risk—the risk that revolution or other political conditions will result in a loss. Political risk insurance is available for several different types of political risk‚ including (among others): Political violence‚ such as revolution‚ insurrection‚ civil unrest‚ terrorism or war;Governmental expropriation or confiscation of assets;Governmental frustration or repudiation of contracts;Wrongful calling of letters of credit or similar on-demand guarantees;Business Interruption; and Inconvertibility of foreign
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Meaning of industrial unrest The term industrial unrest is used to describe activities undertaken by the labor and other working people when they feel grievances and protest against pay or conditions of their employment. Industrial unrest can also be defined as the total range of behaviours and attitudes that express opposition and divergent orientations between industrial owners and managers‚ on the one hand‚ and working people and their organisations on the other. The unrest actions may include
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The connection between student unrest and the Vietnam War was obviously an issue that effected students in the United States and throughout the nation. Students in the United States protested the war in several ways. Students who attended Kent State University protested Richard Nixon’s decision to continue the war in Cambodia by tearing pages out of history books and burning them. The students thought that this was their voice to the world that the president was destroying the Constitution (The
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What Factors Contributed to the Social Unrest of the 1930’s and the 1940’s?What factors contributed to the social unrest of the 1930’s and the 1940’s? “As a consequence of the riot‚ the first awakenings of a new political awareness began to be felt in the hearts of black people‚ time and the remarkable foresight‚ courage and initiative of a few dedicated members of the majority were all that were required to crystallize this awareness into a mighty political force.” – Doris Johnson‚ the Quiet Revolution
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Ryan Donovan Civil Unrest 1. What is Civil Unrest and how does it pertain to what we have just read? Civil unrest is when a group of citizens in a country revolt and protest against a higher power. They convey their messages through protests‚ rallies‚ riots‚ and public demonstrations. They can be peaceful or violent. This relates to “Persepolis” because it takes place during the Iranian revolution. During this time‚ the people were revolting against the new government and their strict rules
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LABOUR UNREST & ITS CAUSES & IMPACTS “KINGFISHER AIRLINES” Kingfisher Airlines Ltd ‚ controlled by liquor baron Vijay Mallya‚ cancelled all flights through Thursday because of labour unrest and was ordered by the aviation regulator to submit a revival plan before it can fly again. The heavily indebted airline‚ which has been months behind on salary payments‚ saw its operations come to a grinding halt on Monday after disgruntled engineers responsible for aircraft safety checks threatened
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THE SYRIAN UNREST The Syria unrest‚ which has been going on since March of 2011 is an uprising by a rebel group against a governing party in Syria. The main objectives of the rebels are to overthrow current president‚ Bashar-al-asshad. In April of 2011‚ the president deployed the army‚ still loyal to president asshad whose family lineage has been ruling Syria for decades‚ to open fire on any protesters. The rebels‚ in retaliation‚ formed their own group of armed troops mainly consisting of ex-soldiers
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Labor Unrest at Toyota India On January 08‚ 2006‚ Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (TKM) announced an indefinitelockout of its vehicle manufacturing plant at Bidadi located near Bangalore‚ Karnataka. Thedecision was taken following a strike‚ which had entered its third day‚ by the ToyotaKirloskar Motor Employees Union (Employee Union)‚ the only company recognized union.The lockout notice stated that the strike was illegal as the Employee Union did not give themandatory 14 day notice period
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he last few months has seen a sharp surge in worker protests in plants across the country. In Tamil Nadu‚ workers at Hyundai‚ MRF‚ and Nokia went on protest. Last month‚ a senior Human Resource Executive at Rico Auto died after having been attacked by workers. Now‚ work at the Gurgaon-Manesar auto belt of Haryana has come to a halt following the death of a worker in an alleged police firing. It is not just blue collar workers who have been aggressively asserting their rights or protesting and striking
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Religious violence in Nigeria: Causal diagnoses and strategic recommendations to the state and religious communities Isaac Terwase Sampson* Abstract The literature on religious violence in Nigeria largely implicates socio-economic‚ political and governance deficits as the major causes of such violence. This article‚ however‚ departing from the underlying causes approach‚ undertakes an analytical inquiry into the immediate and visible factors that trigger religious conflicts in the country
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