This document discusses building notions of gender equality through social protection programs. It summarizes the presentation which outlines how unpaid care work is not recognized, social pensions make false assumptions about recipients, and current programs have conflicting biases against women. The document advocates for recognizing women's unpaid care work, designing programs based on women's needs, and taking a life cycle approach to redistribute resources in a way that promotes both economic equality and recognition of women's roles.
This document discusses the relationship between crime and poverty. It states that crime and poverty are closely interrelated, with each reinforcing the other. Poverty is identified as a key cause of crime, as it can lead to hopelessness, lack of opportunities, and desperation which may push some into criminal behavior. Concentrated poverty, in particular, is linked to higher crime rates. The document calls for comprehensive strategies that address both poverty prevention and crime reduction, in order to break the cycle between these two issues.
The document summarizes studies on women in the Dominican Republic from 2000-2008. It provides general information on the country's geography and economy focused on tourism. It finds that 35% of households are female-headed, higher in urban areas. Regarding education, 29% of women have a college degree or higher. Fertility projections are lower in urban areas. Regarding employment, 42% of women reported currently working in sales, services or clerical jobs, showing an increase in professional roles. Most women earn less than their partners but have autonomy over money they earn.
The Empowerment of Women within the Household starts with their Empowerment i...Economic Research Forum
1. The document discusses the empowerment of women in the Middle East and North Africa region. It notes that while progress has been made, more can still be done to achieve gender equality.
2. Historically, countries that have moved forward on gender equality have done so by making difficult choices to reform labor markets, social institutions, and family structures.
3. For the market to achieve gender equality, changes are also needed within the home for men to share responsibilities equally. The document reviews some economic and social trends that demonstrate improvements in women's empowerment across the MENA region.
Presentation on Rural Innovation in the US under Pillar 1.B. at the 12th OECD Rural Development Conference on Delivering Well-being, 24-26 September 2019, Seoul Korea. Presentation by Mr. Nathan Ole, The Rural Community Assistance Partnership, United States.
More information: https://www.oecd.org/rural/rural-development-conference/
In May 2005, Karen was one of the seven 'visionaries' selected from 1600 applicants by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. With her ideas for a more just and peaceful world, Karen founded Equanomics UK.
Equanomics UK is an initiative to build a UK community led alliance that reshapes race related policy through an economic lens. Through Equanomics UK Karen organised two UK tours with the Reverend Jesse Jackson to highlight economic injustice.
In addition to her work with Equanomics UK, Karen runs her own consultancy with the premise: 'Equality for Your Business is My Business'. She also teaches Glen Parva Youth Offenders Institute, South Leicestershire College, and the Workers Educational Association.
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire was delighted to welcome Karen as a keynote speaker at our 2013 Future Focus Conference. The conference is now complete, but if you'd like to be a part of our 2014 conference, visit www.valonline.org.uk
This document discusses building notions of gender equality through social protection programs. It summarizes the presentation which outlines how unpaid care work is not recognized, social pensions make false assumptions about recipients, and current programs have conflicting biases against women. The document advocates for recognizing women's unpaid care work, designing programs based on women's needs, and taking a life cycle approach to redistribute resources in a way that promotes both economic equality and recognition of women's roles.
This document discusses the relationship between crime and poverty. It states that crime and poverty are closely interrelated, with each reinforcing the other. Poverty is identified as a key cause of crime, as it can lead to hopelessness, lack of opportunities, and desperation which may push some into criminal behavior. Concentrated poverty, in particular, is linked to higher crime rates. The document calls for comprehensive strategies that address both poverty prevention and crime reduction, in order to break the cycle between these two issues.
The document summarizes studies on women in the Dominican Republic from 2000-2008. It provides general information on the country's geography and economy focused on tourism. It finds that 35% of households are female-headed, higher in urban areas. Regarding education, 29% of women have a college degree or higher. Fertility projections are lower in urban areas. Regarding employment, 42% of women reported currently working in sales, services or clerical jobs, showing an increase in professional roles. Most women earn less than their partners but have autonomy over money they earn.
The Empowerment of Women within the Household starts with their Empowerment i...Economic Research Forum
1. The document discusses the empowerment of women in the Middle East and North Africa region. It notes that while progress has been made, more can still be done to achieve gender equality.
2. Historically, countries that have moved forward on gender equality have done so by making difficult choices to reform labor markets, social institutions, and family structures.
3. For the market to achieve gender equality, changes are also needed within the home for men to share responsibilities equally. The document reviews some economic and social trends that demonstrate improvements in women's empowerment across the MENA region.
Presentation on Rural Innovation in the US under Pillar 1.B. at the 12th OECD Rural Development Conference on Delivering Well-being, 24-26 September 2019, Seoul Korea. Presentation by Mr. Nathan Ole, The Rural Community Assistance Partnership, United States.
