ASIAN METACENTRE RESEARCH PAPER SERIES no.20 The Social Organization of Remittances: Channelling Remittances from East and Southeast Asia to Bangladesh Md Mizanur Rahman Brenda S.A. Yeoh ASIAN METACENTRE FOR POPULATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS HEADQUARTERS AT ASIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY of SINGAPORE Md Mizanur Rahman is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore. He is a sociologist with particular interests
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A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Labor Relations Flavia Melo Pilar Asensio Pollyana Sobreira Stephanie Rais Thi Minh Vo I. INTRODUCTION 1. Practical Issues to be considered II. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT III. COMPANY EXAMPLE: Mc DONALD’S 1. Background 2. Managing Diversity 3. Competitive Advantage IV. Mc DONALD’S IN INDIA V. Mc DONALD’S IN CHINA 1. Training Local Staff
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Research Paper The experience of ethnic minority workers in the hotel and catering industry: Routes to support and advice on workplace problems Ref: 03/06 2006 Prepared by: Tessa Wright and Anna Pollert (Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University) Funded by Acas and the European Social Fund For any further information on this study, or other aspects of the Acas Research and Evaluation programme, please telephone 020 7210 3673 or email research@acas.org
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The emergence of the Child Sex Market: The market for children prostitutes has been created by a number of factors. During the 1970"s pedophiles from Western countries were attracted to Thailand because of its lenient laws against prostitution and the high currency exchange rate (Jubilee, p. 3). The supply of customers caused pimps to acquire children through sale and through kidnapping to meet their demand. Widespread rural poverty and the low socioeconomic status of children caused the influx
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How ‘fair’ are wage practices along the supply chain? Global assessment in 2010-111 Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead 2 SUMMARY Worrying global wage trends around the world as well as poor wage practices along the supply chain – both exacerbated by the economic crisis – have led to increasing concerns over wage issues. This paper is aimed at identifying how ‘fair’ would be wage practices along the supply chain. For this we first propose to define ‘Fair wages’ through a new approach, the ‘Fair wage approach’
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2015 International Compendium of Data Privacy Laws COUNTRY BY REGION Australia Australia................................................................................................................................. 6 Central Asia China (People’s Republic) .................................................................................................. 37 Hong Kong........................................................................................................................... 78 India
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Swot banking The rise of retail lending in emerging economies like India has been of recent origin. Asia Pacific’s vast population, combined with high savings rates, explosive economic growth, and underdeveloped retail banking services, provide the most significant growth opportunities for banks. Banks will have to serve the retail banking segment effectively in order to utilize the growth opportunity. Banking strategies are presently undergoing various transformations, as the overall scenario
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W O M E N ’ S C O M M I S S I O N for refugee women & children w U N TA P P E D P OT E N T I A L : Adolescents affected by armed conflict A review of programs and policies U N TA P P E D P OT E N T I A L : Adolescents affected by armed conflict A review of programs and policies Wo m e n ’s C o m m i s s i o n f o r R e f u g e e Wo m e n & C h i l d r e n N e w Yo r k W O M E N ’ S C O M M I S S I O N for refugee women & children Copyright © January 2000 by Women’s Commission
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PART – V PROFESSIONAL NO – COPYING NO – DUPLICATION EXAMINEES DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONNAIRE The 20 times that follow are information about you. Please supply the information as HONESTLY and ACCURATELY as you can. The data that will be obtained from these items shall be held strictly confidential. Each item is followed by several possible answer. On your sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to the number of the answer that specifically pertains to you. 1. 2. Sex : Civil Status : 1. Male
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PART – V PROFESSIONAL NO – COPYING NO – DUPLICATION EXAMINEES DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONNAIRE The 20 times that follow are information about you. Please supply the information as HONESTLY and ACCURATELY as you can. The data that will be obtained from these items shall be held strictly confidential. Each item is followed by several possible answer. On your sheet, shade completely the box that corresponds to the number of the answer that specifically pertains to you. 1. 2. Sex : Civil Status : 1. Male
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