A Rapid Assessment of Bonded Labour in Hazardous Industries in Pakistan: Glass Bangle-Making, Tanneries, and Construction [PDF]
This working paper is one of a series of Rapid Assessments of bonded labor in Pakistan, each of which examines a different economic sector. The aim of these studies is to inform the implementation of the Government of Pakistan’s National Policy and Plan ...
InFocus Programme on Promoting the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work +1 more
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AstroECP: towards more practical electron channeling contrast imaging
We explore and address many of the major challenges associated with using electron channeling contrast imaging in a scanning electron microscope, with the goal of more easily revealing and characterizing crystalline defects such as dislocations.Electron channeling contrast imaging (ECCI) is a scanning electron microscope based technique which enables ...
M. Haroon Qaiser +7 more
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Legacy of Guru Nanak and His Son Shrichand in the Context of Interreligious Relationships in the XVI–XVIII Centuries’ Punjab [PDF]
The article deals with the legacy of the founder of Sikh religion Guru Nanak and of his son Shrichand as well as with their teachings’ and activities’ influence on the development of Punjab’s spirituality in XVI–XVIII centuries.
Maxim Demchenko
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Haunting the Historiography of Slaves in South Asia from the nineteenth century to the present
ABSTRACT Using both English and Urdu‐language records, this article traces the career of a few African and Afro‐Asian women slaves in the household‐state of Awadh during the first half of the nineteenth century. Focusing on the same records, this article compares a master‐poet's recognition of the motherhood of the African and Afro‐Asian slaves to the ...
Indrani Chatterjee
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‘The Bethune College Sensation’: Gender, Archive and Radical Passivity
ABSTRACT This article explores the student protests at Bethune College, Calcutta, on 3 February 1928, against the Simon Commission, a British parliamentary delegation that excluded Indian representation. On this day, female students staged a quiet but radical act of defiance by refusing to attend classes, sign apologies or vacate their hostel, despite ...
Meghmala Bhattacharya
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Some Peculiarities of Folk Religiosity in North India’s Rural Communities [PDF]
The article deals with special aspects of the rural population’s religious beliefs and practices in Haryana and Punjab states. Special attention is paid to the Kamboj caste’s religious tradition.
Maxim Demchenko
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Bonded Labor in India: Its Incidence and Pattern [PDF]
This Working Paper on the incidence and patterns of bonded labour in India was commissioned as an input to the ILO Director-General’s second global report on forced labor, entitled A global alliance against forced labor, prepared for the 93rd session of ...
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Grounds in Equality Law: Before and After For Women Scotland
Grounds are the fulcrum of equality law. Thus, discrimination is discrimination when it is based on or because of certain kinds of personal characteristics or grounds such as race or sex. But there is no definition of grounds in general or a definition of grounds such as race or sex in particular in equality law. This article shows that in defining the
Shreya Atrey
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Abstract Aims The aim of this study was to identify longitudinal trajectories of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) use throughout 1 year following MOUD initiation and to examine the association of trajectory membership with HIV testing among people who inject drugs in India.
Allison M. McFall +8 more
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Temples of Katas: Their Historical and Religious Significiance
Temples of Katas (Punjab-Pakistan) hold a very important place in the Hindu mythology especially due to a sacred pond which has different stories regarding its formation. Also this area known as Raj Katas, consists of several historical buildings; mostly
Muhammad Usman Ali
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