Question: What are Blue-collar Workers? Blue-collar workers refer to employees performing manual labor generally‚ their jobs entails physical labor‚ such as in a factory or workshop. Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ construction‚ mechanical‚ maintenance‚ technical installation and many other types of physical work. A higher level academic education is often not required for many blue-collar jobs. However‚ certain fields may require specialized
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knowledge-based industries reflecting R&D (Research and Development) intensity‚ high ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) usage‚ and the deployment of large numbers of graduates and professional and associate professional workers – the knowledge workers. Knowledge worker‚ a term brought up by Drucker (1959) is one who works primarily with information or one who develops and uses knowledge in the workplace. He is an individual who perform symbolic-analytic services including problem solving‚ problem
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Social Security for Unorganised Workers The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector was set up by the UPA Government under the Chairmanship of Arjun Sengupta in September 2004. The Commission prepared two draft bills: (1) Unorganised Sector Workers Social Security Bill‚ 2005‚ and (2) Unorganised Sector Workers (conditions of work and livelihood promotion) Bill‚ 2005. According to the draft bill‚ it will cover all workers in the unorganised sector with a monthly income of Rs
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CHILD AS A DOMESTIC WORKER: A BANE FOR THE SOCIETY Dr. Ved Pal Singh Deswal Assistant Professor‚ Faculty of Law M. D. University Rohtak-124001 (Haryana) Email: vpdeswal@gmail.com‚ M.No: 09466901134 Children are known as the future of a nation. But these things are not there in real spirit. A child‚ who should be in the school‚ is in the house of someone for the sake of his livelihood‚ sometime for the family members also. In a welfare state that too in 21st century and in the era of
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decrease over the years‚ hence‚ the stronger and younger transient workers would be able to replace the aging population of Singapore and help to sustain Singapore’s development through their different jobs‚ like the building of infrastructures in Singapore. In addition‚ because there is a low birth rate‚ but there are not enough young people to replace the old and weak citizens‚ and hence the physical help of the transient workers is very much appreciated by Singapore. Singapore is educationally
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39 C 22 March‚ 2013 Fighting for the Invisible Workforce Domestic workers have exponentially multiplied within the past couple decades‚ only to become the slaves of elite nations. According to the United States they are not considered a profession; instead they are viewed as causal workers therefore causing labor laws to enter a grey area. A personal relationship with their employer is what differentiates domestic workers from the typical employee. Most work and live with their employer which
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of America. In doing this‚ the paper will expound on the problems and accounts of migrant workers during this era and what they did to survive. Their significance in the history of America and the American economy will also be elaborated. The Dust
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“Now all i have to teach you is one word - everything” - Annie Sullivan. The Miracle Worker By William Gibson is a realistic play about perseverance that is based on Helen Keller learning how to communicate without sight hearing or speech. Helen Keller was a normal baby until her parents realized that was blind and deaf. They suffered with not disciplining her so she had no manners and couldn’t learn until Annie Sullivan came to try and teach her how to act‚ talk‚ and live. The theme of never
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A School Social Worker plays a major role in developing a student as a complete person. "School Social Workers provide a vital link among the school‚ home and community" (www.sswaa.org/about/career‚ retrieved 10/17/05). Nationwide school districts are now beginning to realize that a social worker in the school will help bridge the gap between home and education for students. Social work in general is a job that requires one to help others. And in this case‚ one can help children achieve their goals
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Elizabeth’s Dissatisfaction Elizabeth Bennet’s personality in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is unconventional‚ independent‚ and somewhat cynical‚ in contrast to what was considered acceptable social behavior of women of her time. Elizabeth is extremely forthright‚ and though her honesty and lack of pretense is considered forward by some‚ her directness gives her a clear and often unflattering perception of others. She is critical of many social norms and conventions. Near the beginning of
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