Essays about: "Economic employment Relations"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words Economic employment Relations.
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1. Safety in Urban Spaces using Urban Planning: a Comparative Study in Bogotá, Colombia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : Many cities around the world are facing the same challenges when it comes to the ability for women to move around and feel safe in public spaces. For women, using public spaces entails fear of sexual violence and of being attacked, which forces them to always be vigilant and reduces their quality of life. READ MORE
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2. Female Immigrant Cleaners’ Experience at Workplace and Transport System in Malmö
University essay from Malmö högskola/Institutet för studier i Malmös historia (IMH)Abstract : The cleaning industry plays a vital role in ensuring clean environments for individuals, businesses, and communities. However, in recent years, the industry has undergone significant transformations driven by neoliberal policies, and there is no exception in the cleaning system in Sweden. READ MORE
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3. The Problematisation of Work-Life Balance within the EU, Austria, and Sweden
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : In this Master’s thesis it is asked how work-life balance is problematised within the EU, Austria, and Sweden, aiming to understand how certain representations of the work-life balance problem might contribute to the stagnation or progress of tackling gender equality matters. The research question is answered through the analysis of an EU Directive as well as Austrian and Swedish policies and debates applying a post-structural feminist perspective and the What’s the problem represented to be? approach. READ MORE
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4. The Moral Economy of Swedish Labour Market Co-operation and Job Security in the Neoliberal Era
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiAbstract : In the neoliberal era, there has been a global trend towards increased labour market insecurity and inequality, even in countries traditionally emblematic of union strength and socio-economic security such as Sweden. In this study, I present the first ethnographic research conducted in anthropology of negotiations between the central Swedish union and employer peak bodies (known as the ‘labour market partners’). READ MORE
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5. The unionisation of precarious workers : representations, problematisation and experiences in Swedish blue-collar unions in the construction and hotel-restaurant sectors
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärdAbstract : From the Polanyian perspective on the double movement of labour commodification and self-protection of Society, the aim of this study was to examine how unionists perceive and problematise precarious employment and what are their practices for unionising and thereby securing precarious workers. A double case study was conducted in the hotel-restaurant and construction sectors in Sweden with the participation of blue-collar unionists with diverse backgrounds and experiences. READ MORE
