Globalization has Aggravated the Employment Situation of Americans

• By John Deloria
• (General Dispatch) –  According to a Federal Government study, approximately 110,000 Americans have lost their jobs as a result of globalization and the pandemic, which has further aggravated the employment situation.

• With the pandemic, many companies have found it necessary to lay off and cut personnel, since their income was severely affected and their operations became complex due to the restrictions imposed.

• A clear example is US Steel’s Lorain, Ohio pipe and Tube Company was forced to reduce its workforce. “The high and overwhelming levels of imported tubular products have had a negative impact on the facility’s product demand to the point of an indefinite shutdown of all tubular operations at the Lorain Tubular facility,” said Steel’s manager.

• Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET) in Toronto, Ohio, said the level of activity was reduced at the company because of the high costs of transporting the material they require to produce.

• 110 Americans became unemployed at a United Auto Workers auto parts factory in Auburn, Indiana. It was reported that this action was because most of the parts were not being produced at the plant and were being imported from another plant.

• Free trade has severely damaged the labor situation in the USA, approximately 31,000 have lost their jobs in the areas of Washington, Oregon and Kansas, likewise in 2019 in other cities the layoffs were around 36330.

• Currently the situation may not be so favorable, the prognosis for this type of jobs will change with globalization advancing, and large companies expect to have more skilled labor, hoping that people can work from home.

Adittional Information:

Breitbart: Feds: At Least 109K Americans Lost Their Jobs Due to Free Trade in 2020

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