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Grade 9 Labor Rights and Job Security

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What is the primary reason why companies engage in outsourcing?

To decrease working hours
To reduce costs (correct)
To improve employee benefits and protections
To increase wages

What is the main consequence of low wages for workers in the Industrial era?

Persistent poverty (correct)
Improved living conditions
Decreased working hours
Spread of diseases

What is contractualization?

A process of entitled a worker to receive wages, all the benefits and other privileges after six months
A process of hiring a worker continuously for a period of not more than five months for a specific job (correct)
A process of subcontracting numerous business-related operations to another company
A process of hiring a worker permanently for a specific job

What is the primary reason why workers pay taxes?

To support public services and infrastructures (C) Signup and view all the answers

What strategy was employed to improve the lives of workers during the Industrial period?

Reducing working hours and increasing wages (B) Signup and view all the answers

What determines the level of wages according to the Subsistence theory?

Supply and demand of labor (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor that determines the salary of an individual in the workforce?

Educational qualification (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of the Land Reform Law?

To redistribute land ownership to achieve greater equity (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary environmental concern associated with mining activities?

Water pollution from run off and waste discharge (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary contribution of the industrial sector to agriculture?

Supplies finished products (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Oil Deregulation Law?

To allow market forces to determine oil prices (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary challenge due to the lack of capital?

Limited expansion opportunities (B) Signup and view all the answers

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