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Bringing Coherence to the Promotionof Just Jobs Around the WorldFrom The Just Jobs Report Series

Sabina Dewan December 2010Introduction to the series by John Podesta and Sabina Dewan


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Contents 1 Introduction to the series5 Bringing Coherence to the Promotion of Just Jobs

Around the World

5 Introduction and summary

7 Creating just jobs among the Group of 20

9 Working with the International Labour Organization

11 Beyond rhetoric to collaborative and coordinated action

13 Looking ahead

15 Endnotes

16 About the authors and acknowledgements


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Bringing Coherence to thePromotion of Just JobsAround the WorldFrom The Just Jobs Report Series

Sabina Dewan December 2010Introduction to the series by John Podesta and Sabina Dewan


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The case for just jobs

Te global economy oday is inexorably in er wined some imes or beter andsome imes or worse. Tis ac was driven home anew o workers worldwide by

he recen global nancial crisis, he ensuing global economic slump, and hesubsequen e or s by governmen s o recharge heir economies. Bu acing poli i-cal pressures o do some hing abou he widespread job losses, governmen s are

ending o inward-looking policies ha impede economic in egra ion and rade.Tis is cause or deep concern because economic globaliza ion has come wi hbene s, as unevenly spread among workers as hey are.

Jus Jobs, a new program a he Cen er or American Progress, seeks o ex end hebene s o economic in egra ion and rade o all o he workers who power heglobal economy. Te moral reasons or providing workers wi h jus jobs, includ-ing labor righ s, appropria e compensa ion, social pro ec ions such as heal h careand pensions, and oppor uni ies or economic mobili y, are well unders ood. Lessunders ood is how promo ing hese policies in developing coun ries alongsidedeveloped ones bene s bo h in a world ha is closely connec ed hrough echnol-ogy, ows o people, goods, services, and capi al.

Jus jobs policies would:

Allow he gains rom global economic in egra ion and rade o be spread morewidely among workers worldwide by raising living s andards and here oregenera ing new, sorely needed sources o aggrega e economic demand.

Level he playing eld in labor marke s worldwide, hereby preven ing any one

coun ry rom leveraging poor labor prac ices or economic gain. Enhance global economic and na ional securi y by building a basis or grea er

con dence wi hin a more in egra ed global economy.

Introduction to the series


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In essence, jus jobs policies are cri ical or doing economic in egra ion arade righ .

Increasing economic in egra ion and ree and unres ric ed rade in goods aservices con ribu es o worldwide economic grow h, bu i is also bla an

ha igh er economic in egra ion and increased rade leads o a res ruceconomic ac ivi y ha leaves some workers beter o and o hers worse o .he world knows all oo well ha when workers are ou o work hey ig

bel s, consuming less so businesses earn less, leading o more layo screavicious downward spiral. Tese shocks ransmi across he globe hrough chain rade and inves men ows, capi al ows, and migra ory rends.

o have a well- unc ioning economy, people need jobs ha are jus . Tey nebe able o work in accep able working condi ions, wi h appropria e pro ecand compensa ion, and wi h he righ o organize and bargain collec ively

even ha people do lose heir jobs, as in imes o economic crisis, here or governmen ins i u ions, policies, and programs ha help people adju

changes in he labor marke . Tese social pro ec ions include access o unemmen insurance and pensions o ensure workers are able o main ain a cer ao consump ion i hey lose heir income. And hey include access o heaso workers can main ain a basic level o wellbeing o con inue o be con rmembers o he economy.

All o hese ace s oge her help raise living s andards. Beter s andards omean ha workers in o her coun ries can a ord o buy more goods and sercrea ing global demand and invigora ing he global economy. Bu o be epolicies have o be implemen ed. I is no enough or coun ries o jus hapolicies and laws on heir books. Ensuring he en orcemen o labor s andand social pro ec ion helps crea e a more even playing eld so ha coun rlower levels o developmen han o her coun ries canno leverage poor labdards as a compe i ive s ra egy.

Simply pu , higher s andards o living in developed and developing economalike canno be achieved wi hou an appropria e s ra egy or crea ing and

men ing jus jobs around he globe.

