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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Labour standards"”.
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A study of the statutory provisions that facilitate the variation of labour standards in South Africa
… treats the progressive development of labour standards in the South African labour market and it examines the extent to which the current labour standards can. Be varied by the relevant statutory institutions. It also endeavours to show - how protective standards have been incorporated …
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Implementation of international human rights and labour standards in Lesotho and their impact on Basotho women
… which the international norms and human rights standards have impacted on the municipal law in Lesotho to grant equality rights to women. Finally, it is concluded that the Government of Lesotho has failed to achieve its obligations under the Conventions and international norms to which it has …
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The effectiveness of codes of conduct of selected South African mining companies in regulating labour standards: window dressing or genuine regulatory instruments?
… in 1868, followed by gold in 1886. From the labour policies of the past, the effects of globalisation, and the dysfunctional labour relationships on many mines (as depicted by the Marikana tragedy of 2012) arise mismatched regulatory patterns on labour relations. Labour patterns in the mining …
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The Impact of Trade and Investment Policies on the Labour Standards in the Mauritian and Namibian Export Processing Zones: Lessons for Rwanda
Export Processing Zones (EPZs) have become rather popular trade and investment policy instruments used by governments to promote trade and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The trend of establishing EPZs was started by the creation of the Shannon Free Zone in late 1950s in Ireland, a zone that now …
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An assessment of China's approach to Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining against international labour standards: should African countries be concerned?
… in Africa. The impact of this investment on labour standards, and the expectation of Chinese investors in this regard, is likely to be a concern for host countries. The purpose of this study is to consider whether China's approach to freedom of association and the right to collective …
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Collective bargaining, minimum labour standards and regulated flexibility in the South African clothing manufacturing sector: at the level of the national clothing bargaining council's Western Cape sub-chamber
… research considers, firstly, whether the current labour regulatory environment is flexible enough to allow for an employment scenario that is conducive to job creation. The research then considers what is meant by the policy of 'regulated flexibility' and considers how flexibility operates in …
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Is South African labour law for dismissal based on operational requirements unduly onerous for employers?
… based on the application of international labour standards (ILO 'Termination of Employment Convention 158' and ILO 'Termination of Employment Recommendation 166'.
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Kolektyvinių darbo santykių atsiradimas ir evoliucija bei reikšmė šiuolaikinei socialinei politikai /
… made from legal to the contractual regulation of labour relations and the emphasis is made on social partnership agreements (compositions), thus awakening the curiosity and encouraging to take a closer look at the collective labour relations, their origins and evolution, to analyze the effects of …
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Accountability of Corporate Management: Analysing the Fiduciary Duty in Corporate Law
… under human rights laws, environmental laws, labour standards laws, and insolvency laws, thus benefiting multiple stakeholders of the corporation.
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Entry of Wal-Mart into South Africa : a stakeholder management perspective
… that Wal-Mart would seek to change the existing labour regime in order to marginalise trade unions and lower labour standards. The research found that stakeholder management was poor and highlights the importance of integrating stakeholder management strategy into the broader entry strategy into …
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Emerging trends in labour legislation and policy in the SADC region : the experiences of Botswana and Swaziland in the context of the ILO convention on freedom of association and protection of the right to organise (C.87)
… in this is the major question of how the labour law regimes have lent themselves to change and whether they can be transformed into engines of growth that can facilitate employment within internationally acceptable environments. To attempt to answer this question, one needs to examine …
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Impact of trade union on improving employees working conditions: The case study of COTWU and TUGHE
Labour Union are legal organizations that consist of a group workers who have banded together to bargain with employers on behalf of workers. The primary role of labour unions is to fight for better rights, working condition, wages, hours and benefits for workers. The aim objective of this study …
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Kolektyvinės darbo teisės vieta šiuolaikiniame globalizacijos procese /
… among the countries and the movement of labour, services, goods and other capital that was forced by the scientific and technologic progress at the end of 20th centuary. Progressive globalisation has risen new goals for the labour law that has to adjust to the present changes. The thesis …
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International Labour Law as a Global Public Good: Enhancing Labour Regulation in an Era of Globalisation
… better understand the function of international labour law, and to show how it can be improved. Applying this economic-systemic perspective, the study develops the argument that international labour law should be perceived as a global public good. Through this characterisation, the dissertation …
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Building or stumbling, blocks anyhow: a comparative approach of regional labour mobility frameworks towards global solutions
While concessions to labour mobility at the international level seem off the agenda, with the General Agreements on Trades in Services essentially tabled, the past decades have produced a proliferation of regional trade agreements (RTAs), some of which are facilitating labour mobility specifically. …
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Polygraph testing in the workplace in South Africa : with reflections on the international labour organization standards, United States of America and Federal Republic of Germany
… test results are accepted as evidence in labour disputes. The law also permits polygraph testing in some parts of the public sector. This study analyzes the theoretical and scientific basis of polygraph testing in the employment context. It then investigates the legitimacy of such testing …
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Labour law and economic development: Indian states in comparative perspective
… question: what (if any) is the impact of labour law on economic development? The answer to this question is important as legislators, labour lawyers and labour economists debate how labour laws should be shaped to support economic growth in countries around the world. A significant claim …
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Polygraph testing in the workplace in South Africa with reflections on the international labour organization standards, United States of America and Federal Republic of Germany
… test results are accepted as evidence in labour disputes. The law also permits polygraph testing in some parts of the public sector. This study analyzes the theoretical and scientific basis of polygraph testing in the employment context. It then investigates the legitimacy of such testing …
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Gender equality in employment in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region
… equality and feminist theories relevant to the labour market. However, after my initial research it became clear that this approach was unlikely to yield the expected dividends. This was so for a variety of reasons. First, the varying levels of development in the region preclude the divulgence …
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