large share of male sex workers. In the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai‚ Burmese migrants sell their bodies for sex at “show bars” or other entertainment venues. The bars are legal‚ but it is illegal for migrants to work at them. As a result‚ many male sex workers do not seek medical assistance if they contract sexually transmitted diseases because they do not want to reveal their source of income. “A majority of the youths working at our bar are from Burma‚ between the ages of 18 and 25‚”
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foreign workers INTRODUCTION Malaysia has long prided itself as a model of ethnic harmony. There are about 21 million (July 1997) people in Malaysia from diverse races. It can be said that in diversity there is unity because in Malaysia all the races work and live together. The Immigrants to Malaysia are attracted by the low unemployment rates‚ as well‚ particularly those from Indonesia‚ Pakistan‚ Bangladesh‚ and the Philippines. There are 1.8 – 2 million legally registered foreign worker in
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time during which different groups of workers take up their posts. The term "shift work" includes both long-term night shifts and work schedules in which employees change or rotate shifts. A night shift is determined by the number of hours an employee works‚ and the time of night an employee works. For instance‚ a typical night shift begins during the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. In some states‚ the night shift hours differ. Working at least three hours between these hours is considered working a night
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Domestic Workers in India Sachin Balda Section B 20091008 Introduction The domestic worker is defined as a person employed to do the housework or allied activities in any household‚ thus excluding those involved in cleaning or cooking in offices‚ shops and other such premises.1 The word domestic in itself refers to the private household and not the commercial places. This definition does not include the category of people working in commercial sector which means domestic workers are
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media in the workplace is counter-productive. The workplace currently has access to social media through computers in the office and smart phones. I agree social media in the workplace is counter-productive because employees are lacking focus and ability to take on more tasks if required and could be learning and increasing skill levels with focus‚ consistency and effort on work responsibilities. Another reason why social media in the work place is counter-productive is discrimination and damage to
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In our society today‚ when it comes to employment people take on many different roles and job titles. But‚ as many of us know there are two main groups of workers when it comes to employment; employees and independent contractors. According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)‚ an employee is anyone who performs services for you and you can control what will be done and how it will be done. On the other hand‚ and independent contractor is defined as someone who is contracted to do work for an individual
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controversy and division between labour and management on the issue of a legislative ban on replacement workers (Cramton et al.‚ 1999). The use of strike replacement workers is one of the most controversial and emotional issues facing industrial relations‚ and the debate on replacement worker use is marked by differing claims. This paper provides an overview of the use of replacement workers in unionized environments. More specifically‚ it investigates the use of replacement workers during strikes or
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2.3. The relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation Chapter 3: Employee Performance 3.1 Performance in organizations 3.2 Job performance 3.3 Measuring job performance 3.4 Options for measuring job performance objectively Chapter 4: Employee Motivation and Performance 4.1 The relationship between employee motivation and job performance 4.2 Motivating employees intrinsically to perform 4.3 Motivating
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1 Doing Poorly by Doing Good: Corporate Social Responsibility and Brand Concepts CARLOS J. TORELLI ALOKPARNA BASU MONGA ANDREW M. KAIKATI 2 Carlos J. Torelli (ctorelli@umn.edu) is Assistant Professor of Marketing‚ Carlson School of Management‚ University of Minnesota‚ 19th Avenue South‚ Minneapolis‚ MN 55455. Alokparna (Sonia) Basu Monga (alokparna.monga@moore.sc.edu) is Assistant Professor of Marketing‚ Darla Moore School of Business‚ University of South Carolina‚ 1705 College
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The Facts About Job Satisfaction This article was written by Carrie Bloomfield. Job satisfaction is an attitude that employees have about their work and is based on numerous factors‚ both intrinsic and extrinsic to the individual. Job satisfaction is important from the perspective of maintaining and retaining the appropriate employees within the organization; it is about fitting the right person to the right job in the right culture and keeping them satisfied. 1‚2 Today ’s business environment
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