The Labour Market

Labour Market

            The Labour Market is defined as the market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers (The Free Dictionary).  Throughout my research and preparation for the group assignment in this class, the labour market was a category that really caught my attention.  The labour market is based on entho racial- background, including ethnicity, race, religion, first language, accent an country of origin.  Radicalized immigrants need Canadian experience, which is a significant restriction or barrier to establish employment.  Canadian and Global labour market barriers are due to the lack of or weak operation of employment, rights and protection challenges.  Also, systemic reduction in the full time stable jobs with a variety of benefits, have been caused to shift to part time, temporary contracts with little or no benefits, as well as a lower wage.  In my own life my family and I have suffered in terms of issues dealing with the labour market.  My stepfather, who is from India, had too take a massive cut in his income, as well as his benefits being eliminated.  This really affected my whole family, because my mother did not work at the time and there was no other source of income.  During this time, my family struggled to put the children through extra curricular activities, and there was no extra spending money to have a good time.  After my dad took a pay cut, he was then laid of and out of work.  This caused him to take another position, which was not a stable job, and the income barely covered the bills.  This is not a pleasant lifestyle to live, and no one should have to go through and suffer living in such manor. 

Drew