More information: https://www.oecd.org/rural/rural-development-conference/
In May 2005, Karen was one of the seven 'visionaries' selected from 1600 applicants by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. With her ideas for a more just and peaceful world, Karen founded Equanomics UK.
Equanomics UK is an initiative to build a UK community led alliance that reshapes race related policy through an economic lens. Through Equanomics UK Karen organised two UK tours with the Reverend Jesse Jackson to highlight economic injustice.
In addition to her work with Equanomics UK, Karen runs her own consultancy with the premise: 'Equality for Your Business is My Business'. She also teaches Glen Parva Youth Offenders Institute, South Leicestershire College, and the Workers Educational Association.
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire was delighted to welcome Karen as a keynote speaker at our 2013 Future Focus Conference. The conference is now complete, but if you'd like to be a part of our 2014 conference, visit www.valonline.org.uk
Inclusive sustainable development gender and climate change8 (2)UNDP Policy Centre
The document discusses inclusive sustainable development and accounting for gender in climate policy. It notes that development cannot be achieved if half the population is left out. Gender equality is key to effective development. Climate change disproportionately impacts women in terms of livelihood security, social security, and physical security. Mainstreaming gender in climate policies and programs is important but implementation is lacking. More balanced investment is needed between mitigation and adaptation in climate finance to help vulnerable groups cope with climate risks. Stakeholders have a role to play in ensuring quality and accountability in climate actions and finance.
Microfinance and poverty reduction nexus among rural women in selected distri...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on the relationship between microfinance and poverty reduction among rural women in Ghana. The study used changes in asset ownership as a proxy for well-being. A survey of 200 women found that access to microfinance was positively associated with acquiring assets, which can improve living standards. Educational attainment and marital status also positively correlated with asset accumulation, while number of dependents correlated negatively. The study concludes that microfinance can empower women financially and contribute to their families and communities by enabling asset building.
Poverty Reduction Policies in Low Income Countriestutor2u
This revision presentation covers some of the main causes of continued high levels of extreme poverty in low and middle income countries and considers a range of pro-poor government interventions designed to increase productivity and regular employment and waged income in formal labour markets.
WEBINAR: Aspirations, trust, and poverty reductionIFPRI-PIM
What are aspirations, why do they matter, and how are they formed? How can they be affected by development interventions, or by negative shocks—which the poor frequently face? And how are aspirations and trust in government linked? What can policymakers do to blunt the negative psychological effects of poverty and shocks, and to more broadly bolster aspirations and trust? In this PIM webinar on December 19, 2018 Dr. Katrina Kosec (IFPRI) shared recent novel findings with examples from case studies in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Pakistan.
More: http://bit.ly/AspirationsWebinar
The speaker talks about the lack of diversity in IT. She discusses the role of women in IT and the boardrooms, research that shows its benefits. She also talks about pay inequality and proposes some solutions to resolve the problem of lack of diversity in the USA.
1 Evolutionof Gender and Poverty Dynamics in Tanzania, Flora KessyThe Impact Initiative
1) The persistence of poverty in Tanzania despite economic growth is partly due to changing gender dynamics as traditional roles dissolve with new economic opportunities.
2) Men are migrating or moving into traditionally female crops and activities as cash crops decline, while responsibilities increasingly fall to women.
3) Rising costs are intensifying poverty as effectively and fully female-headed households struggle with lack of support and dispossession of assets, though some women organize support networks.
The Impact of Globalization in the lives of Dalit Women in IndiaSarath Thomas
Globalisation has a huge impact on cultural, social, monetary, political and communal life of India, even it started to influence the value system also. Modernization became one of the keyword in Indian population. The reverberations of globalization in the lives of Dalit women are not so simple.
Globalization has integrated rich, affluent, and educated classes, but has fractured working classes of marginalized sections such as Dalit women.
Feminization of Poverty: Causes, Consequences & RecommendationsMasum Hussain
The document discusses the concept of the feminization of poverty. It defines feminization of poverty as women having a higher incidence of poverty than men, their poverty being more severe, and poverty among women increasing over time. It then discusses some of the key causes of feminization of poverty, including disparate income and wage discrimination that lead to lower earnings for women, the rise of lone mother households, lack of access to education for women, social and cultural exclusions, deprivation of decision-making power for women, and divorce. The document provides context on these issues in Bangladesh and emphasizes that poverty has multidimensional causes related to economic, demographic, and socio-cultural factors.
Poverty & concept of ‘feminisation of poverty’ poverty & human capabilities ...VIBHUTI PATEL
Universalisatio n of Education (UE)
UE was launched in 2000 with the primary objective of achieving Universalization of elementary education before 2010 with time bound integrated approach in participation with the states. The project aimed at completion of five years of primary schooling for all children by 2007 and completion of eight years of schooling by 2010 along with reduction of gender and social gaps. The expenditure was to be shared in the basis of 85:15 in the ninth plan and 75:25 from the tenth plan onwards. The SSA wanted to bring about the change in the following areas: Teacher training, improvement in quality of education, provision of teacher training materials, establishment of cluster groups for support and education guarantee centers.
