governments accountable if they violate the rights of their people. There researchers said they interviewed meatpacking workers and examined injury reports‚ government and academic studies‚ newspaper reports and legal proceedings. They cited unsafe working conditions‚ denial of workers ’ compensation to those injured on the job‚ intimidation of those seeking to organize unions and exploitation of immigration status to ward off complaints. Two of three corporations used as case studies responded to the researchers:
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Working today is usually quite safe. The government has made laws saying that employers have to look after the workforce and provide safety equipment and other things for them. At the start of the Industrial Revolution none of these laws existed and so working in a factory could prove to be very dangerous indeed. This section looks at some of the conditions faced by workers and offers a brief explanation of what was done to improve these conditions. Industries such as the cotton trade were particularly
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* What are your ambitions for the future? * Do you hope to gain any qualifications? * What are the advantages of studying instead of working? Work * Can you describe your job to me? * What do you do for a living? * How long have you been doing it? * Can you describe one of your typical working days? * What’s your daily routine on a working day? * Why did you choose to do that job? * What things do you enjoy about your work? Why? * What do you think is the attraction of your
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Exploitation of Workers in China: Unveiling the Unique Capitalism Adopted in China World Youth Leaders Forum 2012 Social subtheme Yun Yin Chan Department of Philosophy‚ Faculty of Arts The Chinese University of Hong Kong Abstract 2 This paper will explain that the cause
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In America a full time job is a 40 hour week‚ with time and a half pay for any overtime hours. Our minimum wage in New York State is six dollars an hour‚ and that is soon to be raised to $6.75 an hour on January 1‚ 2006. We are provided‚ for the most part‚ with healthy and safe working environments. In Chinese society it is nothing like this. Since the difference between the rich and poor is a lot greater in China than it is here‚ many of the poor jump at the opportunity to work in a factory
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Extreme Working Conditions in Turbulent Times HR Policies & Practices Spring Semester 13’ Coursework 1 City College‚ International Faculty of the University of Sheffield Abstract This research project seeks to offer an analysis concerning the theme of ‘extreme work’ and in particular to describe‚ explain‚ and theorize the problematic of intense work in times of crises. This research report is with literature review and findings from qualitative data. We took data from questionnaires
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Questions on Working Conditions 1. Why did the factory system develop? The development of the factory system came predominantly as a result of the advancements involving technology‚ specifically machinery and its abilities and efficiencies. As a result of these developments‚ a huge shift in the way that Britain’s workforce functioned was able to take place. Fundamentally‚ this meant that as these machines were now being placed in buildings solely built for manufacturing and production of a mass
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Just imagine your life working all day everyday.TO BEGIN WITH factories started to find a new source of labor to run their machines whitch was little CHILDEREN.A driven machine started to replace hand labor for making certain items. Then child labor started to be a major problem. CHILDEREN had terrible working conditions and low life expecting. FACTORIES system split up families for a lot of hours. Poverty children and families were poor barely ate food and moms and dads had to work also with the
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Factories in the North In the 1800’s the working conditions were harsh and unfair. By the mid-1800’s‚ more and more things were made by machines. Clothes‚ guns‚ watches‚ shoes‚ and farming machines were made by machines. By the 1840’s the average workday was 11.4 hours. The workers were very tired and have a huge chance of getting injured because many factory machines moved quickly. Workers‚ especially children‚ were often hurt by their machines. Factories had no cooling or heating systems. During
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English 101 March 24‚ 2014 Obstacles Faced by the Working Poor There are millions of Americans who have jobs but still remain poor despite the strong labor markets; these people are referred to as "the working poor." The working poor are working people whose incomes fall below a given poverty line. Even though these people are working‚ the wages are insufficient causing them to face numerous obstacles that make it difficult for them to provide the basic necessities to maintain a stable life. Some
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