I. INTRODUCTION In a developing country like the Philippines‚ the child labor phenomenon remains widespread. Today‚ we find hundreds of thousands of Filipino children being deprived of the oppurtunity to share in the prospects of development. The door of the opportunity is close on them simply because their “childhood is wasted in premature work (ILD 1994) rather than nurtured in school and at play. And doubtedly‚ many stand witnesses to this bleak scenario in the workforce. How the lives of this
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Republic Act No. 9231 Main goals * Elimination of child labor * Protection for the working children Responsibility of the State * Provide special protection to children to keep them safe from all forms of harm such as: * Abuse * Neglect * Cruelty * Exploitation * Discrimination * The responsibility for the normal development of the children gravely threatened or endangered by circumstances will came from the parents/legal guardian on behalf of
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Contingent Workers Being Overworked and Underpaid “Inside Amazon’s Warehouse”—Morning Call 09/17/11 I found this article particularly interesting because it is local and it shows the abundance of temporary workers in this job market and how they are willing to be treated to keep a job and have income even if it is only $11-$12 an hour. Integrity Staffing Solutions is the company that hires temporary workers for the Amazon warehouse in Breinigsville‚ PA. These temporary employees are told by
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Globalisation Convergence Theories – Kerr et al 1960 – Hardt & Negri – Ritzer – Hyperglobalists • Varieties of Capitalism • Forces drawing EU towards US model • Forces pulling EU apart Convergence Theories “Globalisation is the integration of product markets as a consequence of removing trade barriers; internationalisation of financial markets stimulated by deregulation restrictions on capital flows‚ cross-border spread of technological advances and transnational organisation of production
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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC G.R. No. 78909 June 30‚ 1989 MATERNITY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL‚ represented by ANTERA L. DORADO‚ President‚ petitioner‚ vs. THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF LABOR AND THE REGIONAL DlRECTOR OF LABOR‚ REGION X‚respondents. MEDIALDEA‚ J.: This is a petition for certiorari seeking the annulment of the Decision of the respondent Secretary of Labor dated September 24‚ 1986‚ affirming with modification the Order of respondent Regional Director of
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Example: Lamott‚ A. (1995). Bird by bird: Some instructions on writing and life. New York‚ NY: Anchor Books. {SUMMARY} Lamott’s book offers honest advice on the nature of a writing life‚ complete with its insecurities and failures. Taking a humorous approach to the realities of being a writer‚ the chapters in Lamott’s book are wry and anecdotal and offer advice on everything from plot development to jealousy‚ from perfectionism to struggling with one’s own internal critic. In the process‚
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1. INTRODUCTION "Child labour has serious consequences that stay with the individual and with society for far longer than the years of childhood. Young workers not only face dangerous working conditions. They face long-term physical‚ intellectual and emotional stress. They face an adulthood of unemployment and illiteracy." - KOFI ANNAN Child Labor began to be considered a human rights issue and became an issue of public dispute‚ when the foundation of universal schooling was laid. Historically
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DEFICIENCIES OF THE PREVAILING LABOUR LAW SYSTEM IN SRI LANKA BACKGROUND FOR THE STUDY 1.1. Employment Employment is a An act of employing State of being employed The work in which one is engaged; occupation. An activity to which one devotes time The percentage or number of people gainfully employed: "a vicious spiral of rising prices under full employment" (William Henry Beveridge). 1.2. Definition of Employee and Employer “A person who is hired to provide services
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Chapter 1 1.1 Introduction: Being the biggest contributor to the country’s foreign exchange- around 76 percent- and employing around 2.2 million people‚ 80 percent of them women‚ the importance of nurturing a sector as vibrant and thriving as the garments industry‚ cannot be emphasized enough. With export of Ready Made Garments (RMG) reaching 9.2 billion in 2007 and predictions of it rising to 12 billion or more in the next two years‚ it is obvious that the industry is growing at an exponential
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Article 13 Competence of the EU in the field of labour and social law. Free traffic in workers. Non- discrimination of the genders:1)Art 157 TFEU 2)Directives for equal treatment and anti-discrimination. Selective regulations in labour law: (1)Obligation to inform about the conditions applicable to the contract. (2)Protection in the event of the insolvency (3)Protection in the event of transfers of undertakings and businesses‚(4) Collective redundancies‚(5) Employment safety regulations‚(6)Working
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