Essays about: "trade unions"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 105 essays containing the words trade unions.

  1. 21. FACTORS INFLUENCING PARTICIPATION IN THE PENSION FUND AMONG INFORMAL SECTORS´ WORKERS IN TANZANIA

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Mahmoud Seif Mohammed; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The informal sector is crucial in the development of several developing countries as a large percentage of workers are employed or self-employed in this sector. According to the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors Report (2011) which was approved by Social Security Regulatory Authority, approximately 89. READ MORE

  3. 22. Trade Procedures and Trade Deflection - The Case of the European Union

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Charlie Nilsson; [2021]
    Keywords : trade procedures; trade deflection; time sensitivity; EU; customs unions; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : As tariffs and other conventional barriers to trade have been substantially dismantled over the course of the past decades, the relative costs of inefficient trade procedures have risen and their trade distorting effects are gaining more attention from both policymakers and academics. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the emerging literature on the topic by turning the scope towards the EU, investigating if trade deflection occurs in the union due to the disharmonized trade procedures of the member countries. READ MORE

  4. 23. Solidarity in Conflict - Organised non-EEA workers, trade unions and labour rights within the Swedish wild berry industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Tilly Nygren Laestander; [2021]
    Keywords : Labour rights; Sweden; Thailand; Seasonal Migrant Workers; Trade Unions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Every year, around 3000-6000 mainly low-income farmers, travel from Northeastern Thailand in search for wild berries in the rural parts of Northern Sweden. There has been a process of inclusion of these seasonal migrant workers into the Swedish labour market structure, since around the turn of the millennium. READ MORE

  5. 24. Free Trade Agreements and Gender (In)Equality: The Possible Gendered Consequences of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Elin Nilsson; [2020-08-07]
    Keywords : Free Trade Agreements; Sustainability Impact Assessments; Mercosur; European Union; Gender Equality; Gender Mainstreaming; Intersectionality;

    Abstract : The newly negotiated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur has provoked both political and public controversy. Gender equality is one of the core values of the EU, and a prerequisite for a sustainable development. READ MORE

  6. 25. Are labor union representatives agents or stewards? : An exploratory study regarding the governance of labor unions

    University essay from

    Author : Jonatan Granström; [2020]
    Keywords : Governance; Labor unions; trade unions; Agency Theory; Stewardship Theory;

    Abstract : Abstract Background & Problem: During recent years there have been disclosed instances of labor union representatives wrongfully using the members’ funds. Considering the nature of the labor unions this kind of behavior is surprising, and therefore there is an interest in what motivates these representatives in their actions. READ MORE