Essays about: "Labourers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the word Labourers.

  1. 1. Development of a material handlingsystem for a high high-pressure processingmachinemachine: A study of conceptual solutions

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

    Author : Maximilian Belin; Elvira Sjöström; [2023]
    Keywords : Material handling system; High-pressure processing; Automation; Design; Multi criteria decision making.;

    Abstract : When developing a material handling system (MHS) it is crucial to master the various aspects for each developing step to increase the efficiency of the MHS. This Master’s thesis is aimed to identify conceptual solutions of a MHS and analyse the advantages and challenges for each of the developed concepts. READ MORE

  3. 2. Enforcement Against Exploitation, Working Hard or Hardly Working? : Exploring How Canadian Policy Discourse Problematizes the Labour Exploitation of Migrant Workers

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Gavin Kierulf; [2023]
    Keywords : Labour Exploitation; un Freedom; Labour Migration; Precarity; Social Harm; Canada; Canadian Labour MIgration;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to outline how the labour exploitation of migrant workers is problematized in contemporary Canadian labour migration policy discourse; the consequences of this problematization(s), and possibilities for creating an alternative critical space for discourse. Using concepts of (social) harm, (un)freedom, and (hyper)precarity as departure points for analysis, this project endeavours to untangle problematizations of migrant worker exploitation from their representations in Canadian policy discourse through a post-structural policy analysis. READ MORE

  4. 3. POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS OF BANNING TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT IN THE GERMAN MEAT INDUSTRY

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Boglárka Takács; [2021]
    Keywords : risk society thesis; individualization thesis; individual survival strategies; German meat industry; precariat; migrant workers; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The German meat industry is a popular labour market destination for unskilled Eastern and Middle European workers. The precarious employment and housing conditions, exacerbated by a staggering number of COVID-19 infections, received immense media attention in 2020. READ MORE

  5. 4. The myths and hazardous life of asphalt labourer : A pre-study on work environment and gender equality in the asphalt paving industry

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Pipar Julia Bahri; [2020]
    Keywords : Asphalt; road construction; male-dominated industries; safety work; gender equality; microwave heater; attractive workplace; Asfalt; vägarbete; mansdominerade industrier; säkerhetsarbete; jämställdhet; mikrovågsvärmare; attraktiva arbetsplatser;

    Abstract : Road construction work is often regarded to be a dirty and strenuous job. The asphalt paving industry is male-dominated with a low percentage of women. This master thesis is part of Human Work Sciences at Luleå University of Technology's participation in the SMMART (Swedish Magnetite Microwave Asphalt Road Technology) project. READ MORE

  6. 5. “Everything that needs to make the thing a whole” : aestheticization, exclusion and the political economy of Long Bay’s tourism landscape

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

    Author : Anwen Martha Davis; [2020]
    Keywords : Jamaica; Tourism; Marxist political economy; Landscape; Exclusion; Aesthetics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Although a large volume of work has been conducted regarding tourism industries across the world, the dominant analysis in the geographies of tourism tends to draw upon post-modern discourse analysis and representational theories. This has resulted in calls to develop more materialist analyses of tourism landscapes. READ MORE