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The International Labor Office estimates (pdf) there are about 168 million child laborers, accounting for about one in 10 of the world’s children. Almost 200 million children are child laborers. One in ten kids is forced into situations where school isn’t prioritized…

might be confronted when operating start-up manufacturing company in the United States and internationally. As a company becomes more globalized, it is essential for owners, employers, and employees to understand the business protocol for an international business’ relationships. As an HR consultant the start-up manufacturing company has hired me as the first employee; but, no decision has been made as to what State will be their principal company’s location. However, due to customer’s…

While organizations like UNICEF and the ILO are quick to label child labor as detrimental, it is vital to realize that it is an important part of many communities and families. It not only builds up the economy of less developed countries, but it also preserves the…

mining and entertainment. For this reason, the forced labour business generate at least $150 billion every year in profits (International Labour Organization repots,…

Today, I decided to play with my own camera of the ESO Canon. I thought that I have learned manual setting on my mentor’s Leica camera. So I wanted to try with my own camera, since it came with manual settings. First, I tried set different ISO, aperture, and shutter-speed numbers. I have to be honest that it wasn’t easy, because I couldn’t tell if is too dark or too bright. I just had to do my best to guess the ISO and shutter speed. With my first try, the first picture was too dark, so I turn…

However, despite the existence of International Labours Standards, labour regulations have varied across the globe with national models that are based on the ‘varieties of capitalism’ and other frameworks (Djankov et al, 2003). The first part of the paper will serve as a foundation for the analysis…

International Norm: Rights of Indigenous People 1. Introduction More than 370 million people in over 90 countries (representing 5,000 different cultures) identify as indigenous people. They comprise 5% of the global population, and 15% of the world’s poor. Still, some countries deny the existence of indigenous peoples within their territory or argue that “all their citizens are indigenous“ (Dahl 5). Some groups of indigenous people are so small that their languages and cultures are…

Utilitarianism vs. Kantianism: Child Labor in the Entertainment Industry A prevailing, yet controversial, social practice that has been occurring for hundreds of years is child labor. The thought of child labor provokes a myriad of images, ranging from children working in arduous conditions in factories to children harvesting produce from their family farm in the rural countryside. To truly define child labor in one sentence would be blanketing the built-in tensions and complexities that the…

and demand refers to how “the unit price for a particular good […] will vary until it settles at a point where the quantity demanded […] will equal the quantity supplied” (Wikipedia 2015). The principles of supply and demand can be applied to international trade that has been made possible by globalization through the opening of borders and intensification of global connectivity. A video on YouTube called “HUMAN TRAFFICKING: SUPPLY AND DEMAND” puts it simply, “Supplying countries send. Demanding…

exploit children in order to construct their products, the reality is, banning child labour simply creates a more dangerous life for the average working child. The International Labour Organization (ILO) is an organization that aims to promote social justice and recognize international human and labour rights (International Labour Organization, n.d.). The ILO states that child labour is “work…