Essays on Migrant Workers

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In the advent of globalization, an increasing number of people have opted to move across countries due to the relatively diminishing size of the world. Employers have also found themselves in receipt of multiple job applications from foreign individuals. The hiring and retention of a foreign employee are usually guided by a different legislation than the one governing the employment of national employees. One of the most fundamental freedoms provided by to the EU citizens is the free movement of persons. All EU citizens have unrestricted freedom to live, study and work in any member state of the union ...

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Position Paper for the Organization of American States

The topic before the Organization of American States is Migrant Workers: Protection of Labor Rights. The OAS stands with a conviction that the problems affecting migrants in the Dominican Republic, particularly those pertaining to labor should be addressed and resolved.

The Dominican Republic has the obligation to address the Haitian influx of cross-border migrants, in the same way that the Haitian government has the responsibility to its own citizens. Haiti became a member of OAS in 1949 while the Dominican Republic entered as a member of the OAS in 1948 (oas.org). The Organization of American States, being ...

The main criteria for differentiation between governmental, quasi-governmental and voluntary health agencies are the funding sources and system, subjects of administration. Their common aim is to develop a community’s ability to solve the health-related issues effectively. Governmental agencies build up an inherent sector of the entire governmental structure, managed by the state officials and funded by tax dollars. Quasi-governmental agencies represent a mixed form of administration, that comprises some official tasks and responsibilities, partially governmental funding, but at the same time are able to operate independently. As for the nongovernmental health agencies, they receive their donations only from ...

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In her book entitled The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage, Harney discussed about the impact of the rapid industrialization in China. She pointed out how the industrialization and economic progress transformed the country to what people would consider as the world’s factory, yet, the author argued that this progress resulted in adverse consequences. Accordingly, the book talks about important elements that relate to the country’s geography. a. Migrant Workers Issue One of the factors that was discussed by Harney in her book is the issue of migrant workers. According to the author, there ...

The harvest gypsies are a series of articles written by John Steinbeck. He was an American-born author who wrote twenty-seven books and sixteen novels. Among his writings were six non-fictional books and five collections of short stories. The Harvest Gypsies elaborated on the hardships and triumphs of American migrant workers during the great depression. These articles traced the stories and paths of migrant workers as they moved from crop to crop. They give an in-depth analysis of how these people eked out a stark existence. Eventually, these early migrant workers came to be known as “New Gypsies.” (Steinbeck 1). ...

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Much of the human suffering and economic disadvantages that occurred during the Great Depression (1929-1933) were a result of the boom mentality and unregulated business practices of the 1920s. People with a corrupt kind of business acumen exploited the weakest segments of society in the poorest regions. Praying on a naïve boom psychology, businessmen led a devastating attack on the Midwest that ultimately was not curbed by politicians or financial institutions until the middle 1930s. New businesses exploited weak government controls and took on many of the same exploitative practices as the Robber Baron businessmen of the 19th ...

The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast two beautifully rendered pieces of literature; The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros and ‘And the earth did not devour him by Tomas Rivera. Both the novels will be discussed in juxtaposition to each other to aid the process of drawing out similarities and highlighting points of comparison. To commence, it must be noted that both the authors are chicane identity wise and hence much of their work is set in the same background. Both the authors are successful in launching their plots’ owing to their knowledge of ...