Definition It is any fraudulent‚ deceptive‚ or dishonest trade practice that is prohibited by statute‚ regulation‚ or the Common Law. Unfair Trade Practice is to use various deceptive‚ fraudulent or unethical methods to obtain business. Unfair trade practices include misrepresentation‚ false advertising‚ tied selling and other acts that are declared unlawful by statute. It can also be referred to as deceptive trade practices. Purpose The law of unfair competition serves five purposes. *
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governmentAL INFLUENCE ON TRADE OBJECTIVES • To realize the rationales for government policies that enhance and restrict trade • To interpret the effects of pressure groups on trade policies • To understand the comparison of protectionist rationales used in high-income countries with those used in low-income countries’ economies • To comprehend the potential and actual effects of governmental intervention on the free flow of trade • To understand the major means by which trade is restricted and
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TRADE UNION MALAYSIAN AIRLINES MUST RESPECT TRADE UNION AND WORKER RIGHTS OVERVIEW OF THE ISSUE Malaysia Airlines (MAS)‚ a government linked company continues to violate worker and trade union rights. Recently‚ MAS commenced disciplinary action against Mohd Akram bin Osman‚ the Secretary General of the National Union of Flight Attendants Malaysia (NUFAM)‚ and 30 other NUFAM members. The show cause letter date on or about 14/2/2014 asked why disciplinary action should not be taken against them
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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
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Asia‚ particularly Malaysia‚ has been a trade hub for centuries. Since the beginning of history‚ Malacca has served as a fundamental regional commercial center for Chinese‚ Indian‚ Arab and Malay merchants for trade of precious goods. Today‚ Malaysia shares healthy trade relations with a number of countries‚ specifically the US. The country is associated with trade organizations‚ such as APEC‚ ASEAN and WTO. The ASEAN Free Trade Area that was established for trade promotion among ASEAN members also has
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Bus 335 Illicit: The Dark Trade In today’s world criminal organizations play a huge role in almost every form of trade that isn’t always seen or noticed by the general population. Since the 1990’s illegal crime related trade has increased at a rate of seven times faster than your everyday normal legal trade. It is estimated that in the future “Dark Trade” will reach a level of approximately 10% of all the trade that goes on. Ten percent of all the trade being affiliated with illegal actions is
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＜＜The Trade Descriptions Ordinance商品說明條列＞＞ Trade Descriptions Ordinance (Cap. 362) 1. Commencement: 1st April‚ 198l. 2. Purpose: To prohibit false trade descriptions‚ false marks and misstatements in respect of goods provided in the course of trade; to confer power to require information or instruction relating to goods to be marked on or to accompany the goods or to be included in advertisements; to restate the law relating to forgery of trade marks; and for purposes
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and impact of legislation…………………………Page 7 Effect of Human Resources on Employees and Union memberships…Page 9 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………Page 10 References…………………………………………………………………Page 11 Executive Summary: Since the 1980’s trade union membership numbers have declined rapidly ( Balnave et al‚ 2007‚ pg 130). Once upon a time it was quiet important for employees to be part of a union as it entitled them to have a collective voice‚ and power to build a pleasurable workplace. There
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www.wwf.org.uk Illegal Wildlife Trade By: Elianny Rodriguez Hypothesis ▪ The illegal wildlife trade is decreasing biodiversity in ecosystems and pushing rare species toward extinction. www.usatoday.com Wildlife trade http://worldwildlife.o rg/ A study released in 2013 found that illegal trade in wildlife is the forth largest illegal trade and was valued at over $19 billion per year. ▪ It is known that the trade is used to finance drug and arms trade as well. ▪ In 2011 23 metric tons of
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HISTORY OF THE FUR TRADE The fur trade was one of the earliest and most important industries in North America. The fur trading industry played a major role in the development of America‚ Europe and India for more than 300 years. The fur trade began in the 1500 ’s as an exchange between Indians and Europeans. The Indians traded furs for such goods as tools and weapons. Beaver fur‚ which was used in Europe to make felt hats‚ became the most valuable of these furs. The fur trade prospered until the
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