Make-work job
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make-work-job-187-15500589
title:
Make-work job
text:
A make-work job is a job that is created and maintained at a cost not offset by the job’s fulfilment. Usually having little or no immediate financial benefit, such roles can be said to exist for other economic or social-political reasons, for example simply to provide work-experience or maintain a ceremonial function. Make-work jobs are similar to workfare, but are publicly offered on the job market and have otherwise normal employment requirements. Workfare jobs, in contrast, may be handed out
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encyclopedia
description:
Non-market jobs used to reduce unemployment
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make-work_job
date created:
2007-01-30T20:34:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T17:41:47Z
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