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  1. 1. Implications of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Household Hunger and Food Insecurity in South Africa's Formal and Informal Sector: Evidence from Recent Survey Data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Laura Ionut; [2021]
    Keywords : Keywords: Formal Informal sector; Hunger; Food insecurity; COVID-19 lockdown; South Africa; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : During the strict COVID-19 lockdowns imposed by many countries around the world, most of the vital economic activities were stopped, causing severe socio-economic disruptions worldwide. Likewise, South Africa went into a strict lockdown on the 27th of March, triggering massive loss of earnings and jobs for numerous workers. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Labour-market Experiences of Skilled African Women in Sweden : The Case of Kenyan Women

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Fortune Chanelle Mugororoka; [2020]
    Keywords : Labor market segmentation; migrant women; uncertainty; precarious work; highly skilled; intersectionality; dualism.;

    Abstract : The study sought to understand the labour-market experiences of Kenyan women living in Swedenfrom a precarity standpoint. Specifically, from the point of view of uncertainty and vulnerability ofAfrican migrants workers in the labor market. READ MORE

  4. 3. The unionisation of precarious workers : representations, problematisation and experiences in Swedish blue-collar unions in the construction and hotel-restaurant sectors

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd

    Author : Sophie BANASIAK; [2020]
    Keywords : precarious workers; labour unions; Swedish model; commodification; labour market segmentation; subcontracting; flexibility; fear; organising; community building;

    Abstract : From the Polanyian perspective on the double movement of labour commodification and self-protection of Society, the aim of this study was to examine how unionists perceive and problematise precarious employment and what are their practices for unionising and thereby securing precarious workers. A double case study was conducted in the hotel-restaurant and construction sectors in Sweden with the participation of blue-collar unionists with diverse backgrounds and experiences. READ MORE

  5. 4. Explaining the evolution of income inequality in Germany from 1991-2010

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Adrian Sonder; [2013]
    Keywords : labour market segmentation; human capital; market income; technological change; SBTC; globalization; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the evolution of income inequality in Germany from 1991-2010, by analyzing the literature on labour market theories. It is assumed that human capital, labour market segmentation and globalization are the main long-term determinants of income inequality. READ MORE

  6. 5. What are the effects of the financial crisis on Gender Inequality? - The case of Greece

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Teresa Lindström; [2013]
    Keywords : Greece; inequality; women; financial crisis; employment; poverty; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis has been to ask whether the financial crisis in Greece is having any effects on gender inequality using the two concepts of gender roles and care work as theoretical frameworks. The scope of the study stretches from the beginning of the crisis in 2009, to 2012. READ MORE