Jus jobs would in urn help allevia e problems ha lead o economic inseand global ins abili y. Pover y and economic underdevelopmen provide eground or pollu ion, unsa e working condi ions, and or disease, lawlessne

People need jobs

that are just. They

need to be able to

work in acceptable

working conditions,with appropriate

protections and

compensation,

and with the right

to organize and

bargain collectively.


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violen con ic o spread o he bene o in erna ional crime and global error-is s. By helping o raise living s andards, jus jobs serve as ins rumen s or promo -ing global s abili y and securi y.

Te Cen er or American Progresss Jus Jobs program seeks o demons ra e

ha suppor ing an increase in jus jobs in developing coun ries is a win-win ordeveloped coun ries as well. S andards o living converge on an upward rajec-ory. Rules and regula ions ensure his happens across he globe. And he resul ing

economic and poli ical s abili y rebounds o bene developed and developingcoun ries alike. Our Jus Jobs program will help policymakers develop pragma icand speci c s eps o power orward a vir uous circle or workers worldwide.


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Introduction and summary

Te global recovery rom he wors economic and nancial crisis since he GreaDepression proceeds a a pain ully slow pace. Sus ained, broad-based globaleconomic grow h is hampered by s ill elling rade and inves men imbalancesbe ween and among developed and developing na ions, and by he need or addi-

ional governmen s imulus spending agains he backdrop o rising scal de ci samong developed na ions.

Wha s more, some coun ries in he developed and developing world are leverag-ing heir expor prowess o grow a high ra es, some even more han 8 percen ayear, while o hers are s ruggling o re urn o modes pre-crisis levels o economicgrow h.1 Ten here are misaligned currency exchange ra es, some ha are under-valued and o hers ha are overvalued. And some coun ries have high savings ra esand scal surpluses while o hers have de ci s.

In shor , he curren s a e o he global economy is undoub edly bleak. Bu heglobal economic ou look does no have o be i coun ries in bo h he developedand developing worldled by he Group o 20 developed and developing na ions,and in erna ional nancial, rade, and labor ins i u ions such as he In erna ionalMone ary Fund and World Bank, he In erna ional Labour Organiza ion, and heWorld rade Organiza ionge behind a coordina ed, consis en , and coheren ,or collabora ive agenda ha ocuses on he crea ion o jus jobs or rebalancing

he global economy.

Wi h 212 million people unemployed around he globe, he mos pressing i emon he global economic agenda mus be he crea ion o jus jobsemploymencomple e wi h labor righ s; appropria e compensa ion; social pro ec ions such

as heal h care, unemploymen insurance raining, and pensions; and oppor uni-ies or economic mobili y.2 I is impera ive ha he G-20, he primary ins i u ion

charged wi h global governance, develops a coheren se o ac ions o promo ejus jobs working wi h he IMF and World Bank, he ILO and W O, and regionaldevelopmen banks. Tey all need o agree on wha re orms o under ake o rebal-ance he global economy and on how o under ake hese re orms.


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Jus jobs is an issue where he respec ive manda es and policies o he G-2hese in erna ional nancial and rade and labor ins i u ions in ersec . I

issue ha is he lynchpin linking individual coun ries domes ic economico he global goal o sus ained, balanced, broad-based economic grow h. G

crea ion is he one area where coun ries can nd common ground o orge

s an ive par nership ha will de ermine he u ure course o he globalI is here ore a good s ar ing poin o es ablish collabora ion across couhe in erna ional ins i u ions ha hey cons i u e.

Collabora ion and coordina ion around jus jobs means all o hese global pers agree on a coheren se o principles and hen ac o pu hem in o prSpeci cally, i means ha :

Te G-20 mus make he crea ion o jus jobs a op priori y, wi h membries coming up wi h a plan on wha is needed o spur his kind o job cr

coun ries a di eren levels o developmen .

In erna ional organiza ions mus con inue o work wi h he ILO o primore and beter employmen condi ions, especially by working rom a comde ni ion o wha cons i u es decen work.

