Essays about: "thesis on domestic workers"

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  1. 1. Bringing human rights due diligence into law: Addressing modern slavery or business as usual? : A postcolonial assessment of the UK Modern Slavery Act’s compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Isabelle Kämpe; [2023]
    Keywords : UK Modern Slavery Act; MSA; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; UNGP; modern slavery; human rights due diligence; HRDD; supply chain; transparency; postcolonialism; neo-colonialism; dependency theory;

    Abstract : Operating through complex supply chains and multiple jurisdictions, today’s business enterprises can outsource manufacturing to different parts of the world where they can take advantage of low labour- and production costs. In the global quest for businesses to maximise their profits, deteriorating working conditions for offshore labour workers are increasing the risks of human rights abuses. READ MORE

  3. 2. The third way in Hungary between 1945 and 1956

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Andras Bölöni; [2023]
    Keywords : 1956 revolution; Hungarian politics; third way idea; Wilhelm Röpke; socialism; Soviet Union; Eastern Bloc; conflict of ideologies; Stalinism; new phase policy; workers’ councils;

    Abstract : This thesis introduces the concept of the third way in politics, why focusing on how the idea was present in the political sphere in Hungary between 1945 and 1956. The time frame was chosen as in both years Hungarians saw a complete turmoil in their country, which could have been a chance to introduce a completely new system. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Permanent Hotel : A machine-made landscape with a man-made culture

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Oskar Häggström Germann; [2023]
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    Abstract : Architecture should strive to become an architectural prototype that brings forth collective value and culture through community cohesion, bringing together different groups of people and cultures. Thus, preventing the dilemma of gaps between the different interests, the reason for divided communities. READ MORE

  5. 4. Forced labour under a microscope - How people are subjected to forced labour within domestic work

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Saga Frönserius; [2023]
    Keywords : forced labour; domestic work; modern slavery; exploitation; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The paper focuses on forced labour in domestic work. This paper examines how forced labour in domestic work is addressed internationally and nationally. To fulfil this purpose, the report examines how forced labour is defined in international law and how it is legally combated. It also examines how Sweden and the UK meet international standards. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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