production. It provides direct employment to over 15 million persons in the mill‚ powerloom and handloom sectors. India is the world’s second largest producer of textiles after China. It is the world’s third largest producer of cotton-after China and the USA-and the second largest cotton consumer after China. The textile industry in India is one of the oldest manufacturing sectors in the country and is currently it’s largest1. The Textile industry occupies an important place in the Economy of the country
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African Slavery and the Slave Trade African Slavery and the Slave Trade was one of the most devastating events that took place between us African Americans. African slavery all began back in 1482 when the Portuguese built their first permanent trading post on the Western Coast of present day Ghana. The Elimina castle later became one of the most important stops on the route of the Atlantic Slave Trade. The Dutch seized the fort from the Portuguese in 1637 and traded slaves there until 1872 when they
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What did slave life “look like” when it expanded in the south after the introduction of the cotton gin? Why? There are many perspectives of slave live‚ from the young children to matured adults‚ Saltwater Africans had one thing in common which was heartache. The shipment of slaves coming from the upper to lower parts of the south was a domino reaction by the invention of a disarmingly simple machine that processed as much cotton in a single day as fifty slaves cleaned by hand‚ created by Eli Whitney
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shortage. In their search for other sources of labour the planters tried Chinese‚ Madeirans‚ even free African slaves but each of these options all had their disadvantages. After a trial and error period with many different labourers‚ it was found that the Indians were the ideal labourers. The Indentureship period was supposed to be a fair‚ humane and just system unlike the African slave trade and slavery on the whole but this was not the case. In many aspects of the Indentureship period‚ it
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diversity. Indentured servants and slaves were systematically utilized by the English Crown to expand its economic pursuits and solve domestic issues. Endless American land and cheap labor were to ensure a prosperous and flourishing economy that would propel England from a small island nation to a global imperial power. However‚ both indentured servants and slaves demonstrated characteristics that may alter one’s perception of each of their respective labor systems. Indentured servitude was not a
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TITLE ( LABOR – exertion by human beings of physical or mental efforts‚ or both‚ towards the production of goods and services. Labor also means that sector or groups in a society which derives its livelihood chiefly from rendition of work or services in exchange for compensation under managerial direction. (Mendoza: 2001) CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS ( ART. 1. NAME OF DECREE “Labor Code of the Philippines” ? ART. 2. DATE OF EFFECTIVITY ( The Labor Code took
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From 1550 to the 1800s‚ a new system of trading links that carried wealth‚ people‚ goods‚ and cultures around the Atlantic Basin was created. This system is known as the Atlantic system; an effective way of trade between the Americas and Eurasia‚ but also the cause of countless deaths of African slaves. During the time of the Atlantic System‚ sugar was one of the most crucial trade items‚ as well as tobacco‚ gold‚ and silver. As the Caribbean colonies were becoming mass producers of sugar in the
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Members of the Kingdom Plantae share both similarities and differences with members of the Kingdom Animalia. These differences can largely be categorized under the titles cell biology‚ cell growth‚ physiology‚ and development. Regarding cell biology‚ it is important to understand that both categorize their cells as eukaryotic. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines eukaryotes as “any cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined nucleus”. While both cells have a nucleus‚ cytoplasm‚ ribosomes‚ mitochondria
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Motivation……………………………………………...….4 1.3 The definition of the migration and household registration system………………………………………………….….4 2. The Chinese internal labor migration…………………..5 2.1 The situation of migrant labors…………………………...5 2.2 Three main problems…………………………………......6 2.2.1 The problem of legitimate labor rights and interests……...6 2.2.2 The problem of migrant children’s education……………..6 2.2.3 The problem of household registration system....................7 3. The similar problem and solution in Brazil…………..…8
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AC Ransom Labor Union v. NLRC (1986) Doctrines: •Since a corporate employer is an artificial person‚ it must have an officer who can be presumed to be theemployer‚ being the “person acting in the interest of the employer.” Facts :On June 6‚ 1961‚ employees of AC Ransom‚ most being members of the AC Ransom Labor Union‚ went on strike. The said strike was lifted on June 21 with most of the strikers being allowed to resume their work. However‚twenty two strikers were refused reinstatement.During
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