Collabora ion be ween and among he G-20 and he in erna ional ins imus go beyond rhe oric a con erences and in press s a emen s, ins eaou in angible erms hrough employmen policy s ra egies ha are crimplemen ed in concer wi h na ional governmen s and o her s akehold

Tis e or should begin in a ew pilo coun ries o demons ra e i s e ecness. Bu all o hese global ins i u ions in addi ion should survey he walready has been done in he areas such as labor marke s and economic groand inves men policies o poin ou gaps in jus job crea ion and come plans on how o ll hese gaps.

Tis repor elabora es on hese our recommenda ions, examining each in in order o promp he leaders o he G-20 and o her in erna ional ins i

hink abou coordina ing heir e or s around a speci c s ra egy o cope wpressing challenge o crea ing jus jobs worldwide.


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Creating just jobs among theGroup of 20

Te Group o 20 developing and developed coun ries is he primary organiza ionor global coordina ion and collabora ion on in erna ional economic issues. Te

G-20 leaders ini ially came oge her in 2008 o respond o he Grea Recessionha was rapidly spreading across he globe. Since hen, he group has addressed

rebalancing he global economy by calling or coordina ed economic s imulusmeasures across coun ries, re orm o global nancial regula ion, and e ec ive jobcrea ion and social pro ec ion policies. Bu ac ion has been slow o come, espe-

cially on job crea ion and social pro ec ion.

Te ini ial shock o he Grea Recessions economic con agion jol ed coun riesin o seeing he in erconnec edness o heir economies. Tey banded oge her

o coordina e s imulus measures o revive he global economy. Bu now ha heworld is slowly s ar ing o recover, each coun ry is looking o solidi y i s own recu-pera ion and rebuild i s own economy. Ye a he mos recen G-20 leaders sum-mi in Seoul, leaders proposed o collec ively address every hing rom balancing

scal budge s in a grow h- riendly way o moving oward marke -de erminedexchange ra e sys ems, re orming he In erna ional Mone ary Funds governance,and promo ing economic developmen among he worlds poores coun ries.

As impor an as mos o hese e or s are, he Group o 20 canno do all o his anddo i well, especially a a ime when coun ries are pulling in opposi e direc ions.Tis means he G-20 needs o ocus on he crea ion o jus jobs he lynchpinlinking domes ic agendas o he global one. Good job crea ion is he one areawhere coun ries can nd common ground o orge subs an ive par nerships hawill de ermine he u ure course o he global economy. Coun ries mus lay hegroundwork now so ha he issue is a he ore ron o he agenda when France

assumes presidency o he G-20 nex year.

Ye one o he mos glaring observa ions repor ed rom he G-20 summi in Seoulis ha brigh ideas on how o spur job grow h in his sluggish global economy are seriously lacking. Tis is perhaps why he G-20 ends o ocus more on o her


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aspec s o he global economy where angible progress migh be somewhao achieve, such as on IMF governance re orm, hough almos no agenda i

comple ely ree o con en ion. Coming up wi h angible ideas o spur gocrea ion in coun ries a di eren levels o developmen , however, is no abu a necessi yi only he G-20 coheren ly ocuses on he issue. How?

Exploring he po en ial or in ras ruc ure projec s o genera e direc e Examining he prospec s or public-sec or employmen Fos ering ideas o boos en repreneurship and he po en ial or expandi

job grow h in he priva e sec or Developing new sec ors such as he green economy and helping workers ge

rained and equipped wi h he necessary 21s cen ury skills Ensuring ha he produc ivi y and produc ive po en ial o he work

pro ec ed rom shocks and adjus men s

Te G-20 mus devo e adequa e ocus o all o hese issues. o do so, PresBarack Obama should ini ia e a worldwide job-crea ion ini ia ive o makejobs he cen ral priori y a he G-20. Te ini ia ive would enable coun rieshare bes prac ices in job crea ion and worker raining as well as provide

orm or developed and developing coun ries o discuss echnical and nasuppor or hese e or s.


