Essays about: "Labour Movement"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 53 essays containing the words Labour Movement.

  1. 21. Trade unions' freedom of association in Cambodia - A study on the Trade Union Law and its possible implications on trade unions in the Cambodian garment industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Alexander Ski; [2017]
    Keywords : Cambodia; Trade Union Law; freedom of association; organisational autonomy; garment industry; ILO Convention No. 87.; Business and Economics; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Syftet med denna uppsats är att analysera Fackföreningslagen och dess potentiella konsekvenser för fackföreningars föreningsfrihet i den kambodjanska textilindustrin. Utöver detta analyseras lagen i förhållande till redan befintlig nationell lagstiftning samt i relation till internationell rätt rörande föreningsfrihet. READ MORE

  3. 22. Hard Hats, Soft Protection. Barriers to accessing social protection schemes for Cambodian migrant workers in the Thai construction sector – a constructivist grounded theory approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Oliver Harry Fisher; [2017]
    Keywords : Labour migration; Construction; Grounded theory; Social Protection; Thailand; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Cambodian migrants in the Thai construction sector, work in precarious working environments, with limited safety conditions and low wages. The use of social protection schemes has increased in recent decades, as a method of reducing the vulnerable against poverty and livelihood risks. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Impact of Social Movements on Political Parties : Examining whether anti-austerity social movements have had an impact on social democratic political parties in Ireland and Spain, 2011-2016

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Brian Bolger; [2016]
    Keywords : social movements; social democratic parties; party change; political opportunity structure; Ireland; Spain; Right2Water; Movimiento 15-M; Labour Party; PSOE; austerity;

    Abstract : Research on social movements has traditionally addressed issues of movement emergence and mobilisation, paying little attention to their outcomes and consequences. Moreover, despite research on the political consequences of social movements accelerating in recent years, much has been left under researched, no more so than the impact social movements have on one of the most important actors in liberal democracies: political parties. READ MORE

  5. 24. Changing the World through Consumption : The Contradictions of Political Engagement in the Case of Oatly

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Alexandra Mccrow-Young; [2016]
    Keywords : commodity activism; political engagement; online activism; political consumption; Oatly; Sweden; vegan movement; environmental movement; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2014, Swedish oat milk producer Oatly was sued by the dairy lobby LRF Mjölk for their use of marketing slogans such as “It’s like milk, but made for humans” which the dairy lobby claimed painted cow’s milk negatively. Dubbed the “milk wars”, the dispute sparked an intense debate over the political and environmental impacts of dairy production up until and beyond the court’s decision in November 2015. READ MORE

  6. 25. Female Representation In Trade Unions: The Case Of The Cambodian Garment Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Fabiana Pereira; [2016]
    Keywords : Labour Law; Human Rights Law; Female Representation; Cambodia; Trade Unions; Gender Equality; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The textile and garment industry is one of Cambodia’s economic ‘growth pillars’ and it plays a key role in the country’s economic development. Foreign enterprises contract Cambodian factories to manufacture goods, which will then be sold worldwide. International buyers include H&M, GAP, Marks & Spencer, Levi’s, Adidas and Inditex. READ MORE