Labor economics

Throughout the early twentieth century, labor conditions in Chile were often complex and difficult for working-class women. During this period, men and women in the workforce encountered unjust conditions and were often exploited in their jobs. Chilean women experienced even more difficult conditions in the workforce because of their gender, which often resulted from a patriarchal led society. To overcome these difficult conditions, Latin American’s in the workforce were influenced by…

of these conditions on children began to rise. Advocates for child labor laws pointed out that children who worked such long hours (sometimes as much as sixty or seventy hours a week) were deprived of education, fresh air, and time to play. They also worried about the physical risks: children in factories had high accident rates. Some states passed laws restricting child labor, but these placed states with restrictions at an economic disadvantage. In response to these concerns, Congress passed…

are not the problem. Without them the producers would not be able to keep up with the demanding consumer society. The habits of these workplaces need to be changed on behalf of its workers. Todd Pugatch has dealt with labor economics for several years. He is currently an Economics Professor at Oregon State University. One of Mr. Pugatch’s publications is titled,…

Parent-baby bonding is by far one of the most important actions needed in order for newborns to develop a trusting relationship and lifelong attachment to their parents. Babies who are given a significant amount of attention to within the first four to six months of their life are guaranteed to be more confident and ensured as toddlers and older children. For some parents, this bonding event takes place within the first few days of birth; it’s proven to be easier for moms to form this connection…

“Piece rate” payment is in fashion to keep labor costs low where sweatshops wage are based on the number of items – shirts, shoes, socks – they complete in a shift which shows that they have to work hard and work long. In “Free Trade Agreements and a Global Economy Increase Sweatshops”, a Mexican…

The Civil Right to Equal Pay In the United States, the notion that women can perform any task at the same ability as a man is normally considered the truth. There are female physicians, female police officers, and females serving in the army. All of these occupations lead one to believe that women can do any job a man can do, but the simple truth is that women still do not get paid equally when compared to men. Even after the passing of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, women working full time “still…

mandated paid maternal leave; California and New Jersey have six weeks and Rhode Island has four weeks. The amount of money that is paid for the benefit by the employer or employee, is very minuscule; cents on the dollar. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 12% of Americans have access to paid maternity leave, with only 5% of low-wage earners are able to receive paid maternity leave. Researchers have found that women who don’t receive paid maternity leave are more likely to drop…

Motherhood has been viewed as a glorified state throughout decades and mothers have been held to a high standard. Abby Arnold, the author of “The Rhetoric of Motherhood”, explains that these views have “became the justification for political and economic restrictions on women, the foundation for placing on the mother sole responsibility for how her children developed.” Through our language, lack of considering the fathers roles, corporate structure and stereotypes, we are still stuck with these…

in other disapproved activities that are alike. • Appeal to higher loyalties: telling self that the unethical behaviors are the results of an attempt to help or be involved with a higher order ideal or value in mind. However, in the case of child labor and sweatshops, those who knowingly buy the brands, tend to be less inclined to rationalization when the troubles come closer to…

Canada is one of the many first-world countries who use sweatshops; achieving a more profitable, yet cheaper way of making their consumer products more successful. This paper will expose the truth behind sweatshops and their positioning in the industry. It is the responsibility of these companies to ensure the safety and equal labour laws of the manufacturers. However, none of these are actually applied to the people in factories who make these products. Due to the inhumane conditions that…