Essays about: "Local Workers"

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1. 1. Local Entertainers in Cebu, Philippines Entertainment and Sex Work: The Struggle for Empowerment

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Judith Loyzaga Skoglund; [2023-12-18]
   Keywords : Philippines; entertainer; empowerment; pragmatism; stigmatization; sex worker; prostitution;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine why local women in Cebu, Philippines, chose to work as entertainers and sex workers. It will examine how their occupation affect their daily lives, in regard to their economy and their social relations with their families, colleagues and customers. READ MORE

3. 2. Freedom seekers in paradise - Investigating the relationship between Swedish remote workers in Lisbon and the local population

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

   Author : Adam Bergman; [2023]
   Keywords : Lifestyle Migration; Digital Nomads; Expats; Remote work; Gentrification; Lisbon; Portugal; Sweden; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In this research study, which has focused on Swedish lifestyle migrants in Lisbon (Portugal), the attitude towards the phenomenon of lifestyle migration has been investigated more deeply. Lifestyle migration is an academic concept that describes the people who are relatively privileged and who move to a cheaper country to improve their quality of life. READ MORE

4. 3. A Heavy Burden - Coloniality and Exploitation of the Subaltern in Nepal’s Mountain Tourism Industry

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

   Author : Sara Frenning; [2023]
   Keywords : tourism; trekking; climbing; Subaltern; workforce equity; coloniality; Nepal; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes the effects of mountain tourism on local people and communities in Nepal with a focus on three main questions: the equity of mountain jobs, the impacts of Western mountaineering’s dominance on local cultures, and the respect and lack of respect for local workers' lives. Despite repeated accounts of precarious and dangerous working conditions the adventure and mountain tourism industry continue to exploit some bodies on behalf of others. READ MORE

5. 4. Exploring Gender Perceptions Among Textile Workers in Bangladesh – A Case Study on a WaterAid WASH Initiative

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

   Author : Nora Burgess; [2023]
   Keywords : water; sanitation; and hygiene WASH ; Menstrual Health Management; Ready-made Garment RMG Industry; Textile Workers; Bangladesh; Gender; WaterAid; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study focuses on addressing the development challenge of inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities in the ready-made garments (RMG) industry factories in Bangladesh. The importance of studying this challenge lies in its direct impact on workers' health, well-being, productivity, and overall socio-economic development. READ MORE

6. 5. Everyone wants to integrate immigrant women but not many are willing to put the work into it : A qualitative study about foreign born women’s integration into the labour market in the Swedish municipality of Jönköping

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation; Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Allison Trejos; Nora Wengland; [2023]
   Keywords : Integration; arbetsmarknad; kvinnor;

   Abstract : The process of integration has been shown to be intricate and particularly detrimental to immigrant women. In examining the Swedish labour market more closely, it is evident that immigrant women are disproportionately affected by unemployment. READ MORE