1. Compare the labour force in UK, USA, Japan and your (any PIC) country? In doing so, also discuss the similarities and differences in their labour force history, labour force participation rate and current developments. (5 marks) Labour UK USA JPN PIC (Fiji) force History ist industrial andindustrial Illegal Fiji was revolution revolution immigrants colonized by Rural to urban Rural to urban . Life time/long UK migration migration employment Indentured Farm workers . EU migration 'Shain'- system Farm workers belong to firm (immigrants) Recruitment Cotton & from Colleges sugar & Universities industry LFP 72% of 59m 156 million 74% of 127 Much less pop (largest) million pop with less Aged labour than 1m pop force Current Women part- More women Increasing Increasing development time @ 42% & immigrants part-time non-standard (higher than EV. Increasing workers employment average) part-time & Threatening of. Increasing Increase temporary life-long labour temporary workers employment mobility employment Increasing Illegal Increased self- casual & immigrants employment agency workforce Increasing workers Automation casual & Decrease reducing jobs. agency workers manufacturing. Job losses due More & increase to overseas immigrants services sector relocations . Increase employment Increasing services sector labour mobility employment . Similarities 1) History of industrial revolution in UK & US 2) History of colonization between US & Fiji (both to UK) 3) LFP with above 70% in the 3 very developed countries 4) Population in millions 5) Increasing non-standard jobs 6) Increasing service sector employment 7) Increasing feminization of employment 8) Migrant labour force in all the 4 countries