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Agricultural workers > Female
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2% |
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[67th of 77]
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Employment in agriculture > % of total employment
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2.4 %
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[50th of 94]
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Source: ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002 |
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Female decision makers
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27% |
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[40th of 67]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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force, total
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40,991,820
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[13th of 184]
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Source: calculated on the basis of occupational data from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002 |
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Gender division of housework
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2.1 |
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[7th of 13]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Labor force
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43,540,000 |
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[13th of 132]
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Source: Jeanne A. Batalova and Philip N. Cohen, 'Premarital Cohabitation and Housework: Couples in Cross-National Perspective', Journal of Marriage and Family 64, August 2002, p.748 |
Labor force > By occupation
agriculture 2.8%, industry 33.4%, services 63.8% |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Labor force > By occupation > Industry
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33.4% |
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[1st of 29]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Labor force > By occupation > Services
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63.8% |
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[3rd of 29]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Strikes
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2 |
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[26th of 27]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Trade union membership
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26% |
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[11th of 18]
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Source: OECD |
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Unemployment
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7.7% |
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[4th of 18]
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Source: Figures are from the OECD. The figures are from EIRO for France, Ireland and Italy |
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Unemployment gender ratio
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113% |
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[16th of 30]
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Source: OECD Historical Statistics |
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Unemployment rate
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9% |
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[21st of 107]
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Source: calculated on the basis of data on male and female unemployment rates from OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). 2001. Employment Outlook 2001. Paris |
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Unemployment, total > % of total labor force
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9.8 %
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[28th of 101]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required
4 weeks (24 "workable" days, i.e. Mo to Sa, even if the working week is Mo to Fri), plus 9 to 13 bank holidays |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Work Time > More than 40 hours
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43.7% |
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[11th of 18]
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Source: Wikipedia: Vacation
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Working time to buy a car
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861 hours |
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[15th of 16]
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Source: ILO, Key Indicators |
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Working time to buy a television set
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32 hours |
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[5th of 15]
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Source: International Metalworkers' Federation, The Purchasing Power of Working Time 2002: An International Comparison of Average Net Hourly Earnings 2001 (International Metalworkers' Federation, Geneva, 2002) |
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Youth unemployment
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7.7% |
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[22nd of 30]
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Source: International Metalworkers' Federation, The Purchasing Power of Working Time 2002: An International Comparison of Average Net Hourly Earnings 2001 (International Metalworkers' Federation, Geneva, 2002) |
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