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  2. Rose Schneiderman - Wikipedia

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    Rose Schneiderman (April 6, 1882 – August 11, 1972) was a Polish-born American labor organizer and feminist, and one of the most prominent female labor union leaders. As a member of the New York Women's Trade Union League, she drew attention to unsafe workplace conditions, following the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911, and as a suffragist she helped to pass the New York state ...

  3. Unemployment insurance in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Unemployment insurance (雇用保険, koyou hoken), also known as 失業保険 (shitsugyou hoken), is the "user pays" system of unemployment benefits that operates in Japan. It is paired with Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance ( 労働者災害補償保険 , rousai hoken ) and referred to collectively as Labour insurance ( 労働保険 ...

  4. Economy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    In April 2010, the official unemployment rate was 9.9%, but the government's broader U-6 unemployment rate was 17.1%. Between February 2008 and February 2010, the number of people working part-time for economic reasons (i.e., would prefer to work full-time) increased by 4.0 million to 8.8 million, an 83% increase in part-time workers during the ...

  5. Jobseeker's Allowance - Wikipedia

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    Jobseeker's Allowance ( JSA) is an unemployment benefit paid by the Government of the United Kingdom to people who are unemployed and actively seeking work. It is part of the social security benefits system and is intended to cover living expenses while the claimant is out of work. JSA is administered by the Department for Work and Pensions ...

  6. Unemployment benefits in Italy - Wikipedia

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    while among the 60 percent of the unemployed in Italy who are under age 30, only 4 percent receive unemployment insurance or assistance benefits References [ edit ] ^ Niero, Mauro (1998), “Scenari di Welfare state dagli anni ‘50 ad oggi” , in Servizi Sociali , n. 4/1998, Padova: Fondazione Emanuela Zancan, pp. 23–88

  7. Unemployment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The unemployment rate (U-6) is a wider measure of unemployment, which treats additional workers as unemployed (e.g., those employed part-time for economic reasons and certain "marginally attached" workers outside the labor force, who have looked for a job within the last year, but not within the last 4 weeks).

  8. President of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The federal government pays for state dinners and other official functions, but the president pays for personal, family, and guest dry cleaning and food. Camp David, officially titled Naval Support Facility Thurmont, a mountain-based military camp in Frederick County, Maryland, is the president's country residence. A place of solitude and ...

  9. Unemployment benefits in Spain - Wikipedia

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    Over 2,160. 720. The benefit amount is based on the most recent 180 days salary with both a minimum and a maximum amount. The average daily salary of the last 180 days is multiplied by 30 to arrive at a monthly benefit base. The monthly benefit amount is 70% of the monthly base for the first six months of unemployment and 50% of the monthly ...