The document contains survey results from 20 students on factors influencing their vote and the biggest problems facing their country. For voting influences, the top three were parents at 30%, friends at 36%, and neighbors at 21%. A separate survey found the biggest problems were corruption at 47%, terrorism at 14%, and unemployment also at 14%. The document hypothesizes that older generations make up most voting groups but are influenced by 30% of youth in their decisions.
This document summarizes an article that explores care from a gender perspective. It defines care as activities that meet people's material, developmental, emotional and spiritual needs through direct care, household work, and community volunteer work. While care is essential to society, the vast majority is done unpaid by women in the home. This unequal distribution of care work has profound negative implications for women, limiting their opportunities and perpetuating gender inequality. The article aims to advance understanding of how development can better value and share the responsibility of care between men and women through policies and practices.
Pakistan has three main social classes - upper, middle, and working class. The upper class makes up 2% of the population but owns 60-65% of the country's wealth. They include high-level leaders, big business owners, and top management. The middle class represents 28% of people and includes small business owners and middle management. The working class is the largest at 70% and consists of unskilled laborers, shopkeepers, and low-level government employees. Each class has distinct characteristics related to education, occupation, income, and living standards.
Multidimensional Human Poverty - New Approaches in Poverty MeasurementUNDP Eurasia
This document discusses multidimensional approaches to measuring human poverty. It begins by introducing the Alkire-Foster method for measuring multidimensional poverty. It then discusses key considerations in setting up a multidimensional poverty index, including selecting dimensions, indicators, deprivation lines, and weighting. The document outlines the global multidimensional poverty index and provides country examples from Turkey. It also introduces a social exclusion index used in Europe and Central Asia. Finally, it discusses combining qualitative and quantitative data through "micronarratives" to better understand poverty patterns.
Self Help Groups (SHGs) are small groups of poor people. The members of an SHG face similar problems. They help each other, to solve their problems. SHGs promote small savings among their members. The savings are kept with the bank. This is the common fund in the name of the SHG. The SHG gives small loans to its members from its common fund
The document discusses the feminization of poverty due to globalization and neoliberal economic policies. It makes three key points:
1) Globalization and structural adjustment programs have led to an increase in precarious informal work like sweatshops with few labor protections, especially impacting women.
2) This has contributed to a "feminization" of poverty, as women make up a large portion of the lowest-paid informal workforce. They face discrimination, low wages, and lack social security.
3) To address this, feminist economists argue for policies that promote women's rights and entitlements, including stronger social protections, welfare benefits, and more inclusive development policies that empower women economically.
This document discusses international migration from Indonesia. It finds that migration has helped reduce poverty by 14 percentage points on average, but that impacts vary by gender. Male migrant households experienced a 15 point reduction while female migrant households saw an 11 point decrease. Additionally, prolonged separation through migration increased divorce rates, with 18% of married migrants getting divorced compared to 7% of non-migrants. The impact on female migrants was greater, with 20% divorcing compared to 16% for men. Households with divorced female migrants saw less poverty reduction than other types of households. The document calls for policies to improve migrant job skills, reduce costs, and consider family unity in employment contracts.
Unemployment can be caused by several factors including a lack of available jobs compared to the population size, low education levels, gender discrimination, economic downturns, and the replacement of human workers with technology. Being unemployed can negatively impact individuals and society by potentially leading to criminal behavior or child labor if people are in desperate need of money. Global unemployment statistics show high rates of 23% in South Africa and a shocking 80% in Liberia.
The document discusses concepts related to women's empowerment through literacy and livelihood programs. It defines key terms like empowerment, literacy, and livelihood. It outlines 4 components of empowerment: cognitive, psychological, economic, and political. It discusses indicators of women's empowerment at the individual, community, and national levels. It also discusses the relationship between education, functional literacy, and women's empowerment. The objectives of the study are to review approaches to literacy programs that empower women in Andhra Pradesh and analyze their impact and lessons learned.
Paris, 8 March 2017: Taking place on International Women's Day, this OECD-hosted conference considered questions such as gender differences in financial literacy and inclusion; women working in the informal economy and the role of business: gender differences in the changing pensions landscape; empowering women to fight back against corruption and engaging men to support gender equality in the workplace.
More information: oe.cd/wmn
On 8 February 2017, the OECD launched a new Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector. This Guidance, developed through an intense multi-stakeholder process, supports a common understanding of due diligence and responsible supply chain management in the sector.
