Search results for "LABOUR"

Vulnerability to Forced Labour and Trafficking: The case of Romanian women in the agricultural sector in Sicily

2015

This paper focuses on labour and sexual exploitation faced by Romanian female workers employed in the agricultural sector in Ragusa, Sicily, Italy. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in 2013 and 2014 with Romanian female farm workers in Ragusa, the paper identifies factors that contribute towards their vulnerability to exploitation. By paying specific attention to the experiences of women who are mothers with dependent children, we look at structural factors that increase their vulnerability and consider how this vulnerability ‘forces’ women into situations whereby they effectively accept and/or submit to abuse. We also highlight how European Union (EU) citizenship does not automatically protec…

Eracle e la cerva di Cerinea del Museo Archeologico “A. Salinas” di Palermo. Dall’originale ai calchi moderni per la didattica e l’arredo privato

2021

Il testo, partendo da un inedito calco in gesso patinato della prima metà del ‘900 rinvenuto sul mercato antiquario, analizza il gruppo bronzeo con Eracle e la cerva di Cerinea del Museo Archeologico “A. Salinas” di Palermo da cui è tratto (fine I sec. a.C. – I sec. d.C.), descrivendone il tipo iconografico e individuandone l’archetipo lisippeo, attraverso il raffronto con esempi di età imperiale, tardo-antica e medievale. L’opera, ritrovata a Pompei nel 1805, fu donata al Museo dell’Università di Palermo nel 1831 per la munificenza dei Borbón/Farnese, di cui si approfondiscono almeno due episodi di illuminata committenza artistica per la città durante il soggiorno di Ferdinando I re delle …

Labor Market Imbalances and Personnel Recruitment

2019

When the economy of a country starts to expand or collapse in wealth, it is reflected in the labor market with an impact on employment and personnel recruitment processes. The aim of this article is to investigate the relationship between personnel recruitment and job market imbalances in the various de- velopmental conditions of the macroeconomic environment. Research find- ings show that employers tend to adopt more active, formal, competitive, targeted, and selective search behaviors in the positive cycles of the economy and employment. Conversely, in downturns of the economy and employ- ment, employers tend to be more passive and defensive, relying on informal relationships and, in some…

Senza lavoro : la disoccupazione in Italia dall'Unità a oggi

2016

Al momento dell’Unità il lavoro era molto spesso un’esperienza discontinua. Ci si adattava trovando fonti alternative di sostentamento, esercitando diverse attività o spostandosi alla ricerca di un’occupazione. A fine Ottocento nasce una nuova consapevolezza: la mancanza di lavoro è una forma di ingiustizia contro cui occorre lottare. Chi non ha lavoro, e non per sua volontà, non tollera più di essere additato come ozioso o vagabondo. Più tardi il fascismo favorirà il mantenimento di bassi salari e la lotta alla disoccupazione diventerà poco più che uno slogan propagandistico. Sarà solo dopo il disastro della seconda guerra mondiale, in un’Italia con milioni di disoccupati, che l’intero ord…

E-government and new professional figures in EU

2009

Does family of origin make a difference in occupational outcomes?

2022

Disadvantages faced by parents adversely affect their children’s chances of success in the labour market. We study the influence of intergenerational transmission of parental socio-economic background on the educational attainment and occupational outcome of children, also considering gender differences. To tackle such a complex system of relationships across the outcome variables (both exogenous and endogenous), we adopt a path analysis model. In particular, we study the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage using the innovative and rich AD SILC database, which shows the evolution of occupational outcomes over eight years (measured by wages in 2011 and 2018). Our findings indicate…

'Uber Economy': Employee, Self-Employed or a Need of a Special Employment Regulation?

2015

The Digital era has changed industrial relationships dramatically. This has caused a considerable legal uncertainty about which rules apply to cyberspace. Technology is transforming business organization in a way that makes employees -- as subordinate work -- less necessary. A new type of companies "on demand economy" "sharing economy" -- dedicated to connecting customers directly with individual service providers are emerging. Thus, these companies develop their core business completely through workers classified as self-employed. In this context, employment law is facing its greatest challenge, dealing with a very different reality compared to the one existing when it was created. This pa…

Les débuts dans la vie active des jeunes issus de l'immigration après des études supérieures

2004

04039; Les auteurs décrivent ici les débuts dans la vie active des jeunes issus de l'immigration d'Afrique du Nord (Algérie, Maroc, Tunisie) et d'Europe du Sud (Espagne, Italie, Portugal) qui quittent la formation initiale après une expérience des études supérieures. A l'aide des données de l'enquête "Génération 98" du Céreq, l'entrée dans la vie professionnelle de ces deux catégories d'anciens étudiants est comparée au devenir professionnel des jeunes d'origine française. Ce travail débute avec une présentation de la classification des origines nationales telle qu'elle est appliquée dans l'étude. Il est suivi d'un exposé des caractéristiques sociodémographiques et scolaro-universitaires de…

Personal Savings and Investments in the Financial Market

2021

After 1998, CEE countries underwent an extensive reform process toward compliance with the new political, economic, and sociodemographic conditions. Reduced birth rate, increased life expectancy, and migration are challenges for PAYG public pension systems, which are directly dependent on the labor market and funding based on social security contributions paid by all earners and other wage earners. This chapter aims to give a socioeconomic perspective regarding personal saving, through various instruments offered by the banking and capital market, to supplement the financial resources of the elderly during retirement.

Job insecurity in Finland: Antecedents and consequences

1994

Abstract Trends towards more unpredictable and flexible labour markets are often presumed to fuel feelings of job insecurity among employees, especially the threat of losing one's job. The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence, antecedents, and consequences of job insecurity in a representative sample of Finnish wage and salary earners (N = 3503) gathered in 1990. One out of ten respondents felt the threat of lay-off, dismissal, or unemployment. According to hierarchical regression analysis, perceived job insecurity was best explained by positional factors, especially earlier unemployment experiences and the temporary nature of the employment relationship. The role of demographic f…