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Focuses on the strike of Finnish dockers demanding wage hike. Information that Finnish dockers grievances was that Estonian dockers just across the Baltic, were paid only a quarter of their wages, putting Finnish jobs in jeopardy; Comment that Estonia's software programmers can sell their services a...

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Publicado en:Economist Vol. 351; no. 8118; pp. 3 - 5
Autor principal: Cairncross, Frances
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Economist Newspaper Limited 5/8/1999
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Sumario:Focuses on the strike of Finnish dockers demanding wage hike. Information that Finnish dockers grievances was that Estonian dockers just across the Baltic, were paid only a quarter of their wages, putting Finnish jobs in jeopardy; Comment that Estonia's software programmers can sell their services abroad without leaving the country; Opinion that immigration officials may still bar the door to foreigners who want to apply in the flesh, but more and more services can be delivered online; Comment that companies see pay as their main tool for recruiting, motivating and retaining good people.