Labour Studies

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Appendix 3. Convention on the Rights of the Child

Appendix 3. Convention on the Rights of the Child

From: Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract

The third appendix provides the full text of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 23 $2.30 Add
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Appendix 4. The International Play Association's Declaration of the Child's Right to Play

Appendix 4. The International Play Association’s Declaration of the Child’s Right to Play

From: Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract

The fourth appendix provides the full text of the International Play Association’s Declaration of the Child’s Right to Play. 5 $0.50 Add
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Are Generation Y/Millennial Parents More Equal?

Are Generation Y/Millennial Parents More Equal?

From: Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism

This chapter looks at current gender roles and divisions of domestic/parental labour and asks whether we are on a good path towards equality. The author tries to get to the root of inequality for … 12 $1.20 Add
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Are Millennials Being Stiffed?

Are Millennials Being Stiffed?

Work and Mental Health in a Neoliberal World

From: Sick and Tired

The Millennial Labour Market The Mental Health of Millennials Sources of Data Millennial Employment The Health of Millennials Conclusion ; 17 $1.70 Add
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Assessing the Contemporary Working-Class Movement

Assessing the Contemporary Working-Class Movement

From: Canadian Labour in Crisis

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At Your Service
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At Your Service

From: This Has Always Been a War

In “At Your Service ” author Lori Fox recounts their time in the service industry between 2003 -2020 to provide a case study of the culture of capitalism. Discussing culture under … 26 $2.60 Add
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Backing the Attack
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Backing the Attack

Women Workers at War

From: Material Traces of War

Women pushed against many barriers during the world wars, breaking through some and weakening others, and the labour force was one of them. The women in this chapter came from a variety of … ; ; 66 $6.60 Add
Bankrupticies & Bailouts

Bankrupticies & Bailouts

Recession? Depression? Market adjustment? Billion-dollar bailouts? Just what is happening to the economy? Like the rest of the industrialized world, Canada is in the midst of an economic crisis … ; 168 View
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Basic Income and Population Health

Basic Income and Population Health

From: Basic Income For Canadians

This chapter looks at how basic income policies can be beneficial to the overall mental and physical health of communities. 15 $1.50 Add
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Basic Income Comes to Ontario - But Briefly
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Basic Income Comes to Ontario – But Briefly

From: The Case for Basic Income

This chapter covers the short-lived basic income project in Ontario, from it’s inception to its cancellation by the newly-elected Ford government. ; ; 23 $2.30 Add
Basic Income For Canadians

Basic Income For Canadians

From the Covid-19 Emergency to Financial Security for All

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of providing a basic income to everyone in Canada who needs it was already gaining broad support. Then, in response to a crisis that threatened to put … 258 View
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Becoming Human

Becoming Human

Diversity and Evolution

From: Making Sense of Society

In Chapter 1, Khasnabish and co-author Anthony Davis explore what it means to be human, teasing out the interconnected relationship between our biological and social evolutions. The chapter … 26 $2.60 Add
Bent out of Shape

Bent out of Shape

Shame, Solidarity, and Women's Bodies at Work

Award-winning ergonomist Karen Messing is talking with women—women who wire circuit boards, sew clothes, clean toilets, drive forklifts, care for children, serve food, run labs. What she … 276 View
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Making Occupational Health Compatible with Gender Equality

From: Sick and Tired

Gender and Sex Segregation at Work Other Gendered Characteristics of Working Life Gendered Division of Occupational Health Effects Risks in Work Usually Assigned to Women Risks Associated with … 13 $1.30 Add
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Bibliography

Bibliography

From: Winnipeg 1919

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Boom, Bust, and a Double-Sided Bohemian Renaissance

Boom, Bust, and a Double-Sided Bohemian Renaissance

From: Shift Change

This chapter surveys some of the attempts to develop and revitalize Hamilton’s downtown core. Although the initial efforts were unsuccessful, a few optimists valiantly plotted … 48 $4.80 Add