Essays about: "Labour coercion"
Found 5 essays containing the words Labour coercion.
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1. Syrian Refugees in Turkey: An Analysis of Role of the Labour Exploitation in their Integration into the Labour Market
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : This study investigates the role of labour exploitation in the integration of Syrian refugees into the Turkish labour market. Vulnerability, control, and consent are key elements in shaping labour exploitation. Informal employment among Syrian refugees is common both within the formal and informal sectors, which makes the line between them blurry. READ MORE
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2. Bringing human rights due diligence into law: Addressing modern slavery or business as usual? : A postcolonial assessment of the UK Modern Slavery Act’s compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Operating through complex supply chains and multiple jurisdictions, today’s business enterprises can outsource manufacturing to different parts of the world where they can take advantage of low labour- and production costs. In the global quest for businesses to maximise their profits, deteriorating working conditions for offshore labour workers are increasing the risks of human rights abuses. READ MORE
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3. “Freedom is the greatest gift your master can give you”; Understanding a protracted emancipation process from slavery to freedom from the perspective of Mauritanian master’s
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Using Mauritania as a case study this thesis compares the decline of two forms of coercive labour, slavery and servitude, to understand how masters’ incentives differ depending on property right and thus affect conditions for decline. By re-analysing sociological research through an economic lens, this thesis offers a new angle on Mauritania’s emancipation process. READ MORE
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4. “Having Demands and Expectations is Love”: Problematisations and the Constructions of Subjects in a Labour Market Program in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis explores how subjects are constructed within the labour market program called Trelleborgsmodellen, or the Trelleborg Model. It focuses on the Labour Market Department within Trelleborg Municipality and how economic welfare applicants and street level bureaucrats are constructed in the policy. READ MORE
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5. Combating human rights violations and forced labour in Myanmar: the approach of the UN and the ILO
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The practice of forcing a person to perform work without his or her consent and the denial of freedom to leave work has been part of human history for centuries. Despite great effort by the international community to combat forced labour, this scourge is still a prevalent practice in both developed and developing countries, with old as well as new forms of coercion being carried out every day. READ MORE
