Labour Supply Labour supply can be defined as the availability of suitable human resources in a particular labour market. The suitable human resource would be the one not only with the required skills for a particular job but also it must be willing and able to work at the existing wage rate. Labour market is similar to commodity market with the difference of labour (human resource) being demanded and supplied at a particular price (wage).Labour supply is frequently represented graphically by
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CHILD LABOUR The term “child labour” is often used interchangeably with “working child” or “employed child”. While all these terms are defined on the basis of age of the person working. According to the Constitution of India‚ child labourer may be defined as a person who is below the age of 14 years and is working for an earning. However‚ child labour denies children the opportunities for mental and physical development and consequently their life chances are marred. Children engaged in domestic
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Division of labour Today Today‚ the world we live in‚ is progressing so rapidly. Be it‚ the increasing number of mega cities‚ the tremendous advances in medicine‚ the huge number of products that we depend on everyday‚ the wonders of internet‚ the satellites and the space ships‚ nothing has been the same with the never-ending human desire for better life. If we wonder how it was all possible? Well‚ the answer that Adam Smith gives is ’Division of Labour ’. Today‚ even simplest form of labour like‚
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10 CONTRACT LABOUR IN INDIA INTRODUCTION 10.1 The system of employing contract labour is prevalent in most industries in different occupations including skilled and semi skilled jobs. It is also prevalent in agricultural and allied operations and to some extent in the services sector. A workman is deemed to be employed as Contract Labour when he is hired in connection with the work of an establishment by or through a contractor. Contract workmen are indirect employees; persons who are hired‚ supervised
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extent is economic migration a threat or a benefit to developed countries? Migration is the movement of people from one place to another. Migration can be international (movement between different countries) or internal (movement within a country‚ often from rural to urban areas). In this article we consider the impacts of migration on the individual‚ the place left behind by the migrant and the place hosting the migrant. We also consider the push and pull factors of migration. More people are migrating
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EVILS OF CHILD LABOUR INTRODUCTION: Childhood is the most innocent stage in a human life. It is that phase of life where a child is free from all the tensions‚ fun-loving‚ play and learns new things‚ and is the sweetheart of all the family members. But this is only one side of the story. The other side is full of tensions and burdens. Here‚ the innocent child is not the sweetheart of the family members‚ instead he is an earning machine working the entire day in order to satisfy the needs and wants
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Child Labour Child labour is one of the topic that presents strong emotions‚ beliefs and opinions. Most people are opposed to the involvement of children in labour force activities when they are at an age when other activities‚ such as education and play‚ should be the central role in development. However‚ child labour represents an extremely difficult and complex issue which often extends beyond emotions‚ beliefs and opinions. Much of this has to do with the understanding that a wide variety
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food in any shop‚ I realized how fortunate I am that my parents allowed me to play and study. I was literally surprised rather the best word would be shocked. We‚ children‚ are supposed to be the future of this world. Now‚ so what is this “CHILD LABOUR”? Child Laborers are any worker aged less than fifteen years who lack access to education or are involved in hazardous or heavy work Let me tell you a few examples‚ there are children (girls and boys) who happen to be the eldest of their poor family
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Child Labour What is it? Child labour refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of their childhood‚ interferes with their ability to attend regular school‚ and that is mentally‚ physically‚ socially‚ it is dangerous and harmful.[ When did it start? In the late 1700’s and early 1800’s‚ powerdriven machines replaced hand labour for the making of most manufactured items. Factories began to spring up everywhere‚ first in England and then in the United States. The owners
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To what extent was party policy the most important factor in the fluctuating fortunes of the Labour party 1900-45? The main aim for Labour at the start of the 20th century was to establish itself as a party that recognised and appealed to the working classes‚ as well as breaking down the two-party system in Britain with the addition of a new political force. The founding of the Labour Representation Committee can be attributed somewhat to Keir Hardie in the late 1800s‚ a movement that grew noticeably
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