A trade union (British English—amalgamation is also used)‚ labour union (Canadian English) or labor union (American English) is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals such as protecting the integrity of its trade‚ achieving higher pay‚ increasing the number of employees an employer hires‚ and better working conditions. The trade union‚ through its leadership‚ bargains with the employer on behalf of union members (rank and file members) and negotiates labour contracts (collective
Premium Trade union Employment Collective bargaining
Reasons for International Trade Domestic Non-availability International trade is the exchange of goods and services between countries. An import is the UK purchase of a good or service made overseas. An export is the sale of a UK-made good or service overseas. A nation trades because it lacks the raw materials‚ climate‚ specialist labour‚ capital or technology needed to manufacture a particular good. Trade allows a greater variety of goods and services. Principle of Comparative Advantage
Premium International trade
African Slave Trade Slaves were always a major trade during the sixteen hundreds to the eighteen hundreds due to the face t that they were beneficial to the growth of sugar cane plantations and mining all around the world except for in the Americas. Angola had not only their African influences‚ but there were also some Portuguese influences to them too. Portuguese‚ in Angola during the sixteen hundreds to the eighteen hundreds‚ imperial societies of slavery and slave trading was unlike one we are
Premium Atlantic slave trade Slavery African slave trade
Dutch Slave Trade During the 17th and 18th centuries‚ mercantilism was the emerging economic policy through which the slave trade developed in Europe. In the Netherlands many historical events gave rise to a desire for domination of international trade. They were serious tradesman and were heavily involved in the profitable business of slavery. The Dutch‚ intelligent and self-ruling tradesmen took no time in displaying their dominance over rival countries‚ Portugal‚ England and Spain‚ in
Premium Atlantic slave trade Slavery Caribbean
Executive Summary I propose a long position in the single name CMBS security J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Pass-Through Certificates Series 2004-CB8 (“JPMCC 2004-CB8”)‚ Class D. This trade will implement the long term bullish view I have on real estate without exposure to the near term volatility seen in other mortgage products in the U.S. Aggregate index that are highly sensitive to rates due to the uncertainty in QE3 and other macroeconomic factors. * Recovery in commercial
Premium Real estate Monetary policy
INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE Foreign trade or international trade refers to the trading of goods between countries. Thus‚ international trade is an extension of internal trade i.e.‚ trade between two different regions within a country. Just like as single region within a country cannot produce everything it needs by itself‚ one single economy cannot produce every commodity all by itself. This could be due to differences in the availability of natural resources‚ skills of people‚ etc. Therefore‚
Premium International trade Export
The translantic slave trade The best-known triangular trading method is the transatlantic slave trade‚ that operated from the late 16th to early 19th centuries‚ carrying slaves‚ cash crops‚ and manufactured goods between West Africa‚ Caribbean ‚American colonies and Europe. The use of African slaves was key to growing colonial cash crops‚ which were exported to Europe. European goods‚ in turn‚ were used to purchase African slaves‚ which were then brought on the sea lane west from Africa to the
Premium Atlantic slave trade Slavery Caribbean
STRUCTURED TRADE FINANCE WORKFLOW FOR TRADE FINANCE HOUSE Receipt of Request from potential client Deal Structuring Receive written request for Structured Finance product from a customer. Discuss the Business Proposal Authenticate the request to ascertain that it is genuine. Where applicable‚ check supporting documentation e.g. Audited accounts‚ Financial projections‚ proposed security‚ etc. Determine suitability of the client to the proposed solution. Assess all variables of the proposal
Premium Asset Proposal
The World Trade Center Height: 1‚368 and 1‚362 feet (417 and 415 meters) Owners: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Architect: Minoru Yamasaki‚ Emery Roth and Sons consulting Engineer: John Skilling and Leslie Robertson of Worthington‚ Skilling‚ Helle and Jackson Ground Breaking: August 5‚ 1966 Opened: 1970-73; April 4‚ 1973 ribbon cutting Destroyed: September 11‚ 2001 The World Trade Center was more than its signature twin towers: it was a complex of seven buildings on 16-acres
Premium World Trade Center
China’s Trade Disputes Disputes over protection of Intellectual Property Complainant: United States Respondent: China Before China joined the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) in 1986‚ it was a planned economy. What that does mean? It means that the government was in charge of the production‚ investment and prices. In other words‚ the government was in charge of running the economy. By that time‚ China almost had no international commerce but only with socialist countries such as
Premium Copyright General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade World Trade Organization