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  1. 1. Female paid domestic work in Lima : A contemporary case study on informality and changed forms of emploment

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Inger Magnusson; [2023]
    Keywords : Feminized domestic work; forms of employment; informality; devaluation; female empowerment; autonomy and economic independence; feminist care economy and human capital theory;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis on the paid feminized domestic work is to describe the two current forms of employment of the live-inside maids and the live-outside domestic workers of paid domestic work in Lima Peru. The live-inside employment, cama adentro is the traditional form of maids living inside the household, and secondly, the live-outside employment, cama afuera, describes the working woman as an independent worker who lives outside the household. READ MORE

  3. 2. Human Trafficking : “The Silent Victims”

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

    Author : Ema Miseikaite; [2023]
    Keywords : Human trafficking; Male trafficking victims; Masculinity; Gender roles; Globalization;

    Abstract : Human Trafficking, also known as Trafficking in Persons, or Modern-Day Slavery, is a multibillion-dollar industry that consumes millions of individuals from diverse social, cultural, racial, national, or gender backgrounds. Human trafficking can take many forms: labor, organ, and sex trafficking. READ MORE

  4. 3. Human Rights Violations in the Name of Football : A Qualitative Content Analysis on the Human Rights Violations against Migrant Workers during the preparation and delivery of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Moa Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Migrant workers; Football; World Cup; Human Rights; FIFA; Qatar; Forced Labor;

    Abstract : The 2022 FIFA World Cup for men's football has received massive criticism since it was announced in December 2010 that Qatar would host it. With a significant history of human rights violations, many were shocked that Qatar was elected. READ MORE

  5. 4. “Are you in the mafia?” : Ethnic discrimination on the American labor market

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Anes Velic; [2023]
    Keywords : Employment gap; earnings gap; ethnic discrimination; exogenous shocks to ethnic discrimination on the labor market; employers’ prejudice;

    Abstract : How did the Italian mafia affect honest Italian descendants on the American labor market? This is a study about how an exogenous shock to ethnic discrimination on the labor market affected a whole ethnic group. The goal with this study is to analyze how a massacre by Al Capone’s crew in 1929 affected Italian workers on the American labor market. READ MORE

  6. 5. Digitalization, automation, and greening inthe Danish metal industry. : Local implementation and industrial relations consequences

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Lars Graadal; [2023]
    Keywords : Industrial relations; power; Unionism; unions; digitalization; automation; automatization; greening; sustainability; metal industry;

    Abstract : This study is about one of the most revolutionary developments in Denmark's metal industry in recent times. Ongoing digitalization and automation, paralleled with the transition to CO2-neutral production is not only changing work procedures but also disrupting industrial relations. READ MORE