women and concerned only with the protection of women and girls. Their creation was a reaction to the harshness of industrial conditions‚ coupled with pressures arising from the extension of the franchise‚ the influence of trade unions and the labour movement‚ and the campaigning of enlightened employers‚ often Quakers‚ for what was called ‘industrial betterment’. As the role grew there was some tension between the aim of moral protection of women and children and the needs for higher output. The
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Maritimes having unions during the war of 1812 despite such organizations not being legalized in Canada until 1872 (Maple Leaf Web). Approximately 31% of all workers in Canada belong to unions (United Food and Commercial Workers Canada)(Canadian Labour Congress). The public sector – including schools‚ hospitals‚ and crown corporations – have a unionization rate of 71%‚ while in the private sector the rate is 16% and falling (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation‚ 2012). Historians have credited the
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labor organizations are presented. 1. Labor Law Reforms: In December of 2010‚ South Africa’s government offered up a series of potential changes to its labor laws. This was mostly done through amending several existing labor acts including The Labour Relations Act (LRA)‚ Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BEC)‚ Employment Equity Act (EEA) and also the Employment Services Bill (ESB). Following the introduction of sweeping amendments to these acts‚ public outcry‚ political debate and criticisms
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country became one of the leader economic countries in the world. Boom largely based on speculation related to the railroad construction → this led to two profound depressions (1873-1879;1893-1897). Steel was needed to make the railroad‚ also land and labour to make it. Wealth was unequally distributed: only 1% of the population was rich and millionaire (Andrew Carnegie‚ John D. Rockefeller). Ulysses S. Grant He was a Northern Civil War hero and the 18th President of the US (1869-1877). His government
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economic force. In an increasingly globalized world‚ MNCs integrate with developing countries in a multifaceted manner. The concentration of competition among firms leads capitalist processes and labour division creation‚ which are critical to attain economies of scale. At present‚ access to cheap labour is an essential integration that MNCs exploit by outsourcing to small and medium contract firms in producer countries. Outsourcing shifts core activities that used to be within MNCs to arms-length
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The three main sources this essay will explore are "Documents on child labour in Britain during the Industrial Revolution.”‚ Carolyn Tuttle’s “Economy” and Colin Heywood’s “Children’s Work in Countryside and
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DEMOCRACY & GOVERNANCE ASSIGNMENT Q. What do you mean by the new social movements? Briefly discuss the various new social movements in India? Ans. INTRODUCTION All societies undergo changes. In some cases these may be gradual‚ i.e.‚ spread over a long period of time. In others they may be rapid. Social change‚ as we know by now‚ does not take place merely by chance or due to some factors predetermined by fate. There are several forces
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New Labour.’ With respect to the history of politics‚ New Labour’ is a fairly recent description of a change or shift in the Labour party ideology occurring within the last 12 years. It refers to a gradual shift of Labour from political left to a more conservative right wing approach to various issues and in terms of the political spectrum‚ Labour now occupy the middle-to-right area‚ rather than the middle-to-left of the previous Old Labour. The phrase was first coined in a 1994 Labour Party
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Trinidad‚ he had already distinguished himself in his homeland‚ Grenada‚ with leadership positions in socio political organisations. Butler‚ already possessing this background became a member of quite a few political parties including the Trinidad Labour Party led by Captain Arthur Andrew Cipriani ‚ just to name a few. All these led to the formation of his own party‚ British Empire Workers and Citizens home Rule Party (BEW +CHRP)‚ it was on its inception on August 1‚ 1936‚ slowly but surely Butler
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1.The UNCRC was instituted in 1991 to specifically counter this abuse 2. Are highly detrimental to their welfare 3. in certain particular context‚ work formed a part of the training process of the child and prepared him for adult life and did not involve exploitation. ( Weiner‚ M. 1991) 4. In India there is law that children under the age of 18 should not work but‚ there is no outright ban on child labor‚ and the practice is generally permitted in most industries except those deemed "hazardous"
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