Jobs are the lifeblood for national economies and family budgets. The search for economic opportunity often drives people to move around the globe. The most educated and highly skilled workers are in demand, and immigration policies often reflect that priority. Less skilled would-be immigrants, however, are often subject to tighter restrictions – even in nations where native citizens refuse to take on harvesting, construction, cleaning or other difficult tasks. Advanced technology reduces the need for labor; employers also rely on outsourcing, contract workers and the internet for digital work, including tax preparation, X-ray analysis or graphic design. Nations fiercely compete for jobs while multinational corporations reduce labor costs to increase profits.

Muslims and the Tale of Two Continents

Although the US was a target of extremists, Europe’s less integrated Muslims provide more recruits to the terrorist cause
Shada Islam
September 14, 2007

Like Wages for Chocolate

Failing to pay living wages to African farmers growing cocoa risks turning them against the West
Humphrey Hawksley
August 21, 2007

Chinese Migration Goes Global

Migrants from the world’s most populous nation influence more than 150 countries
Peter Kwong
July 17, 2007

Flattening World Challenges Imagination

Global climate change intensified by globalization will create new types of jobs, says Thomas Friedman
April 13, 2007

Transcript of Flattening World Challenges Imagination

Global climate change intensified by globalization will create new types of jobs, says Thomas Friedman
April 13, 2007

Why “Fair Trade” Could Backfire for the US

Rather than erect trade barriers, the US must tackle its own bad habits
David Dapice
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The Rise of Manufacturing Marks the Fall of Globalization

Robotics could usher in an era of efficient regionalization
Rebecca Keller
June 10, 2016

India’s Education Deficit

Modern workplaces confront a skills mismatch
Nayan Chanda
May 30, 2016

Out of Africa

Climate change adds to desertification, migration, conflicts and extremism
Thomas L. Friedman
April 14, 2016

Nafta May Have Saved Many Autoworkers’ Jobs

Ending NAFTA would help the Chinese auto industry
Eduardo Porter
March 30, 2016

Stay Just a Little Bit Longer

The United States extends the time some international students can stay after graduation
Elizabeth Redden
March 14, 2016