Essays about: "Trade unions"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 105 essays containing the words Trade unions.
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11. Are trade unions winners or losers in EU policymaking? : A study of ETUC’s and BusinessEurope’s relative influence in the EU consultation of social partners under article 154 TFEU
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigated the influence imbalance between worker’s and employer’s interest in the EU policymaking. It is assumed that worker’s interests are disadvantaged, and this study is therefore examining the consultation of social partners under article 154 TFEU that considers social policy and can be used as a most-likely case for worker’s influence. READ MORE
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12. Out of Sight, out of mind : analyzing changes in union reporting in Swedish print media 1995-2019
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : This study aims to investigate if there has been a shift over the last 25 years in the discourses on how trade unions are being discussed in Swedish print news media. More specifically, I will investigate whether a social change and change in power relations of trade unions can be detected in the discourses. READ MORE
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13. Trade Unions at a Crossroads : A Qualitative Case Study of Blue-Collar Trade Unions and Challenges from Labor Migration
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : As a result of the increasing mobility of labor globally, trade unions find themselves at a crossroads. Although labor migration has become a common feature of labor markets, it poses a threat to trade unions’ collective agreements by speeding up the downward pressure on wages and employment conditions. READ MORE
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14. The Debate of Decent Work in Emerging Economies: Minimum Wage Policy in South Africa.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : There exists considerable debate on the utility of ILO’s decent work agenda and its four pillars of full employment, rights at work, social dialogue, and social protection in the context of emerging economies. Whether these pillars be achieved in unison or if there a need to prioritize a pillar over another and whether the notion as a whole is complementary with other development objectives like economic growth is dependant on how an emerging economy understand the issue at hand, which is itself a function of the historical and socioeconomic context in which the labor markets exists within. READ MORE
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15. Allocation of Alternative Investments in Portfolio Management. : A Quantitative Study Considering Investors' Liquidity Preferences
University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)Abstract : Despite the fact that illiquid assets pose several difficulties regarding portfolio allocation problems for investors, more investors are increasing their allocation towards them. Alternative assets are characterized as being harder to value and trade because of their illiquidity which raises the question of how they should be managed from an allocation optimization perspective. READ MORE
