Labour law

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 people in third world countries are forced to undergo, the inequitable profits acquired by companies, and the misleading marketing and advertisements for such products, companies endorsing sweatshops should not be sanctioned. Workers are given very little rest time and are expected to work long shifts with hard labour. On…

though a bargain between the employer and the workmen collectively whether represented through their union or by some of them on behalf of all of them. Ludwing Teller has defined collective bargaining as “an agreement of employers on the one had labour union on the other hand which regulates the terms and conditions of employment.20 The Encyclopedia Britannica 21 defines that collective bargaining is a negotiation between an employer or group of employers and a group of…

The market in women’s reproductive labour is one that is complicated and contentious. Many people view the selling of women’s reproductive labour to be an unacceptable form of market exchange as compared to other forms of labour market exchange. It seems intuitive to people that the treatment of women’s reproductive labour as a commodity and its exploitation for money, as compared to other forms of labour as commodities, is worse. This view is known as the asymmetry thesis. In the book “Why Some…

The rapid globalisation of the economy and the expansion of international trade during the mid to late 20th century have played a pivotal role in today’s increase of multinational ‘sweatshop’ practices. In recent decades, the issue of ‘sweated labour’ has received a great deal of publicisation in industrialised nations. Thousands of anti-sweatshop activists have targeted multinational firms in the textiles, footwear and apparel (TFA) sectors, and campaigned in protest of the exploitation of…

long periods of time can lead to permanent joint and back injuries . The 2002 Global Report indicated that the vast majority (70 per cent) of children’s work is concentrated in the agricultural sector and that the informal economy harbours most child labour across all economic…

Children are the hope and future of a nation. Yet, there are millions deprived children who have never known a normal, carefree childhood. Child labor is a serious problem in many parts of the world, especially in developing countries. While in a lot of countries it is a crime that still doesn't lower the percentage of child labor. It's a highly morally dubious act which can be go as far as inhumane. To begin with, child labor is a despicable act of exploitation in conditions that there little…

existing labor laws and enacted the Bangladesh Labour Act of 2006. Legislative changes included increased union activity and allowing worker committees in EPZs. The Act was next updated in response to the Rana Plaza tragedy in 2013. The Bangladesh Labour Act 2013 included changes in union registration, required worker welfare funds and increased attention to occupational safety and health. Although the 2013 Act made some crucial changes, it had several shortcomings. The 2013 Labour Act is…

doing anything to stop labor traffick it will show that it is not something America supports. Leading by example is one of the most powerful ways to get a point across to many people. If goods stop being purchased, other countries will start to enforce laws that will decrease the amount of victims of labor…

Ques3. What happens if, during negotiations, an employer and a trade union cannot agree on the terms to be included in a collective agreement? What happens if an employee or trade union feels that the employer is not following the terms of the collective agreement, or if there is a disagreement about the meaning of a part of the collective agreement? Answer3. Collective Bargaining Collective Bargaining is the process in which representatives of two groups i.e., employers and employees meet and…

were created, which resulted in Qantas loosing its superiority in the domestic market. Consequently, Qantas created Jetstar a “low road” strategy airline to take over the domestic routes. “Low-road” employment relation strategies are based on lower labour cost and high managerial control (Sarina and Lansbury: 2013: 441). Despite the two branded strategies that helped the increasing profits for Qantas and Jetstar, the article argues that creating a low cost carrier wasn 't sufficient in order to…