GLOBALISATION

GLOBALISATION

1. The movement of goods, people and ideas around the world.

   • E.g chocolate, cars, fuel

2. The impact on employment

   • Imports and Exports
     • Goods or services sold to other countries
     • Bringing goods into the country from others
     • Exchange of goods provides employment
   • Global economic changes have led to changes in employment patterns and impacted migration and immigration
     • Impact of changing EP
       • Many people work for multinational companies e.g tescos
       • Employment patterns are the types of jobs we do, who employs us and how many of us are employed at a given time
       • Recent Changes
         • More women in work
         • growth of no. of people employed in the public sector, e.g NHS
         • Growth in service industries e.g banking
         • Decline in manufacturing industries e.g boat building
       • Different sectors
         • Manufacturing sector - production; vehicles, engines,
         • Construction Sector - Buildings; architects, engineers
         • Service Sector - retail staff, teachers, nurses
         • Other Industries Sector - any other jobs, e.g agriculture, fishing
       • The have changed because:
         • New technology requiring new and different skills
         • Many companies have moved abroad
   • The growth of new technologies has had an impact on NI
     • affected the way we study, the way we work,the way we communicate, the way we shop, the way we spend our leisure time and our employment opportunities
     • helps keep companies one step ahead of the competition
       • This means they that people looking for jobs should be adaptable and willing to learn new skills
     • Tech. is 'replacing' some jobs e.g Travel agents, Typists
   • Many people migrate to live in different countries in search of empl.

3. The Global market and NI

   • Town Twining
     • Benefits
       • Export Oppertunities
       • Inward Investment
       • Educational, community and business links
       • Tourism
       • Civic Pride
     • Disadvantages
       • Negative Publicity
       • Waste of money
   • Trade with worldwide countries
     • Benefits
       • More employment
       • Equality with other countries
       • Product/ service variety
     • Disadvantages
       • Fluctuation in money markets
       • More competition for local business
   • Competition
     • Benefits
       • Increased Trade / employment
     • Disadvantages
       • Closure and redundancies
   • New and advanced technologies
     • Benefits
       • Training
       • Efficiency
     • Disadvantages
       • Negative publicity
       • Waste of money

4. Impact of emigration and immigration on NI

   • reasons for migration
     • to find work
     • retirement
     • reuniting of families
   • Immigration
     • advantages
       • More choice of employees
       • can fill jobs that native workers do not want
       • Cultural diversity to NI (language,food,music)
     • Disadvantages
       • More competition for job vacancies
       • may not stay in NI and take their skills and expertise elsewhere
     • Reasons people come to work in the UK
       • Push
         • Limited job opportunities in their own country
         • High unemployment
         • Limited study opportunites
       • Pull
         • Higher salaries in the UK
         • Potential to be self-employed
         • Better quality of life
   • Experiences of migrant workers in NI
     • In 2008 the department for employment and learning researched
       • Majority are young (70% between 18 -34)
       • Majority from Poland
       • Come directly from their origin country
       • NI offers a higher income and a better quality of life
   • Reasons people leave NI
     • Unhappy with post-conflict situation
     • Better climate
     • attracted to different culture
     • opportunities for children (education)
     • career opportunities

5. Jobs for the Future

   • The following jobs could become a higher demand because of the impact new technologies will have on society's needs, wants and desires
     • Environmental
       • Jobs to reduce human environmental impact
       • Jobs to measure environmental impact of businesses
     • Renewable energy
       • Jobs to generate and sustain renewable fuels, e.g solar, hygrogen
     • Advanced manufactoring
     • Augmented reality
       • Internet, 3D
     • Robots ad artificial intelligence
     • Social services
     • Education
     • Food