2012. $8.9 trillion USD was the GDP in 2012. The GDP value of China represents 11.77 percent of the world economy‚ reported by the World Bank group. Its unemployment rate is 4.11%‚ which is relatively low for such high populous country. The labor force of China included about 800 million workers in 2012. According to the research‚ at least 130 million of those workers are from relatively poor areas to capital cities and industrial bases to work. Many families of these workers were relied on
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Key Topics in Labor Relations 26 February 2012 Lynne Treykor Collective bargaining‚ as its name implies‚ is achieved when two or more parties come together to make a decision about something. Specifically‚ it is achieved when employers and a group of employees work together to decide important terms and conditions regarding employment. These terms and conditions include compensation as well as rights and responsibilities of employees‚ employers‚ and unions. They can also include guidelines
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of his special operation. He knows more about it than if he had two things to think of and care for. He becomes shrewd in every motion. He adapts his labor to the material; he discriminates between the qualities of that material. He meets the little difficulties of his work with more skill and less waste. These two advantages of the division of labor are shown in the different wages which skilled mechanics obtain as compared with unskilled‚ able seamen with landsmen. 3d‚ It saves time‚ in passing
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II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE A. FOREIGN International Labor Organization’s Standards on Child Labored Applicable Perspective in Vietnam According to Giao and Alfresson (2005) child labor refers to state of children who intentionally or unintentionally involved in employment or work which are harmful to their physical‚ mental‚ spiritual‚ moral and social development; or engaged in work at too early age‚ which deprives their childhood‚ opportunities and time necessary for education‚ recreation
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room rather than getting help from a person. Because Ikea tries to cut costs in every aspect of its business model‚ child labor is an issue the company faces. Ikea outsources the manufacturing of its products in areas of the world where it cheapest to make those respective products. While this is a good thing for the company in respect to cutting costs‚ child labor is often used in the manufacturing of cheaper products. When Ikea looks for companies to oursource its manufacturing to‚ Ikea must
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International Labor Relations Labor relations are an important element of business‚ becoming more complex in an international environment. Labor relations are the way that the upper layers of management interact with the lower layers in the company’s hierarchy. Because of the national differences in economic‚ political‚ and legal systems across countries‚ there exist different states of labor relations that international companies must face. Because of these differences‚ most multinational companies
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Gendered Division of Labor as a Unified Systems Theory Glenn’s race-gender analysis of labor provides a unique insight to social feminism. In Gender‚ Race‚ and the Organization of Reproductive Labor‚ she analyzes society’s form of social reproduction—this gendered division of labor. I believe that Glenn’s inquiry leans more towards Young’s approach of a unified systems theory as opposed to Hartmann’s dual systems theory. Dual systems theory highlights two distinct spheres: capitalism and patriarchy
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Finnish Administrative and Labor Law-A Short Review of the Finnish Working Hours Act and Annual Holidays Act: Regarding to the Annual Holiday Act‚ I think the most important rules are about how to earn annual holiday and the timing of the annual holiday. In practice‚ legal provisions designed to protect the employee’s right to annual holiday are very important as well. The Annual Holiday Act has relatively straight forward rules and the scope of the act it is pretty clear. The procedures related
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Dignity of Human Labor. What is labor? * Employment * Physical and mental work done by people * Productivity activity for the economic gain * Work gives us the opportunity to express and to develop one’s talents for one’s own good and for the good of others * From a Christian perspective‚ we can say that work is a vocation in the service of discipleship. * * * * * * * * It is not only a basic human right‚ but also a duty from our baptismal
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common for the terms "labor law" and "employment law" to be use interchangeably. While they share common terminology‚ these are two distinct forms of law. Knowing the differences can help employers and employees understand the intricacies better. Employment law covers all laws‚ mandates and regulations regarding the employee-employer relationship. Labor law specifically focuses on laws dealing with unions‚ collective bargaining‚ and any other issues regarding organized labor. Employment Law in Detail
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