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1. FACTORS INFLUENCING PARTICIPATION IN THE PENSION FUND AMONG INFORMAL SECTORS´ WORKERS IN TANZANIA
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : The informal sector is crucial in the development of several developing countries as a large percentage of workers are employed or self-employed in this sector. According to the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors Report (2011) which was approved by Social Security Regulatory Authority, approximately 89. READ MORE
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2. Swedish Trade Unions’ Alliances - Geographical strategies and motivations
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälleAbstract : Workers’ agency, and their struggles to potentially increase their agency, has been and still is intriguing labour geographers. The relevance and potential of the role of the trade union for workers’ power is an interesting subject in a time of international competition and economic disparities. READ MORE
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3. Is the Money Responsible? : Financial institutions’ human rights responsibilities along a supply chain.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a topic of rising importance in the current human rights discussion. As multinational supply chains have a growing impact on people’ lives, both in more developed and developing countries the question of how to regulate the behaviour of the companies that engage in these supply chains becomes increasingly important. READ MORE
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4. CSR in Practice
University essay from Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Purpose – The purpose of this work is to examine the actual CSR situation in low wage countries of the textile industry and to identify obstacles and suggestions for improvements of the working conditions. In order to achieve that approach, different sources and various articles, magazines, books and related websites are being researched to get a wide range of information and to avoid a partial reflection. READ MORE
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5. Aquaculture in Lake Storsjön: an ecosystem services based investigation
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggandeAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if the application of the ecosystem services concept can provide decision makers and stakeholders with additional relevant information for decisions regarding establishing of aquaculture on a local level, using the Lake Storsjön as a case study. In order to provide this knowledge, three different tasks are carried out within this thesis: the identification of the main ecosystem services provided by Lake Storsjön, the understanding of ecosystem services that will be affected by the expansion of aquaculture and the identification of the services that will be used for a possible expansion of the aquaculture sector. READ MORE