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Working with the InternationalLabour Organization

In erna ional nancial and rade ins i u ions such as he World Bank, In erna ionalMone ary Fund, and he World rade Organiza ion mus con inue o work wi h

he ILO o de ermine he links be ween heir respec ive manda ed areas o exper-ise and he crea ion o more and beter jobs. Recen ly here has been a concer ed

e or by he ILO he primary global ins i u ion or promo ing decen work (seeBox 1) o work wi h o her in erna ional organiza ions. Te ILO is working wi h

he World Bank, or example, o explore he nexus o pover y and employmen by

rying o produce na ional household survey-based es ima es o he working poor,or individuals who are working, bu who also all below an accep ed pover y line.3

Te ILO also is working wi h he In erna ional Finance Corpora ion, he equi y nance arm o Te World Bank Group, on he Beter Work Programme, which

Decent work means productive work in which rights are protected, which generatesan adequate income and social protection. It also means sufcient work, in the sensethat all should have access to income-earning opportunities. It marks the high road toeconomic and social development, a road in which employment, income, and socialprotection can be achieved without compromising workers rights and social standards.

The our pillars o decent work are:

Employment Social protection Fundamental rights at work and standards Social dialoguethe right to reedom o association and collective bargaining

Source: International Labour Organization, Report o the Director-General: Decent Work (1999), available at http://www.ilo.org/ public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc87/rep-i.htm.

The ILOs decent work agenda
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was in roduced in Augus 2006 as a way o improve labor s andards and comiveness in global supply chains by helping en erprises improve heir prac ic

according o core ILO labor s andards and na ional labor laws.4 And he ILO iscollabora ing wi h he World rade Organiza ion o address he direc , andsevere impac o rade on employmen . Te wo organiza ions join ly releas

s udy en i led rade and Employmen : Challenges or Policy Research in examine he connec ions be ween rade policy, labor, and social policies.5

Several impor an s udies are also in he works o emphasize he impor andecen work around he world. Te IMF and he ILO joined orces o producdiscussion paper or a join con erence held in Sep ember 2010, under he ao he Norwegian Prime Minis er, i led Te Challenges o Grow h, Emploand Social Cohesion.6 Te wo organiza ions agreed on he need or in erna iocoopera ion and o build on one ano hers s reng hs o improve policy inno

o bols er he abili y o economies o genera e enough good jobs.

And mos recen ly, he ILO oge her wi h he Organiza ion or EconomCoopera ion and Developmen , or OECD; he World Bank; and he W Oreleased a repor called Seizing he Bene s o rade or Employmen anGrow h o de ail he bene s o rade liberaliza ion or employmen and

o help in orm he G-20.

Tese examples o collabora ion be ween he ILO and o her in erna ional oza ions re ec increasing convergence on he need o explore good job creapar icularly in such difcul economic imes. Tese par nerships are key in mai

aining momen um behind his issue and allowing organiza ions o de ermierences in heir views and where heir views coincide. I is an oppor uni y

organiza ions o be ransparen , share me hodologies, compare no es, and iknowledge gaps and me hods by which o approach hese gaps collabora ive

Collaboration

between the ILO and

other international

organizations

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need to explore just

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Beyond rhetoric to collaborativeand coordinated action

Tere is an urgen need o ransla e he ou comes o hese collabora ive ini ia ives,con erences, and repor s in o angible change on he ground in coun ries in con-cer wi h na ional governmen s and o her s akeholders such as unions, businesses,and civil socie y groups. And his is harder since i en ails working rom a com-mon se o de ni ions.

ake social pro ec ion, one o he our pillars o he ILOs decen work agenda.

Te ILOs approach o social pro ec ion is, de ac o, ocused more on he sup-ply side, which means i is labor orien ed. Te ILO is somewha limi ed in i shandling o o her unc ions o social pro ec ion such as heal h, which is relega ed

o he World Heal h Organiza ion and pensions. In con ras , he World Bank se ssocial pro ec ion in a social risk assessmen ramework. I ocuses on arge edpro ec ion or a -risk or vulnerable groups such as he very poor, migran s,women, and children, as opposed o advoca ing or programs and policies haapply o all workers or all ci izens.