Find out more: https://mneguidelines.oecd.org/responsible-supply-chains-textile-garment-sector.htm
Inclusive sustainable development gender and climate change8 (2)UNDP Policy Centre
The document discusses inclusive sustainable development and accounting for gender in climate policy. It notes that development cannot be achieved if half the population is left out. Gender equality is key to effective development. Climate change disproportionately impacts women in terms of livelihood security, social security, and physical security. Mainstreaming gender in climate policies and programs is important but implementation is lacking. More balanced investment is needed between mitigation and adaptation in climate finance to help vulnerable groups cope with climate risks. Stakeholders have a role to play in ensuring quality and accountability in climate actions and finance.
Microfinance and poverty reduction nexus among rural women in selected distri...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study on the relationship between microfinance and poverty reduction among rural women in Ghana. The study used changes in asset ownership as a proxy for well-being. A survey of 200 women found that access to microfinance was positively associated with acquiring assets, which can improve living standards. Educational attainment and marital status also positively correlated with asset accumulation, while number of dependents correlated negatively. The study concludes that microfinance can empower women financially and contribute to their families and communities by enabling asset building.
Poverty Reduction Policies in Low Income Countriestutor2u
This revision presentation covers some of the main causes of continued high levels of extreme poverty in low and middle income countries and considers a range of pro-poor government interventions designed to increase productivity and regular employment and waged income in formal labour markets.
WEBINAR: Aspirations, trust, and poverty reductionIFPRI-PIM
What are aspirations, why do they matter, and how are they formed? How can they be affected by development interventions, or by negative shocks—which the poor frequently face? And how are aspirations and trust in government linked? What can policymakers do to blunt the negative psychological effects of poverty and shocks, and to more broadly bolster aspirations and trust? In this PIM webinar on December 19, 2018 Dr. Katrina Kosec (IFPRI) shared recent novel findings with examples from case studies in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Pakistan.
More: http://bit.ly/AspirationsWebinar
The speaker talks about the lack of diversity in IT. She discusses the role of women in IT and the boardrooms, research that shows its benefits. She also talks about pay inequality and proposes some solutions to resolve the problem of lack of diversity in the USA.
1 Evolutionof Gender and Poverty Dynamics in Tanzania, Flora KessyThe Impact Initiative
1) The persistence of poverty in Tanzania despite economic growth is partly due to changing gender dynamics as traditional roles dissolve with new economic opportunities.
2) Men are migrating or moving into traditionally female crops and activities as cash crops decline, while responsibilities increasingly fall to women.
3) Rising costs are intensifying poverty as effectively and fully female-headed households struggle with lack of support and dispossession of assets, though some women organize support networks.
The Impact of Globalization in the lives of Dalit Women in IndiaSarath Thomas
Globalisation has a huge impact on cultural, social, monetary, political and communal life of India, even it started to influence the value system also. Modernization became one of the keyword in Indian population. The reverberations of globalization in the lives of Dalit women are not so simple.
Globalization has integrated rich, affluent, and educated classes, but has fractured working classes of marginalized sections such as Dalit women.
Feminization of Poverty: Causes, Consequences & RecommendationsMasum Hussain
The document discusses the concept of the feminization of poverty. It defines feminization of poverty as women having a higher incidence of poverty than men, their poverty being more severe, and poverty among women increasing over time. It then discusses some of the key causes of feminization of poverty, including disparate income and wage discrimination that lead to lower earnings for women, the rise of lone mother households, lack of access to education for women, social and cultural exclusions, deprivation of decision-making power for women, and divorce. The document provides context on these issues in Bangladesh and emphasizes that poverty has multidimensional causes related to economic, demographic, and socio-cultural factors.
Poverty & concept of ‘feminisation of poverty’ poverty & human capabilities ...VIBHUTI PATEL
Universalisatio n of Education (UE)
UE was launched in 2000 with the primary objective of achieving Universalization of elementary education before 2010 with time bound integrated approach in participation with the states. The project aimed at completion of five years of primary schooling for all children by 2007 and completion of eight years of schooling by 2010 along with reduction of gender and social gaps. The expenditure was to be shared in the basis of 85:15 in the ninth plan and 75:25 from the tenth plan onwards. The SSA wanted to bring about the change in the following areas: Teacher training, improvement in quality of education, provision of teacher training materials, establishment of cluster groups for support and education guarantee centers.
The document contains survey results from 20 students on factors influencing their vote and the biggest problems facing their country. For voting influences, the top three were parents at 30%, friends at 36%, and neighbors at 21%. A separate survey found the biggest problems were corruption at 47%, terrorism at 14%, and unemployment also at 14%. The document hypothesizes that older generations make up most voting groups but are influenced by 30% of youth in their decisions.
