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thoraxe
United States1449 Posts
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G0dly
United States450 Posts
China's government may be limiting in terms of human rights but in terms of economics the country is pretty capitalist, so it's not like you choose a job and stick with it for your whole life. There's flexibility in terms of career options, especially with the economic boom. India is a democratic nation, so I see no reason why there is a restriction on a person's ability to switch jobs. So no, it's not like you choose a job and have to stick with it til you retire. Provided you can learn a new trade, it's viable. Of course, some people cannot afford to pay to educate themselves in a new trade, but that's kind of a different matter I suppose, since education is available in China and India and an individual's economic status is not indicative of the status of the entire country. | ||
Carnivorous Sheep
Baa?21248 Posts
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MiniRoman
Canada3953 Posts
Other than that too many videogames. | ||
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thoraxe
United States1449 Posts
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gchan
United States654 Posts
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Gnojfatelob
Belgium216 Posts
On April 22 2009 09:34 gchan wrote: It was kind of that way during certain reigns of the USSR, but nowadays I don't think there are any countries like that. France sort of has a lifetime work situation because of unioninzed labor, but you still definitely have the choice to change jobs if you want. What you said about the USSR is true in theorie, and it was applied for a large part of the lower class of the population. But it was never applied for an entire country. Communism and the USSR is actually very interesting stuff. You should do your presentation about that. What you said about French is just completely untrue. A union is a very complex matter, something that has grown in european countries over hundreds of years. I assume in the US there is no such thing, maybe something comparable, because it seems you do not understand the concept of unions and the stability and insurence we have here in Belgium (same in France, Germany, Holland, England, etc...) is something you guys need to work on still. Actually you should do your presentation about this, comparing Wester-Europe with the US on union related and social assurance of work stability. Even more interestesting stuff. | ||
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gchan
United States654 Posts
As for unionized labor, it is very much true that many people are basically hired for life (because of unions). While the OP was probably asking for countries where people were restricted on the labor supply side, I was referring to a country where people are restricted on the labor demand side. | ||
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The Storyteller
Singapore2486 Posts
I know many Chinese who job hop, just like in the West. The Chinese government doesn't care what job you work in. Not like you need their approval. India is the world's largest democracy. It's inconceivable that they have such a system! Again, I know many Indians who job hop. I doubt if you will find any country with this as an official system. The concept of caste and being born into a lifelong job is very outdated and impossible to justify. | ||
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rushz0rz
Canada5300 Posts
On April 22 2009 09:05 Carnivorous Sheep wrote: AFAIK, no country in the world has a system like that today. Pretty sure North Korea does. My substitute teacher who went on a tour of North Korea said they special schools for kids who excelled in certain subjects, from music to engineering. I doubt once they went through that they'd be allowed to change their career. He said he went into a piano room and every single kid was playing the exact same note at the exact same time during a song. | ||
Carnac
Germany / USA16648 Posts
On April 22 2009 10:20 gchan wrote: As for unionized labor, it is very much true that many people are basically hired for life (because of unions). While the OP was probably asking for countries where people were restricted on the labor supply side, I was referring to a country where people are restricted on the labor demand side. No it's not very much true. Many employment contracts are not fixed-term contracts, but that doesn't limit employees and does not mean at all that people do one job for their entire life. Not anymore at least. 40 years ago or so it was a different story. | ||
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