Tere is varia ion in he ways in which hese organiza ions approach social pro ec-ion, bu ha does no mean ha collabora ion is impossible. A good s ar ing

poin is no ing ha each o hese in erna ional organiza ions recognizes ha :

A minimum level o social pro ec ion is manda ory. No single social pro ec ion model s all coun ries. Na ional governmen s are key players in wan ing o ex end coverage and adop

social pro ec ion sys ems. Knowledge on social pro ec ion needs o be expanded, especially or

developing coun ries.

Tese poin s o agreemen crea e he space or angible collabora ion on speci cprojec s in a selec group o pilo coun ries. In erna ional nancial and radeorganiza ions working wi h he ILO, or example, could engage in a projec ohelp par icular developing coun ries design and garner or genera e revenue or


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speci c in ras ruc ure projec s ha no only direc ly crea e jobs bu ala coun rys capaci y o engage in rade. Or hey could join ly inves igaenhance he inves men clima e in speci c rural areas o boos more prodand beter rural employmen .

Tere are o her speci c s eps o ake. Despi e vas reper oires o da a hahese organiza ions collec s, here con inue o be signi can gaps, especiaquan i a ive in orma ion on developing coun ries, rela ed o he promojobs. Tey should survey he work ha already has been done in he areas sulabor marke s and economic grow h and inves men policies o poin ou jus jobs crea ion and come up wi h plans on how o ll hese gaps.


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Looking ahead

Te edgling economic recovery highligh s anew he need or coun ries andin erna ional organiza ions o work oge her o boos he recovery and rebuild heglobal economy in a way ha promo es broad-based, balanced, and sus ainableeconomic grow h. Bu o ake hese e or s o he nex level o pu ac ual jusjobs in o e ec a he coun ry levelwill require coordina ed, coheren e or s.Alas, he mos recen G-20 leaders summi in Seoul shed some ligh on he rac-

ures ha are s ar ing o emerge in he global par nerships orged o preven he

Grea Recession rom becoming he second global Grea Depression.

Ye he in erconnec edness o he world makes i impera ive ha he memberna ions o he Group o 20 and he in erna ional nancial and rade ins i u ionswork oge her o crea e jus jobs across he globe. And promo ing jus jobsemploymen ha includes labor righ s; appropria e remunera ion; social pro ec-

ions such as heal h care, unemploymen insurance raining, and pensions; andoppor uni ies or economic mobili yis an issue ha resona es wi h coun riesa he domes ic level and is also crucial o helping aggrega e demand rebound opromo e grow h and rebalance he global economy.

For his o happen, he G-20 mus make good job crea ion he ocus o i s leaderssummi in 2011 in Paris and Presiden Obama mus lead he charge by in roduc-ing a worldwide jobs ini ia ive. And he IMF, World Bank, W O, and G-20 muscon inue o work wi h he ILO in embracing he pillars o he decen work agenda.

Bu hese organiza ions mus move beyond con erences and join press s a emen so selec a angible se o pilo coun ries or which o design and implemen spe-

ci c good job-crea ion s ra egies. And hey mus make a concer ed and ocused

e or o iden i y he gaps in labor marke da a, especially or developing coun ries,and hen work oge her o ll hose gaps in he pilo coun ries. Te successes rom

hese pilo projec s will provide a basis or scaling up while ailures will help guidebeter coordina ion, collabora ion, and coherence.


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About the authors

John Podesta is he Presiden and CEO o he Cen er or American Progress. Undleadership, he Cen er has become a no able leader in he developmen o and ad

or progressive policy.

Prior o ounding he Cen er in 2003, Podes a served as Whi e House Chie o SPresiden William J. Clin on. He served in he presiden s cabine and as a princip

he Na ional Securi y Council. While in he Whi e House, he also served as bo hassis an o he presiden and depu y chie o s a , as well as s a secre ary apolicy advisor on governmen in orma ion, privacy, elecommunica ions securi yregula ory policy.

