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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Labor standards"”.
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The impact of labor standards on restaurant business practices in Boston, MA
My research seeks to understand the impact of labor standards, or labor regulations, on restaurant business practices. I replicated a survey of full-service restaurants in Boston that was originally administered by T. William Lester in the Research Triangle Park and San Francisco (2016). The survey …
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Reluctant realists: the Pacific Northwest lumber industry, federal labor standards and union legislation during the New Deal
… lumber industry and its response to New Deal labor standards and labor union legislation. The Northwest lumber industry during the 1920s and 1930s was beset by the problems of overproduction and cut throat competition which plagued much of American industry during the Great Depression. …
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A Comparative Analysis of Legal Frameworks for Investments in Africa by China and the European Union
… conditions are the projects tendered; and which labor standards set the parties while the project is implemented. All reflected under the aspect of the fairest condition for African countries. The comparison figured out that the European Union with its demands for the implementation of human …
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Apostles and brigadistas : industrial transformation with social gains in two Central American agro-industries
… on semi-artisanal production processes, poor labor standards and low wages, and a narrow focus on low priced products sold in protected domestic markets. Over the next two decades, processors in both adopted new production models and business strategies that modernized their technologies and …
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Beyond market failures : irrigation, the state, and non-traditional agricultures in Northeast Brazil
… export crops, at the same time that wages and labor standards among rural wage workers increased without compromising the access of producers to export markets, and in spite of all three regions having received similar heavy government investments in large-scale irrigation infrastructure. …
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Essays on volatility and the division of innovative labor
… volatility as a significant cause of persistent labor standards violations in the global electronics industry, in contrast to the conventional wisdom. The second essay uses a critical case study of the Penang semiconductor cluster to examine the challenges late industrializers face when …
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The potential effects of minimum wage changes on naval accessions
… how the minimum wage originated from the Federal Labor Standards Act of 1938 and morphed into what it is today. Then it examines how a price floor affects the market's demand for labor and utilizes the two-sector and search models to demonstrate how the minimum wage market correlates to military …
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Shoes, sweatshops, and sanctions : comparing the impacts of labor codes of conduct in three footwear contractors in China
… of reports has surfaced about the substandard labor conditions in foreign-owned and operated factories located globally that manufacture goods for multinational brand firms. The response of companies under scrutiny for engaging in "sweatshop" practices has been to formulate corporate codes of …
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Framing Minimum Wage Policy by the Democratic Presidential Administrations: Strategies and Ideologies
… has been a popular topic for researchers in labor economics. However, few studies have used framing analysis to investigate the issue of minimum wage. This exploratory quantitative content analysis coded 45 variables in 236 lengthy press documents spanning 84 years of Democratic presidential …
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An investigation to determine the effects of minimum wage legislation on the Virginia laundry and drycleaning industry
… the effects the 1966 amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act will have on the newly covered Virginia Laundry and Drycleaning Industry. Specific information is presented regarding the nature and magnitude of the changes which occurred in (1) employment; (2) wages; (3) scheduled weekly …
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A methodology for developing hospital standards
A methodology for developing hospital standards is comprised of components having characteristics of several hospital systems including the cost accounting system, the budget process, and staffing assessments. The methodology is developed for labor, supply, and equipment standards. The cost …
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Estimating Penalties for Violating the Minimum Wage and Hiring Illegal Immigrants: The Case of the U.S. Apparel Manufacturing Industry
… the United States typically violate several U.S. labor laws. Two they commonly violate are the minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the ban on hiring illegal immigrants under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. The purpose of the present research was to estimate …
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Artisan associations and small business development in the "Third" Italy
… and observing tax, environmental, and labor standards. In order to generate employment and revenues for the poor, small businesses have to be protected, subsidized, and exempted from the labor, fiscal, and environmental legislations. On the other hand, the literature on industrial …
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"A Sea of Red Ink and Broken Dreams": Copyright, Gatekeeping, and the Curtailing of Creativity and Creators' Rights in the Age of Streaming
… (SAG-AFTRA) went on strike to protest unfair labor practices after a breakdown in contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). From the picket line to social media, creators decried the reduction of wages in terms of minimums and residuals, the …
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Three essays on industrial relations in China
… have become an important factor for improving labor standards. Using a mixed method, including 54 in-depth interviews and a unique survey of 105 firms and 1,270 workers, this article specifies two findings: 1) despite the ever-increasing top-down regulatory efforts by the state and …
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Free Trade is Not Free: A Case for Fair Trade
… development and sustainability factors, namely labor and the environment. It all adds up to a compelling case for developing and implementing a fair trade regime.</p>
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Análisis de los efectos y las mejores prácticas de las entidades bancarias colombianas adheridas a pacto global (2011-2015)
… en las áreas de Derechos humanos, Estándares Laborales, Medio ambiente y Anticorrupción a un nivel organizacional. De esta manera, se da inicio a la segunda etapa de la investigación, donde a través del análisis de las prácticas desarrolladas por las cuatro entidades estudiadas (Bancolombia, …
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Índice de calidad del empleo en Colombia
… personales del trabajador y del mercado laboral; va más allá de lo importantes que son las emociones y percepciones como medidas de bienestar de los trabajadores, además de que estas no son constitutivas de calidad del empleo porque no se corresponden necesariamente con la satisfacción de …
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Better Work and Global Governance
… Better Work, a program run by the International Labor Organization and the International Finance Corporation. It aims to improve working conditions and productivity in the apparel industry. The purpose of this case study is to examine the role that international organizations can play in global …