an act of abstinence from work for sometime in order to protest against some injustice or exploitation. It is a joint activity of a group of persons having a common goal to achieve. Originally‚ it was a major instrument in the hands of the labour union for establishing their demands to the proprietor of the concern. The labourers used to interrupt the work indefinitely until their demands were paid heed to. The causes of this strike were generally demand for a hike in the wage rate‚ demand for congenial
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TRAD E UNIONS TRADE UNIONS WHAT IS A TRADE UNION? A trade union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union‚ through its leadership‚ bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour with employers. This may include the negotiation of wages‚ work rules‚ complaint procedures‚ rules governing hiring‚ firing and promotion of workers‚ benefits‚ workplace safety and policies
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“Trade Liberalisation is the removal or reduction of restrictions or barriers on the free exchange of goods between nations”. This includes the evacuation or decrease of both duty (obligations and surcharges) and non-tariff obstacles (like licensing rules‚ quotas and other requirements). The easing or annihilation of these limitations is frequently alluded to as promoting “free trade”. Non- tariff obstacles are the factors that make trade very hard and also costly. An example is: producers of goods
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the individual’s skills‚ determination‚ and education which determines to whether that individual would have a low-income job or not. The minimum wage is the first steps of any person who begins climbing toward the top of the economic ladder obtaining experience‚ knowledge‚ and motivation in the process. Nowadays‚ groups and unions of employees are demanding an increase in the minimum wage. To them‚ their lives are packed of struggles fronting poverty; however‚ several of them are unskilled individuals
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Name: Course: Tutor: Date: Importance of foreign trade to a nation This paper explores 7 published articles that reports on the Foreign trade to a nation. The articles define foreign trade as the exchange of capital‚ products‚ and services crosswise over universal fringes or regions. In many nations‚ such exchange stand for to a huge impart of Gross Domestic Product home (GDP). While global exchange has been available all through much of history‚ its investment‚ social‚ and
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INTRODUCTION Free trade has long been considered important for countries for hundreds of years as it opens up billions of dollars for nations‚ as well as new resources and technology. (Economy Watch 2010‚ P.1) Countries trade when on their own; they do not have the resources or ability to satisfy their wants and needs. They produce a surplus of a certain resource and trade it for something they need. (Heakel 2003‚ P.1) Countries have different resources from which they can trade and this is why there
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TOPIC: ACTIVITIES OF TRADE UNIONS AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY For several years white settlers were able to sabotage all efforts of permiting the growth of trade unions.The colonial government attitude towards thetrade unions in kenya was for sometime very hostile because of the belief that trade union activities meant violence‚rioting and communism.Until 1955‚the kenya government was fighting against the building of a trade union and only in that year
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Compare and contrast trade unions in Singapore and China. Do you agree with Barr (2000‚ p.481) and Taylor and Qi Li (2007) that the ‘trade unions’ in these two countries are not really trade unions at all? Justify your answer. Introduction With all their faults‚ trade unions have done more for humanity than any other organization of men that ever existed. They have done more for decency‚ for honesty‚ for education‚ for the betterment of the race‚ for the developing of character in men‚ than
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India trade and saarcAfghanistan India & Afghanistan signed the Preferential Trade Agreement on March 6‚ 2003 in New Delhi. This agreement would remain in force till either party gives to the other a notice for its termination. Under the Agreement‚ India has granted preferential tariff for 38 products from Afghanistan including Raisins‚ Dry Fruits‚ Fresh Fruits and Spices whereas Afghanistan granted preferential tariff to 8 items from India including Tea‚ Antisera and Medicines‚ Refined Sugar
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Developing Countries’ Educational Barriers “The only thing worse than struggling up a mountain of mud to get to school is learning that your teacher isn’t there and that your education ends at age 11” (Campbell 80). This is the bitter educational reality that is faced by many children in Honduras. Similar situations can be found in several other developing countries. Why is education in developing countries this way? What can be done in order to improve the current educational scenario in developing
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