This document summarizes an article that explores care from a gender perspective. It defines care as activities that meet people's material, developmental, emotional and spiritual needs through direct care, household work, and community volunteer work. While care is essential to society, the vast majority is done unpaid by women in the home. This unequal distribution of care work has profound negative implications for women, limiting their opportunities and perpetuating gender inequality. The article aims to advance understanding of how development can better value and share the responsibility of care between men and women through policies and practices.
Pakistan has three main social classes - upper, middle, and working class. The upper class makes up 2% of the population but owns 60-65% of the country's wealth. They include high-level leaders, big business owners, and top management. The middle class represents 28% of people and includes small business owners and middle management. The working class is the largest at 70% and consists of unskilled laborers, shopkeepers, and low-level government employees. Each class has distinct characteristics related to education, occupation, income, and living standards.
Multidimensional Human Poverty - New Approaches in Poverty MeasurementUNDP Eurasia
This document discusses multidimensional approaches to measuring human poverty. It begins by introducing the Alkire-Foster method for measuring multidimensional poverty. It then discusses key considerations in setting up a multidimensional poverty index, including selecting dimensions, indicators, deprivation lines, and weighting. The document outlines the global multidimensional poverty index and provides country examples from Turkey. It also introduces a social exclusion index used in Europe and Central Asia. Finally, it discusses combining qualitative and quantitative data through "micronarratives" to better understand poverty patterns.
Self Help Groups (SHGs) are small groups of poor people. The members of an SHG face similar problems. They help each other, to solve their problems. SHGs promote small savings among their members. The savings are kept with the bank. This is the common fund in the name of the SHG. The SHG gives small loans to its members from its common fund
The document discusses the feminization of poverty due to globalization and neoliberal economic policies. It makes three key points:
1) Globalization and structural adjustment programs have led to an increase in precarious informal work like sweatshops with few labor protections, especially impacting women.
2) This has contributed to a "feminization" of poverty, as women make up a large portion of the lowest-paid informal workforce. They face discrimination, low wages, and lack social security.
3) To address this, feminist economists argue for policies that promote women's rights and entitlements, including stronger social protections, welfare benefits, and more inclusive development policies that empower women economically.
This document discusses international migration from Indonesia. It finds that migration has helped reduce poverty by 14 percentage points on average, but that impacts vary by gender. Male migrant households experienced a 15 point reduction while female migrant households saw an 11 point decrease. Additionally, prolonged separation through migration increased divorce rates, with 18% of married migrants getting divorced compared to 7% of non-migrants. The impact on female migrants was greater, with 20% divorcing compared to 16% for men. Households with divorced female migrants saw less poverty reduction than other types of households. The document calls for policies to improve migrant job skills, reduce costs, and consider family unity in employment contracts.
Unemployment can be caused by several factors including a lack of available jobs compared to the population size, low education levels, gender discrimination, economic downturns, and the replacement of human workers with technology. Being unemployed can negatively impact individuals and society by potentially leading to criminal behavior or child labor if people are in desperate need of money. Global unemployment statistics show high rates of 23% in South Africa and a shocking 80% in Liberia.
The document discusses concepts related to women's empowerment through literacy and livelihood programs. It defines key terms like empowerment, literacy, and livelihood. It outlines 4 components of empowerment: cognitive, psychological, economic, and political. It discusses indicators of women's empowerment at the individual, community, and national levels. It also discusses the relationship between education, functional literacy, and women's empowerment. The objectives of the study are to review approaches to literacy programs that empower women in Andhra Pradesh and analyze their impact and lessons learned.
Paris, 8 March 2017: Taking place on International Women's Day, this OECD-hosted conference considered questions such as gender differences in financial literacy and inclusion; women working in the informal economy and the role of business: gender differences in the changing pensions landscape; empowering women to fight back against corruption and engaging men to support gender equality in the workplace.
More information: oe.cd/wmn
On 8 February 2017, the OECD launched a new Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector. This Guidance, developed through an intense multi-stakeholder process, supports a common understanding of due diligence and responsible supply chain management in the sector.
Find out more: https://mneguidelines.oecd.org/responsible-supply-chains-textile-garment-sector.htm
Disruptive innovations raise questions for competition law enforcement, for instance when considering mergers between disruptive innovators and incumbents, or exclusionary conduct by incumbents against innovators. Incumbents not only have an incentive to destroy an innovation by merger or exclusion, but might also inadvertently kill it through acquisition. This presentation on Competition and Disruptive Innovation was made by Antonio Gomes, Head of the OECD Competition Division was made at the 7th ASEAN Competition Conference held in Malaysia in 8-9 March - http://7thacc.com/.
Find out more about OECD work on competition law and policy http://www.oecd.org/daf/competition/
This document provides an overview of opportunities in Japan for foreign businesses. It notes that Japan has the world's second largest economy and is an ideal test market for new products due to sophisticated consumers. While Japan faces challenges like an aging population and strong currency, the government is working to attract entrepreneurs and there are opportunities in sectors like healthcare, environment, and tourism. The document outlines JETRO's services to help foreign companies establish operations in Japan, including assistance with market research, office space, and business matching programs.
