EIRP Proceedings, Vol 1 (2006)

Abstract

In industrialized countries globalization is considered an important cause of losing jobs because the dimension of the companies decreases when faced with a more and more fierce international competition. It is estimated that in the near future and taking into account the global context, the level and the quality of the workforce worldwide tend to be affected and influenced by five factors: - the stagnation and even the decrease of prices for basic materials; - the real effects induced by inflation upon the work and production force; - the downfall of the economies in certain parts of the world; - the liberalization and the increase of international competition; - the level and the quality of jobs as one of the main problems that is dealt with by the work market.