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Labor and informal work in North-South relations: A study on Iberian countries and Latin-America
Tempo Social, 2021 Departing from the North/South dialogue, and considering the historical relations between the Iberian countries and Latin America (LA), the aim is to analyze trends, contrasts and asymmetries in different scales.
Elísio Estanque, Víctor F. Climent
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NEETs and Youth Guarantee Registration: Examining the Link to Past Undeclared Work
Politics and GovernanceA myriad of factors influence young people’s vulnerability and the likelihood of becoming NEET. Moreover, the share of young NEETs in European countries is very high.
Antonella Rocca +12 more
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Information Technology and Work Organization [PDF]
, 1988 Abstract Ever since at least 1958, when Leavitt and Whisler (1958) predicted that the use of information technology (IT) would lead to the demise of middle management, researchers have speculated about the effects of IT on organizations.
Crowston, Kevin., Malone, Thomas W.
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Rethinking Work in the Information Age [PDF]
Media Asia, 2000 AbstractThe Information Age promises to radically change the way people live and work. Traditional work practices are being challenged and many are uncomfortable with the new regime. This article seeks to explain those new work practices and their effects on individuals and organizations.
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Informal Eldercare and Work-Related Strain [PDF]
The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2012 In light of an aging workforce, reconciling informal eldercare and paid work becomes increasingly pertinent. This article investigates the association between informal eldercare and work-related strain and tests for both the "competing demands" and "expansion" hypotheses.The sample of 938 Austrian employees consisted of employees caring for older ...
Birgit Trukeschitz +3 more
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InkanyisoFinding formal employment in South Africa is challenging, especially for those with children who need support for basic needs and education. Many individuals turn to the informal sector, such as waste pickers, as a means to support their children and ...
Mzukisi Xweso
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¿Hasta qué punto y cómo puede conceptualizarse el trabajo informal? [PDF]
Laboreal, 2013 This article will question the notion of informal work in order to know how far it can be considered as a concept. Indeed, the International Labour Organization’s definition of the informal work concept has clearly an operational purpose.
Tine Manvoutouka
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Vigilância Sanitária em Debate: Sociedade, Ciência & Tecnologia, 2016 No Brasil existe uma tendência ascendente da participação das atividades informais no setor econômico, aumentando os desafios para atuação dos órgãos governamentais reguladores, como a vigilância sanitária.
Amana Santana de Jesus +1 more
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Health and working careers of informal carers – what we know and do not yet (but should) know
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & HealthAccording to OECD estimates, 13% of adults over 50 years provide – usually unpaid – help with personal care to people with functional limitations, that is, informal care. Of these informal carers, 61% are women caring for a family member (1).
Jenni Ervasti, Tuija M Mikkola
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Entrepreneuriat social et répression : la gestion du commerce populaire à Belo Horizonte
Brésil(s)Policies that confine street vendors to so-called popular shopping centers create an accumulation frontier, involving both public and private actors.
Tarcísio Perdigão Araújo Filho
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