The document discusses expectations for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) from both Japanese companies and ASEAN regional businesses. Japanese companies expect simplification of customs procedures and elimination of import tariffs in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. Regional businesses note that while ASEAN frameworks support integration, implementation lags ambitions due to capacity differences between members. True integration requires binding commitments rather than optional agreements. Ownership of the integration process must increase along with financial support from developed members. Expectations for AEC 2015 need adjusting as full integration may not be achievable given the ASEAN approach.
The document provides information on the Nikkei Smart City Consortium in Japan, which aims to promote the realization of smart cities. It notes that the consortium includes specialists in the environment, energy, urban issues, and municipalities. Major Japanese companies involved in the consortium share and transmit information to help realize smart city projects. The consortium's composition shows that diverse public and private stakeholders are collaborating through platforms like this one to advance smart city initiatives in Japan.
The document summarizes why companies should consider Lithuania for business. It highlights Lithuania's strategic location providing access to large markets in the EU, CIS and Baltic regions. It also outlines Lithuania's talented multilingual workforce, strong ICT infrastructure, modern logistics network, competitive costs and business friendly climate. The document promotes several of Lithuania's leading industries and provides contact information for the Lithuanian Trade Office which can offer information, assistance and market analysis to companies interested in the country.
What led to the downfall of the Toyota brand-name worldwide? Univ of AIZU
The document discusses factors that led to the downfall of the Toyota brand worldwide. It notes that Toyota saw negative earnings for the first time in 58 years in 2009 due to the effects of the economic bubble bursting in 1992 and the financial crisis in 2008. Two major recalls in 2010 related to sticking accelerator pedals that resulted in 16 deaths and 243 injuries also damaged Toyota's brand. Since 2000, the number of fatalities associated with Toyota vehicles had risen more than 50%. These recalls and increased fatalities led to declining US sales and hurt Toyota's brand worldwide.
The document provides information about Italy and the Italian Trade Commission office in Chicago. Some key points:
- Italy has a population of 60.6 million and is among the top exporters globally and of capital goods to the US.
- The Italian Trade Commission promotes Italian trade internationally and has an office in Chicago covering the Midwest region of the US.
- The Chicago office provides information on Italian companies and trade flows between Italy and Illinois, which has seen increasing exports from Italy in recent years.
- It also lists upcoming trade events and investment opportunities to connect Italian and American businesses.
Engage and retain your people alliott 010412 Alliott Group 2012Alliott Group
The document discusses strategies for engaging and retaining employees. It recommends that HR shift from a compliance role to a more strategic role by understanding employee motivators and tailoring programs accordingly. Specific strategies include recognizing employees, investing in their development, being willing to change old practices, having fun team activities, and thanking employees. Identifying and engaging "rising stars" is also discussed.
The document discusses research capabilities for businesses through the U.S. Census Bureau and Euromonitor International. Reports can provide country-level data on imports, exports, sales, and companies sorted by industry. The Center for Corporate Training and Small Business Development Center outlines steps for conducting customized research, including determining fastest growing countries and industries, focusing research, and analyzing individual company data.
This document discusses a multi-bank solution called U.S. Bank SinglePoint that can help companies manage their global operations and banking needs more efficiently. It offers services like access to multiple foreign bank accounts through a single platform, liquidity management across accounts, foreign exchange risk management tools, and international payments and information reporting capabilities. The solution aims to help companies address the challenges of operating globally with limited resources by providing an easier way to maintain foreign bank accounts and oversee international banking activities in one place.
The document provides information on Turkey's economy and advantages for trade and investment. Some key points:
- Turkey has the 16th largest economy in the world and 6th largest in Europe. It has a large youth population and is a major steel producer.
- Turkish Airlines is one of the fastest growing and best airlines in Europe, carrying over 29 million passengers in 2010. Turkish airports see over 100 million passengers annually.
- The document lists Turkey as a major reason to invest, citing its strategic location and market size and growth potential.
The document provides an overview of free trade agreements and their principles:
1) It describes the basic principles and models of economic integration like free trade areas, customs unions, and common markets.
2) Examples of regional trade blocs under the WTO are discussed, like NAFTA, EU, and ASEAN.
3) The roles of GATT and the WTO in standardizing trade rules and resolving disputes are summarized.
El documento presenta el programa de plástica para tercer grado de un centro educativo en Santiago del Estero, Argentina, durante 2014. Se utilizarán varios materiales como témperas, arcilla, tijeras, papeles, cartones, plasticola, lápices, telas, hilos, maderas y alambres para las actividades. La docente alienta a disfrutar del año lectivo.
