Essays about: "unpaid labor"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words unpaid labor.

  1. 1. "A book is not like any other commodity" : A qualitative study on Swedish bookfluencers, labour, and aspirations.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Jonsson Martina; [2023]
    Keywords : bookfluencers; book content; aspirational labour; affective labour; gifted books; gifted content; social media marketing; attunement; work-net;

    Abstract : The thesis focuses on bookfluencers – content creators that create content about books and reading. The study explores how they perceive the gifted books they receive from book publishers and other actors, which they are expected to create content about – often unpaid. READ MORE

  3. 2. Local NGOs combat against Child Labour : A case study in Mwanza, Tanzania

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Halima-Sadiya Ahmed Abdullahi; [2023]
    Keywords : NGO; child labour; artisanal small-scale mining; agriculture; Mwanza; Tanzania;

    Abstract : Children engage in paid and unpaid work that is damaging to them daily all around the world. They are categorized as child laborers, however when they are either too young to work or are engaged in dangerous activities that may jeopardize their physical, mental, social or educational development (Unicef 2021). READ MORE

  4. 3. Gendered Division of Housework in Greece : A feminist analysis of a time use survey

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Anastasia Vogiatzi; [2023]
    Keywords : housework; Greece; time use survey; gendered division of labor; unpaid labor;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine the gendered housework division in Greece based on research questions about participation by gender, chore types, and factors like age, education, and employment's influence, as well as uncovering related dynamics and trends. A quantitative analysis is employed using Greece's single time use survey conducted in 2013, which reveals substantial gender inequalities in housework division. READ MORE

  5. 4. Between Guardian and Punisher : The Role of the German Inspectorate Finanzkontrolle Schwarzarbeit for Migrant Workers

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för migration, etnicitet och samhälle (REMESO)

    Author : Tobias Seitz; [2022]
    Keywords : Migrant Worker; Labour Migration; Labour Exploitation; Labour Inspectorate; Trade Unions; Unions; Germany; Undeclared Work; Unlawful Employment; Minimum Wage; Political Economy; Regime Theory; Border Regime; Deportation; Ethnography; Counseling; Arbeitsmigration; Finanzkontrolle Schwarzarbeit; Schwarzarbeit; Zoll; Illegale Beschäftigung; Ausbeutung; Gewerkschaft; Mindestlohn; Abschiebung; Regimetheorie; Grenzregime; Ethnographie; Beratung;

    Abstract : Many in Germany argue that the minimum wage and other protective provisions for migrant workers will only be effective when workplace inspections by the enforcement body "Finanzkontrolle Schwarzarbeit" (FKS) are stepped up. For this reason, a novel cooperation agreement between the FKS and migrant workers' counseling offices has been signed, in June 2021. READ MORE

  6. 5. Deconstructing Informality: Evidence from South American Household Surveys

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ana Maria Teresa Morales Curiel; [2021]
    Keywords : labor informality; social security; socio-economic characteristics; household surveys; South America; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The persistence and growth of the informal economy in South America is considered one of the most relevant problems in the region. However, studying informality across countries can be a complicated task due to the lack of homogeneous concepts and measurements. READ MORE