It said the company had created a hostile environment and discriminating conditions of employment for the men, who had learning difficulties and worked at the West Liberty plant under the company's oversight since the 1970s.

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Indonesia would benefit from working with other countries like the Philippines, whose government sends representatives abroad to demand better employment conditions for its workers.

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Indonesia had already begun negotiations with Saudi Arabia on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that would stipulate better protection and employment conditions for its workers, Maktub said.

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In future all staff appointed by MPs without exception should become direct employees of the House of Commons, which would become centrally responsible for their employment terms and conditions, their contracts, and the payment of their salaries within the limit allowed - and will have the right to make an independent assessment of such contracts.

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In a statement, the Department of Education said that classroom assistants were employees of the boards and issues regarding the terms and conditions of employment of staff were a matter for the boards.

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Country managers are increasingly likely to have been hired locally many firms insist that expats revert to local employment conditions if they stay in one place for more than five years while business units are run by globe-trotting teams, the members of which may live in a number of different countries.

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But Lebanon can do something about harsh social conditions in the camps, says Makkawi, lifting restrictions on employment that has guaranteed misery for Palestinians in Lebanon.

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The preservation of employment, for instance, impairs management flexibility to adjust inputs to changing market conditions, and its ability to explore new business opportunities.

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