UNICEF summarized the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child as spelling out the “basic human rights that children everywhere have: the right to survival; to develop to the fullest; to protection from harmful influences‚ abuse and exploitation; and to participate fully in family‚ cultural and social life”. This convention is almost universally ratified. Despite this‚ child labour (something that in many cases violates at least three of the non-negotiable terms laid out in the Convention of the
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poverty is the conditions of people who have very low incomes. As a single measure to help reduce structural unemployment and alleviate poverty we would recommend empowering the low income sector of the population with ‘free’ basic education and training. Free basic education and training is a supply side based measure to empower the less privileged with skills that meet requirements of jobs being offered by firms. This measure calls for the government to drastically reduce the barriers to accessing
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claiming unemployment benefit (Job Seekers Allowance‚ or JSA) and can prove they are actively looking for work. It excludes housewives and those on training schemes. The Claimant Count may not reflect the true level of unemployment in the UK economy‚ given that not all the unemployed will bother to claim‚ and some are deterred because they cannot prove they are looking for work. This is especially true of part-time employees who are much less likely to register as unemployed compared with full-time workers
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Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Briefing Abstract The City of Detroit‚ founded in 1701‚ and incorporated in 1806‚ is in Wayne County‚ State of Michigan. Detroit is on an international waterway‚ which connects by means of the St. Lawrence Seaway to seaports around the world. Existing as the largest city in the State of Michigan‚ Detroit is notorious for its tradition in automotive and is a colloquialism for the automobile industry in the United States. Detroit is also known for its popular
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How can we measure the economic growth of a country? Experts have proposed many techniques to assess the economic progress of a country. One of these techniques is to calculate the sum of all the goods and services produced in the country which is known as gross domestic product (GDP). The indicator was created in the wake of great depression in 1930s and still is used to measure individual countries’ economic performance. But now most of the economists claim that GDP alone cannot reflect the
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Journal of Small Business Management 2006 44(3)‚ pp. 407–425 Entrepreneurs Use a Balanced Scorecard to Translate Strategy into Performance Measures by Andra Gumbus and Robert N. Lussier Although 50 percent of Fortune 1000 companies currently use a balanced scorecard (BSC)‚ few small businesses are using a BSC. A review of the literature finds no BSC papers in leading small business/entrepreneurship journals. This article begins with a discussion of the BSC and why a small business should
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CHAPTER I STUDY OF EMPLOYEES SATIAFACTION TOWARDS WELFARE MEASURES OF VOLVO EICHER MOTOR INTRODUCTION Employee retention has become a critical issue facing every organization today. Frustration‚ dissatisfied‚ burn out and turnover among staff have grown‚ resulting in a shortage of qualified‚ competent workers‚ all the industries are facing a severe challenge as they seek to attract and retain top talent. The approach for measuring employee satisfaction
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12 Questions to Measure Employee Engagement Do your opinions seem to count? Does the mission/purpose of your company make you feel your job is important? Have you had opportunities at work to learn and grow? Comments 11 | Recommend 676 ive years ago‚ The Gallup Organization began creating a feedback system for employers that would identify and measure elements of worker engagement most tied to the bottom line--things such as sales growth‚ productivity and customer loyalty. After hundreds
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SEVEN FOODS PRAISED IN QURAN1-BLACK SEED (KALAUNJI )What is Nigella Sativa (the black seed)? Nigella Sativa originates from Western Asia and is a herb that grows about 16-24 inches in height and has white flowers when in bloom. The plant is now cultivated from the Near East to India. The deep black‚ sharp-cornered rectangular seeds (no longer than 3 mm) are the part of the plant that is used for the preparation of products. The black seed is cultivated in Russia‚ Turkey‚ Egypt‚ Arabia‚ Oman‚ Ethiopia
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High Technology Solutions vs. Preventative Measures The U.S. has an unfortunate history of establishing health promotion and disease prevention as a top priority. The insurance system has encouraged treatment-oriented rather than prevention-oriented health care philosophy. Insurance rarely paid for disease prevention before managed care. One would think that by avoiding the circumstances that lend to a chhronic illness or death from happening would be a priority‚ but there seems to be more satisfaction
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