Essays about: "forced labor"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 28 essays containing the words forced labor.

1. 21. Forced Labor and the Migration Industry: Outsourcing Agencies and Migrant Workers in Malaysia

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Emanuelle Brandström; [2014-03-03]
   Keywords : forced labor; slavery; migration; Malaysia; migration industry; agency;

   Abstract : Over the past decades migration has increased rapidly and during the same period migration has become an increasingly politicized and securitized issue. In the intersection between politically motivated barriers to migration in receiving countries and the continued demand for migration (both on the demand and the supply side) new opportunities have arisen for a migration industry – facilitating and controlling migration flows. READ MORE

3. 22. Sustainable outsourcing : Trends in the clothing industry

   University essay from KTH/Industriell produktion

   Author : Diana Backelin; Patrik Welchermill; [2013]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Globalization has led to freedom of trade between countries and allowed people to accessitems that were previously unavailable to them. This has in turn also lead to competitive pricing, making it possible for businesses to access much wider markets. READ MORE

4. 23. Life at risk : hazardous child labour within agriculture in Sialkot, Pakistan

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Muhammad Amjad Nawaz; [2012]
   Keywords : child labour; working condition; child labour laws in Pakistan;

   Abstract : The issue of child labor and hazardous work is a reality in many developing countries including Pakistan. With its high population density, mostly in the rural areas, a majority of the households engage in activities that are geared towards survival without considering the negative implications. READ MORE

5. 24. Forced Displacement and Labor Market Access for Women in Colombia, 2001-2011

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Claudia Cristina Medina Palacios; [2012]
   Keywords : Displacement; forced migration; women; labor market access.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Among the multidimensional effects that forced displacement has on population welfare, the economic ones may be measured in various ways: one of them is assessing the effect of being a forced migrant in the probability of accessing the labor market in the destination communities in Colombia. This is obtained through the estimation of a logit model which uses data from the “Survey in marginalized areas: sexual and reproductive health, forced displacement and poverty” made by Profamilia and it focuses particularly on females. READ MORE

6. 25. Kapitalförluster vid förbud mot uppbundet system för mjölkkor

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Christine Andersson; Hanna Andersson; [2012]
   Keywords : mjölkproduktion; ekonomi; djurvälfärd; uppbundet system; mjölkko;

   Abstract : Idag finns det 5200 mjölkföretag i Sverige varav 69 procent tillämpar ett uppbundet system. Regeringen föreslår att Jordbruksverket bestämmer ett slutdatum för mjölkproduktion i uppbundet system. Målet är att förbättra djurvälfärden för nötkreatur. READ MORE