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Displaced workers are defined as persons 20 years of age and older who lost or left jobs because their plant or company closed or moved, there was insufficient work for them to do, or their position or shift was abolished.
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www.bls.gov/news.release/disp.nr0.htm
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Secretary Arne Duncan visited the Milwaukee Area Technical College to announce a $7 million special competitive grant to establish innovative and sustainable community college programs that prepare displaced workers for second careers. ... "The Obama administration is committed to supporting auto communities and workers,
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www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/06/06042009.html
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Supplements Page CPS Main Page ... Description History and Concepts ... Displaced Workers and Job Tenure...
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www.bls.census.gov/cps/dispwkr/dispwkr.htm
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The site also provides information on recent grant awards. ... NEG grants provide key resources for laid-off workers in large dislocations, where existing WIA funds will not cover the workers' needs. Links to recent grant announcements include:
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www.workingforamerica.org/documents/emergrants.htm
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CareerScope® Interest Inventory; The best first step for career or educational planning. ... With more than 40 years of experience developing world-class career assessments, the Vocational Research Institute has now designed an easy-to-use, affordable interest assessment that conforms ... Helps to target key areas of interest.
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www.vri.org/careerscope/csii.html
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Entry level jobs and internships. ... There is assistance available from various levels of government to displaced workers. The U.S. federal government, for example, offers many services to help workers and employers deal with the effects of layoffs and plant closures.
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www.collegerecruiter.com/articles/ask-the-experts-gover...
www.collegerecruiter.com/articles/ask-the-experts-government-assistance-for-displaced-workers/
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Gap Inc., the same retailer that a few years ago was dubbed "the king of sweatshops," has joined the labor union that has been one of its oldest critics in an accord to help displaced Salvadoran factory workers.
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www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/04/20/BU...
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/04/20/BUG7J67JFO1.DTL
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Free Online Library: Vocational rehabilitation of older displaced workers. by "The Journal of Rehabilitation"; Health, general Aged Employment Displaced workers Elderly workers Rehabilitation counselors Services ... is the major barrier that older, displaced workers face in finding new employment. Because the myths of...
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www.thefreelibrary.com/Vocational+rehabilitation+of+old...
www.thefreelibrary.com/Vocational+rehabilitation+of+older+displaced+workers-a014567654
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"The Health Coverage Tax Credit, tucked into a 2002 trade bill to win support in Congress, is supposed to cushion the blow to factory workers hurt by imports by paying 65% of the cost of health insurance...
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www.planetizen.com/node/23098
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