Obama to announce TechHire programme in bid to drive up stagnant wages
by Associated Press in Washington from on (#4JM7)
President to outline plan that will train and hire high-tech workers to make progress on higher-income employment
Barack Obama is set to announce a new programme, TechHire, during a speech on Monday to the National League of Cities.
The president, focusing on high-tech jobs in a bid to make progress on stagnant wages, has obtained commitments from more than 300 employers as well as local governments in 20 regions of the US to train and hire high-tech workers in an effort to drive up higher-income employment.
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