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    Back to Work: Japan: Improving the Re-employment Prospects of Displaced Workers
    Back to Work: Japan: Improving the Re-employment Prospects of Displaced Workers
    Back to Work: Japan: Improving the Re-employment Prospects of Displaced Workers
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    Back to Work: Japan: Improving the Re-employment Prospects of Displaced Workers

    By OECD Publications

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    About this ebook

    Job displacement (involuntary job loss due to firm closure or downsizing) affects many workers over the course of their working lives. Displaced workers may face long periods of unemployment and, even when they find new jobs, tend to be paid less and h

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOECD Publications
    Release dateJan 19, 2015
    Back to Work: Japan: Improving the Re-employment Prospects of Displaced Workers

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