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Invisible hands: voices from the global economy
by Goria, Corinne, Akter, Kalpona
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The men and women in Invisible Hands reveal the human rights abuses occurring behind the scenes of the global economy. These narrators? including phone manufacturers in China, copper miners in Zambia, garment workers in Bangladesh, and farmers around the world? reveal the secret…
Invisible hands: voices from the global economy
by Goria, Corinne, Akter, Kalpona
fromVoice of witness
0
Type: Book
The men and women in Invisible Hands reveal the human rights abuses occurring behind the scenes of the global economy. These narrators--including phone manufacturers in China, copper miners in Zambia, garment workers in Bangladesh, and farmers around the world--reveal the secret…
In the present age of temp work, telecommuting, and outsourcing, millions of workers in the United States find themselves excluded from the category of "employee"--A crucial distinction that would otherwise permit unionization and collective bargaining. Tracing the history of th…
This text examines the 11,000 foreign nationals who worked for the Chinese Customs Service from 1854 to 1949, exploring how their lives and careers were shaped by imperial ideologies, networks and structures. It looks at professional lives, social activities, private lives, and …
This text examines the 11,000 foreign nationals who worked for the Chinese Customs Service from 1854 to 1949, exploring how their lives and careers were shaped by imperial ideologies, networks and structures. It looks at professional lives, social activities, private lives, and …
"Despite more than ten per cent of male Londoners being clerical workers at a time when London was the largest city in the world, no study has ever been carried out on this important historical demographic. This monograph is a comprehensive study of metropolitan clerks, examinin…
An investigation of the cultural practices and belief systems of Los Angeles based film and video production workers.
"In Production Culture, John Thornton Caldwell investigates the cultural practices and belief systems of Los Angeles-based film and video production workers: not only those in prestigious positions such as producers and directors but also many "below-the-line" laborers, includin…
This book argues that corporate culture - the values, customs, and conventions of a business organization-has altered how workers conduct themselves both inside and outside the workplace. This book argues that corporate culture - the values, customs, and conventions of a busines…
"In large corporations in Japan, much of the clerical work is carried out by young women known as "office ladies" (OLs) or "flowers of the workplace." Largely nameless, OLs serve tea to the men and type and file their reports. They are exempt from the traditional lifetime employ…
Examines how whole organisations behave when fraud and corruption occur, exploring the interactions between perpetrators, victims and bystanders. Provides insights on training and motivating employees to reduce the occurrence and threat of fraud. Includes reference to real life …