Comparison of SEZ in India, China & TaiwanUdit Jain
This document compares special economic zones (SEZs) in India, China, and Taiwan. SEZs are areas with special economic regulations to attract foreign investment and promote exports. In China, SEZs date back to the 1970s and helped drive China's economic growth. India has over 500 approved SEZs, though only around 170 are operational. Taiwan uses science parks and industrial parks as its main forms of SEZs, which provide tax incentives and infrastructure to attract investment. The document provides examples of successful SEZs in each country and discusses some of the objectives and benefits of establishing SEZs.
BREAKING THE SILENCE AROUND SEXTORTION: THE LINKS BETWEEN POWER, SEX AND C...Δρ. Γιώργος K. Κασάπης
Sexual extortion or “sextortion” occurs when those entrusted with power use it to sexually exploit those dependent on that power. It is a gendered form of corruption that occurs in both developed and developing countries, affecting children and adults, vulnerable individuals (such as undocumented migrants crossing borders) and established professionals. While evidence shows that women are disproportionally targeted, men, transgender and gender non-conforming people are also affected.
Sextortion has long been a silent form of corruption, hiding in plain view. Until recently, it was never discussed or recognised as a distinct phenomenon within either the corruption framework or the framework of gender-based violence. Lacking a name, sextortion remained largely invisible, and few research projects, laws or strategies were developed to address it. Barriers to reporting sextortion and obtaining effective redress further contributed to its low profile. As a result, researchers have failed to ask survivors/victims the right questions to properly understand sextortion; statistical systems lack the appropriate categories to register the few cases that go to court, and complaints have been poorly handled. The result has been that survivors/victims have largely been denied justice.
This Transparency International report assesses the state of knowledge about the links between corruption and sextortion. It presents evidence on the prevalence of sextortion and the existing legal frameworks to address it, and it proposes recommendations for how to tackle it.
Haiti: Trafficking in Persons 2016 Report by the State DepartmentStanleylucas
This year's Trafficking in Persons Report focuses on prevention strategies to combat human trafficking globally. Effective prevention requires understanding vulnerability factors that traffickers exploit, conducting research to identify at-risk populations, raising public awareness, implementing policies to reduce risks and empower vulnerable groups, increasing international collaboration, and enhancing partnerships between governments, organizations and other stakeholders. The report emphasizes that prevention is key to ending human trafficking and should receive increased resources and attention alongside prosecution and protection efforts.
PEOPLE AND CORRUPTION: ASIA PACIFIC – GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETERMYO AUNG Myanmar
PEOPLE AND CORRUPTION: ASIA PACIFIC
Global Corruption Barometer
https://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/publication/people_and_corruption_asia_pacific_global_corruption_barometer
In the most extensive survey of its kind, we spoke to 21,861 people in 16 countries, regions and territories across the Asia Pacific region between July 2015 and January 2017 about their perceptions and experiences of corruption. The survey results show a great diversity in the corruption risks across the region, but in every country surveyed there is scope for improved approaches to corruption prevention.
https://www.transparency.org/files/content/publication/2017_GCB_AsiaPacific_CoreQuestionnaire_EN.pdf
PEOPLE AND CORRUPTION: ASIA PACIFIC – GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETER
People and Corruption Asia Pacific – Global Corruption BarometerMYO AUNG Myanmar
The survey found that:
1) Few people across Asia Pacific think corruption is declining, with 40% saying it has increased in the last year. Police are seen as the most corrupt institution.
2) People are divided on if governments are effectively fighting corruption, with 50% saying they are doing a bad job and 41% saying good.
3) Over 900 million people paid bribes for public services, with bribery rates varying greatly between countries. India had the highest rate at 69% and Japan the lowest at 0.2%.
This document summarizes the key findings of the 9th edition of Transparency International's Global Corruption Barometer survey. Some of the main results include:
- Nearly 6 in 10 people thought their government was doing a bad job fighting corruption. Police and elected representatives were seen as the most corrupt public institutions.
- On average, 1 in 4 public service users had to pay a bribe in the past year. The average bribery rate was highest in the Middle East/North Africa and Commonwealth of Independent States.
- Over half of respondents felt ordinary citizens can make a difference in fighting corruption, though views varied significantly by country.
Poverty as a factor in human trafficking in rwandaJohnGacinya
Poverty is a world wide phenomenon and is believed to be the main cause of human trafficking and Rwanda is no exception. Households below the poverty line are prone to human trafficking. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between poverty and human trafficking. Quantitative approach was adopted. The target population of the study was 200 and the sample size is133 respondents.
Poverty as a_factor_in_human_trafficking_in_rwandaJohnGacinya
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between poverty and human trafficking. Orphans and single mothers are the ones who fall below the poverty line. To overcome poverty export diversification and expanding manufacturing sector is of paramount importance.
