Essays about: "Informal Labour"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 53 essays containing the words Informal Labour.

  1. 1. THE ROLE OF DIPLOMATIC SPOUSES: A BOURDIEUSIAN EXPLORATION Expectations and restrictions of contemporary diplomatic spouses

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Victoria Sjöberg; [2024-02-15]
    Keywords : Diplomacy; diplomatic spouse; Bourdieu; patriarchy;

    Abstract : Ever since the 19th century women who marries diplomats has taken on the role of a diplomatic wife. The wives were responsible for entertaining and creating a welcoming atmosphere. It was such an essential role of diplomacy that they had courses and manuals on how to conduct themselves and how to arrange flowers and seating charts. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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 studier

    Author : Şebnem Çerçel; [2023-02-14]
    Keywords : Labour exploitation; vulnerability; consent; control; coercion; Syrian refugees; Turkish labour market; integration;

    Abstract : 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

  4. 3. The Effects of Low-Quality University Education on Young Graduated Labour Outcomes: The Peruvian Experience

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Adriana Cristina Raygada Mimbela; [2023]
    Keywords : quality of university education; graduated labour outcomes; Peruvian youth; National Survey of Households ENAHO ; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between university education quality and young graduates' labour outcomes. The thesis employs a micro-level data analysis based on the National Survey of Households (ENAHO) and information from the National Board of University Education (SUNEDU). READ MORE

  5. 4. The Effect of Free Elderly Personal Care on Informal Caregiving and Labour Market Participation: Revisiting the Scottish Reform

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Tilman Friedrich Bretschneider; Joel Cheung; [2023]
    Keywords : Informal Care; Labour Supply; Difference-in-differences; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : We revisit the Scottish care reform of 2002 to estimate the effect of free formal personal care for the elderly on informal caregiving and labour market participation using a difference-in-differences approach. We find that previous studies’ results suffer from bias due to violations of identifying assumptions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Designing Hope and Resilience : The Architecture Students ́ Role in Improving Living Conditions for Displaced Communities in Turkey

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Ellen Moiso; Benjamin Roobol; [2023]
    Keywords : Displacement; Turkey; Refugees; Activism; Proto- typing; Architecture; Participatory Action Research; Design Thinking; Informal Refugee Camps;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to depict Syrian refugees' detrimental livelihoods in the area of Izmir, Turkey and to through mapping, prototyping building and analysing two live projects - developed using a combination of Participatory Action Research and Design Thinking - provide examples on how architects and architecture students can work within the field of displacement. The projects are in two different contexts and have been carried out by students at Umeå School of Architecture, including the authors of this paper. READ MORE