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Migration Legislation in East Africa
ILO Publications 2006; US$ 5.00Reviews policies, legislation and practice related to labour migration in East Africa, covering Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda more...
Women and Employment
Edward Elgar Publishing 2008; US$ 40.00Examines twenty five years of change in women's employment and addresses the challenges facing women. This book tackles issues including gender inequalities and ethnic diversities, and confronts such questions as what work-life balance means? It draws out the policy lessons that could improve economic and social well-being. more...
The Labor Movement
Infobase Publishing 2007; US$ 30.00The labor movement espoused social equality and honest labor through the formation of labor unions. By the 1930s, labor unions were becoming more accepted which gave workers the right to establish unions without interference from their employers. This title looks at the movement that has had an effect on how industry operates in the United States. more...
Bread and Roses
Penguin Group US 2006; US$ 16.00On January 12, 1912, an army of textile workers stormed out of the mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts, commencing what has since become known as the "Bread and Roses" strike. Based on newspaper accounts, magazine reportage, and oral histories, Watson reconstructs a Dickensian drama involving thousands of parading strikers from fifty-one nations, unforgettable... more...
Gender Stereotypes in Corporate India
SAGE India 2008; US$ 19.95A stereotype is a conceptual image that may lead to a simplified view of a person. or a thing. Inaccurate stereotypes serve to constrict and limit vision and perception. Gender Stereotypes in Corporate India: A Glimpse explores the theme of. `understated` gender stereotypes in the corporate domain in India, while delving. into the antecedents and outcomes.... more...
Embodying Women's Work
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 151.00Considering 'women's work' from two perspectives, the first of which conceptualises the labour of maternity (potential and actual) as women's work, the second of which explores the dynamics between women's bodies and employment, this title explores the debate on gender, women's bodies, and work. more...
Worth Fighting For
University of NSW Press 2008; US$ 22.50This book tells the story of the ACTUs Your Rights at Work campaign against Work Choices, the largest, most expensive and most sophisticated political campaign ever mounted in Australia, and one with a decisive impact on the 2007 federal election. more...
Labour Conditions for Construction
Wiley 2009; US$ 185.00This authoritative guide promotes safe, healthy and non-exploitative working conditions for the construction industry. It combines theoretical analysis and case-studies from around the world, offering recommendations for best practice. The book results from a project funded by the Geneva International Academic Network, with staff from the International... more...
Tunisia's Global Integration
World Bank Publications 2008; US$ 19.99Tunisias past integration policies have significantly increased FDI flows in the manufacturing sector, triggering a rise of textiles and clothing and mechanical and electrical components exports through participation to EU production networks and increasing productivity, growth, and job creation. In spite of these results, important challenges... more...
Transitions from School to Work
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 82.00This volume provides a unique perspective on the global changes that have transformed school-to-work transitions since the 1970s; offers an integrative conceptual framework for analysis; and promotes a cross-national understanding of school-to-work transi more...









