How govt can tackle unequal opportunities in the labour market

1. Education and training. Give unskilled and unemployed better chance to get a job

• However, is expensive, govt training may not be effective, will take a long time

2. Legislation against racial and sexual discrimination

prevent employers discriminating on grounds of non economic factor. in theory gives everyone equal chance to get a job.

• However, legislation like this already exists, difficulty is in implementing it. For example, how do you prove not getting a job is due to discrimination

3. Child care provision. This enables all women to be able to enter the labour market. and get jobs after having children.

• Very expensive to implement women may still be limited to just having part time jobs

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