Essays about: "precarious workers"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words precarious workers.
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1. 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/HumanekologiAbstract : 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
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2. Choices and Rules in Informality : A case study on public policy implementation and obstacles to formalizing the domestic work sector in Argentina
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study reviews Rational Choice theory and Informal Institutions theory and uses new data to explain the persistence and scale of Argentina's informal domestic work sector. The domestic work sector in Argentina represents a typical case in Latin America: almost entirely dominated by women and high informality levels. READ MORE
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3. Fixed-term workers: entitled to (un)fair and (un)predictable working conditions?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenAbstract : The balance between increasingly flexible working methods and sufficiently strong social protection for workers within the EU is a complex balancing act that exposes legislators at EU level to major challenges, especially in light of the EU's limited competence in labor law. In recent years, however, the focus on the most modern forms of precarious employment forms has overshadowed other forms of atypical employment, which nevertheless runs the risk of being exposed to unfair working conditions. READ MORE
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4. The informal sector workers in India: a precarious situation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : Informal employment in the 21st century is increasingly prevalent across the world and becomes particularly insecure in the Global South. This thesis studies different aspects of the precarious nature of informal sector jobs in a specific district in India. READ MORE
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5. A Party for “All” Workers? Why the Social Democratic Workers Party of Sweden Leave the Crowdworkers Hanging
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The Social Democratic Workers Party of Sweden portrays itself as a party for all workers. However, with the precarious situation of the newly emerged crowdworkers the status quo, in terms of letting the unions handle it, is not enough of a solution, which is puzzling. Or in other words, it is not seen as a strong enough action. READ MORE