Mos recen ly, Podes a served as co-chair o Presiden Obamas ransi ion, whehe coordina ed he priori ies o he incoming adminis ra ions agenda, oversaw

developmen o i s policies, and spearheaded i s appoin men s o major cabinesecre aries and poli ical appoin ees.

Addi ionally, Podes a has held numerous posi ions on Capi ol Hill, including counselor o Democra ic Leader Sena or Tomas A. Daschle (1995-1996); chie counsel

or he Sena e Agricul ure Commitee (1987-1988); and chie minori y counsel Sena e Judiciary Subcommitees on Pa en s, Copyrigh s, and rademarks; Securi yerrorism; and Regula ory Re orm (1981-1987).

A Chicago na ive, Podes a is a gradua e o Knox College and he George own ULaw Cen er, where he is curren ly a visi ing pro essor o law. He also au horedTe Power of Progress: How Americas Progressives Can (Once Again) Save Our Economy, Ouand Our Country.

Sabina Dewan is he Associa e Direc or o In erna ional Economic Policy a AmeProgress. She leads he Jus Jobs Program ha ocuses on nding ways o ex enbene s o economic in egra ion and rade o all workers who power he global Sabina works on economic issues ranging rom he role o globaliza ion o ha

labor marke and social pro ec ion policies in raising living s andards around he She also s udies he nexus be ween developmen and securi y, and he unc ionassis ance, capaci y building and jus jobs in promo ing broad-based, balanced and

ainable economic grow h and developmen around he world.


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Prior o joining American Progress, Sabina was a research analys a he In erna ionalLabour Organiza ion (ILO) in Geneva, Swi zerland where she worked on variousprojec s promo ing he ILOs decen work agenda wi hin he con ex o globaliza ionand in erna ional developmen . She hen worked as an independen consul an basedin Brussels, Belgium under aking a varie y o projec s or ins i u ions including he

ILO Regional Ofce in Tailand, he Uni ed Na ions Girls Educa ion Ini ia ive andhe Direc ora e-general on Employmen , Social A airs and Equal Oppor uni ies o heEuropean Commission. Sabina has an advanced mas ers degree in quan i a ive s udies

rom he Ca holic Universi y o Brussels, and a second mas ers degree in public policy rom he Universi y o Cali ornia, Los Angeles. She received her bachelors degree in

poli ical science rom he Universi y o Cali ornia, Irvine. Sabina has raveled widely liv-ing in coun ries including A ghanis an, India and Sierra Leone.

Isha Vij is a Special Assis an or he Economic Policy eam and he Jus Jobs Program a

American Progress. Her work ocuses primarily on in erna ional economic policy, labormarke issues and economic developmen . Isha earned her bachelors degree in develop-men s udies rom he Universi y o Cali ornia, Berkeley, where she was a Cal AlumniAssocia ion Leadership Award Scholar.

Isha has also s udied in erna ional business a he School o Knowledge Economy andManagemen in Sophia An ipolis, France. While comple ing her degree, she worked onin erna ional developmen and pover y allevia ion e or s aimed a increasing global oodsecuri y. Isha ins ruc ed a semes er-long seminar on he principles o eng shui. Prior

o joining he Cen er or American Progress, Isha spen her summers in erning abroad,working a Universal Music Group in Mumbai, India, and a he 61s Annual Cannes FilmFes ival in France. She is a na ive o Chandigarh, India.

Acknowledgements

We are gra e ul o he Norwegian Minis ry o Foreign A airs, speci cally Lajla BrandJakhelln, Terese Evensen and Mar in Hauge orbergsen or heir suppor . Many hanks oJessica Arons, Hea her Grady and Reema Nanava y or heir eedback on Beyond Moral

Jus i ca ionEmpowering Women o Charge he Global Economic Recovery and oS even Kapsos and Sara Elder or poin ing us o in orma ion. We apprecia e he suppor o Sarah Rosen War ell and he Cen er or American Progress edi orial and ar eams, especially Ed Paisley. And nally, we would like o acknowledge Michael Etlinger or his consis enencouragemen and guidance hroughou his process and or he Jus Jobs Program.


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