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By Taylor Driscoll, Reporter Correspondent
June 2, 2021
Taylor Driscoll, Reporter Correspondent
A newly published report based on interviews with nail salon workers many of them employed in or living in Dorchester details the challenges facing the industry and its largely immigrant workforce that was particularly hard hit by the pandemic.
The Vietnamese American Initiative for Development, Inc. (VietAID) in Fields Corner and Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) published the “From Our Own Voices” report last week. Based on 52 interviews with nail salon workers between 2016 and 2020 and survey responses from both worker and salon owners during the pandemic, the survey shines a spotlight on flaws within the industry that were already present before Covid-19, but that have intensified since.
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Business groups press to reinstate a âsearch for workâ requirement in return for jobless benefits
Most states have already reverted to the pre-pandemic rule
By Jon Chesto Globe Staff,Updated May 18, 2021, 7:57 p.m.
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As employers race to fill positions on factory floors and in restaurant kitchens across the state, their trade groups are pushing the Baker administration to reinstate a job-search requirement for people who are on unemployment.
State officials could nudge more people out of their homes and back into the workforce, the business groups say, if they revert to the pre-pandemic requirement that those who claim unemployment insurance benefits must show they are actively seeking work.
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