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Transport Policy : Immigrants and transport barriers to employment: The case of Southeast Asian welfare recipients in California

Immigrants and transport barriers to employment: The case of Southeast Asian welfare recipients in California

Evelyn Blumenberg

Transport Policy
Volume 15, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 33-42

Abstract

Increasing international migration has prompted public officials to develop policies to better integrate foreign-born residents. While scholars have shown the positive relationship between access to transport and economic outcomes among low-income adults, very little is known about this relationship with respect to immigrants. This study examines transport and employment rates among low-income adults focusing specifically on Southeast Asian refugees. The findings show the importance of automobiles across all racial and ethnic groups. Southeast Asians, however, report the greatest difficulty with their travel largely because they face auto-related problems including the age and unreliability of their vehicles. These findings suggest the need for both universal and group-specific policies for addressing the transport needs of the poor.

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Restructuring Information Technology: Is offshoring a concern

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Job creation, job destruction, and international competition / Michael W. Klein, Scott Schuh, and Robert K. Triest.

Klein, Michael W., 1958- . Job creation, job destruction, and international competition / Michael W. Klein, Scott Schuh, and Robert K. Triest. [0880992719 (pbk. : alk. paper) ] Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2003.
Call#: Van Pelt Library HD5710.75.U6 K54 2003

Lawsuit blames NYC for failure to hire women as bridge painters - AM New York

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Lawsuit blames NYC for failure to hire women as bridge painters
March 12, 2007

NEW YORK (AP) _ No women have been allowed to join a squad of 100 city bridge painters, the federal government said in a civil rights lawsuit filed Monday.

The city's Department of Transportation has never hired or offered to hire a woman to paint its 770 elevated bridge structures, although several have applied, the government said in a lawsuit brought in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.

A city lawyer, Georgia Pestana, responded: "We are confident the court will determine that DOT's hiring practices for bridge painters comply with civil service requirements and are gender neutral."

But the government said the civil service requirements have not been met, in part because the city has not administered a civil service examination for bridge painters since 1992.

The Ascendancy of Employment Arbitrators in US Employment Relations: A New Actor in the American System?

"The Ascendancy of Employment Arbitrators in US Employment Relations: A New Actor in the American System?" British journal of industrial relations [0007-1080] 44.4 (2006). 719-.

Export-Led Industrialization, Employment and Equity: The Malaysian Case

Earnings Inequality in Germany

An Impact Analysis of Labor Market Programs in Hungary

How Late to Pay? Understanding Wage Arrears in Russia

Perspectives on Japanese Investment, Employment and Management in Australia

Sustainable livelihoods and political capital: Arguments and evidence from decentralisation and natural resource management in India

Pro-Poor Growth in India: What do we know about the Employment Effects of Growth 1980-2000?

Balance-of-Payments Liberalization: Effects on Growth, Employment and Income in Argentina