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Ok-Cartoonist5349 OP t1_j8rjz2l wrote

And the main consequence, according to their report is that more and more workers will be forced to accept lower quality jobs... So while many were super happy to say and believe that the power balance shifted from companies to workers, this suggests otherwise.

Will we keep on seeing union membership increasing for instance? I know this is a trend in the US but it seems to be the case in other countries such as France that has seen a rise in union membership since the beginning of the year.

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Salahuddin315 t1_j8rlejc wrote

200million is less than 3 percent of the global population, well within normal levels.

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ToothlessGrandma t1_j8s34e2 wrote

But it's roughly nearly the entire population of the US. Imagine if 200 million people here lost their jobs.

I know you're trying to make those numbers sound less scary, but it helps to have perspective on both sides.

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treddit44 t1_j8s4c5c wrote

It's 2.5% of the world population and roughly 4.5% of the working population. Just wanted to ballpark some numbers

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