half years ago, and job gains have been steady since. But the greater demand

英闻天下——579 Migrant Workers Struggle to Collect Unpaid Wages

Year after year, disappointment is the only result they get in the end. Asking for their legal pay has never been easy for Chinese migrant workers. According to statistics from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the number of migran

【突破英文词汇】with -- back 向后

1. withdraw /wiˈdrɔ:/ -- take or draw back or away Tom is my principal backer; if he withdraws his support, I don't see how I can be elected. 汤姆是我主要的支持者，如果他撤销了他的援助，我不知我如何才能被选上。 2.

VOA标准英语2012--US Unions See Wages Fall

US Unions See Wages Fall Tom Lee is a former president of the American Federation of Musicians, the largest musicians' union in the world. He began his career with the U.S. Marine Corps Band and played many performances at the White House. Although u

每日一词【1168】productive：多产，高效

今天我们要学的词是productive。 Productive, 有多产，高效的意思 。 He is a very productive writer, 他是一位高产作家。美国全国咖啡联合会报告说， Coffee breaks not only provide health benefits but also make peopl

经济学人:就业市场萧条 最低工资的意义何在?

The living wage 最低生活工资 Wage flaws 工资缺陷 Sense and nonsense about minimum wages 最低工资的意义何在 What unites Ed Miliband, the Labour leader; Boris Johnson, Londons Tory mayor; and Barclays Bank? All are keen on the living

新西兰经济发展将提速

WELLINGTON, June 16 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's economic growth is set to accelerate from an estimated 3.1 percent in the year to the end of March this year to 3.8 percent in the following 12 months, according to a quarterly average of economic forecas

VOA常速英语2008年-Liberia's Only Veterinarian Wages Lonely Preven

By Nico Colombant Careysburg, Liberia 05 March 2008 Liberia has just one veterinarian. As part of his many government duties, the veterinarian, who is also director of livestock resources, helps prevent bird flu, following outbreaks in nearby countri

How to make more productive

In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive. Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied. There is evidence to suggest that while variety certainly makes the

学个词Learn a Word 第1168期 Productive

今天我们要学的词是productive。 Productive, 有多产，高效的意思 。 He is a very productive writer, 他是一位高产作家。美国全国咖啡联合会报告说， Coffee breaks not only provide health benefits but also make peopl

Children join parents' petition for overdue wages

DALI, Yunnan, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- A group of 13 children drew widespread attention in China last week by helping their parents claim wages held in arrears. The children, the youngest of whom was five, stood in a line in downtown Dali, a major tourist

VOA标准英语2009年-Global Wages Drop Despite Economic Recover

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 November 2009 The International Labor Organization reports global growth in real wages slowed dramatically in 2008 as a result of the economic crisis and wages are expected to drop even further this year, despite signs of a

让我们的生活慢一点

社会发展的快了，人们的生活节奏也加速变的很快了。可是在紧张的生活之中，我们的步子是不是应该放慢一点呢？是不是应该给生活一个喘息的机会，让它更加滋润呢？ Millions of us are in da

经济学人:最低工资 留下了坏印象(1)

United States 美国 Minimum Wages: Leaving a bad taste 最低工资：留下了坏印象 Higher minimum wages may force bad restaurants out of business. 愈高的最低工资可能使糟糕的餐馆倒闭。 With Republicans in charge in Washington,

经济学人200:德国经济 看工资

Germany's economy 德国经济 Watching the wages 看工资 Germany's economy stutters, even if the fundamentals are strong 即使家底殷实，依然难逃困境 BLAMING Germanyor at least the austerity prescribed for the euro zone by Chancellor An

调查显示 明年中国企业平均工资有望上涨7%

China's average salary will increase by 7% in 2017, according to the latest research by ECA International, an international human resource consultancy. 根据国际人力资源咨询机构ECA国际的最新调查，2017年，中国平均工资将增长

经济学人500:最低工资标准 多少才合理

Leaders 社论 Minimum wages 最低工资标准 The logical floor 多少才合理 Moderate minimum wages do more good than harm. They should be set by technocrats not politicians 实施适度的最低工资标准利大于弊，但是它们应该由技术

英闻天下——183 Migrant Workers Struggle to Collect Unpaid Wages

Year after year, disappointment is the only result they get in the end. Asking for their legal pay has never been easy for Chinese migrant workers. According to statistics from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the number of migran

经济学人389:欧洲移民 胜利大逃亡

European migration 欧洲移民 The great escape 胜利大逃亡 Emigration may not relieve pressure on wages in weak economies 在经济疲软的背景下，欧洲人移民国外也许不能在工资方面缓解压力 Purchasing power on the move 购买

PBS高端访谈:退出欧盟对英国的经济会有什么影响?

HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS CORRESPONDENT: Earlier today, I sat down with Swati Dhingra. She's an economist at the London School of Economics, and she has been studying potential impacts of the Brexit ever since the referendum was announced. HARI SREENIVAS