This document discusses using an interdisciplinary approach to address the complex issue of human sex trafficking. It draws on the disciplines of information technology, general business, and organizational leadership. Information technology can help by using data mining and security techniques to identify patterns and track traffickers online. General business principles can provide insights into the market dynamics of trafficking. Organizational leadership is needed to manage collaborative efforts across different groups working on this issue. While conflicts may arise from other disciplines, an interdisciplinary team incorporating these three areas could help reduce and prevent trafficking by utilizing technological tools and data, understanding the business of trafficking, and coordinating organizational responses.
The document discusses the justification for researching the topic of prostitution in Mexico and worldwide. It analyzes prostitution from social, cultural, political, economic, and health perspectives. Prostitution is linked to issues like human trafficking, pornography, and is often resorted to due to poverty, lack of opportunities, abuse, and other social factors. The document examines different approaches to dealing with prostitution.
The document discusses key issues related to gender inequality including reproductive health, stewardship of natural resources, economic empowerment, educational empowerment, and political empowerment. It provides statistics showing disparities between men and women in education rates, adolescent fertility rates, labor force participation, gender inequality index, and maternal mortality. Some facts noted include that fewer women than men are in the paid workforce in India, more female-headed households live below the poverty line, and female literacy rates lag behind male rates. Proposed solutions include volunteer-driven women's education, sensitizing police and justice systems, ensuring women's safety in public and private organizations, and defensive training.
Thousands of children and women are trafficked internationally each year for sexual exploitation. An estimated 600,000 to 820,000 people are trafficked across borders annually, with 70% being women and girls and up to 50% being minors. Legalizing prostitution has failed to protect women and instead has normalized the abuse and violence they experience. Gender inequality is inherent in prostitution as it promotes the idea that men can buy women. Fighting human trafficking requires punishing traffickers, protecting victims, and international cooperation against this modern form of slavery.
Ending violence against girls and women cristinagss
Domestic violence, sexual violence against women and human trafficking are the three most pervasive problems women rights activists from the Good Shepherd Sisters Congregation encounter in the 72 nations in which they operate. To better understand how women fall prey to this cycle of violence and abuse the New York-based NGO, Good Shepherd International Justice Peace Office (GSIJP) undertook a globe-spanning survey to determine who’s most at risk and how this pattern can be broken. Here are the results.
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Week 5/BSHS 302 Week 5 DQ 2 (Existence of Sweat Shops in other Countries,Impact of Globalization in Human Services).docx
Week 5, Discussion Question 2,
· Do you believe that US consumers bear any responsibility for the existence of sweat shops in other countries? Why or why not? Today's social contract requires that retailers provide consumers with competitively priced merchandise that is produced under fair and humane conditions, a demand that is increasingly difficult to meet in a global environment where retail buyers are separated from merchandise suppliers both geographically and structurally. As retailers have increasingly turned to outsourcing as a means of protecting bottom line performance, they have become increasingly vulnerable to attack by sweatshop critics. $10.00 a day may be a good living in said country. My only worry is conditions that are unsafe for people. Developing nations don’t have OSHA .I believe the company needs to have the responsibility that its workers are safe. Pay is determined on what the market will bare.
· Discuss the impact of globalization on the human services field. Why is it important for human service workers in local practice to be aware of human rights violations on an international level? Globalizationcan seem a remote process, related only to the economic and commercial world. However, it impacts (differentially) onthe work opportunities and living conditions of populations around the world and has also influenced thinking about welfare policies, including through state provision. It thus has implications for the practice and educationofsocial and community workers in both affluent andpoverty stricken states. In addition to social professionals who seek opportunities to work internationally, globalization is also affecting the practices of those who would previously have seen their work as essentially rooted in local conditions and community needs.
· Discuss a global human services issue you are interested in. How does it affect you? Slavery could be present in your own community. It is often well concealed in the large cities, in sweatshops, in private homes using domestic workers, and in service industries such as food services and landscaping. It can also go without detection at remote locations such as in mines and on farms using migrant workers.
Week 5/BSHS 302 Week 5 Team A Final Global Macro Practice in Human Services - Human Trafficking.docx
Human Trafficking
Learning Team A
BSHS 302: Introduction to Human Services
Instructor: Shelley Kerr
Slavery is a shorter term for human trafficking. People are kept against their will and forced to perform various types of work that include prostitution or long hours of physical labor for little or no pay. These people are enslaved for many years of their lives, or until death. In a report, issued in February 2009 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), it was noted that almost 80% of the human trafficking identif.
This document summarizes a student paper on child trafficking in South Asian countries. It begins with an introduction describing how poverty, civil unrest, and lack of opportunities drive many people in Asia to migrate in search of work, but some fall victim to traffickers. It then discusses international conventions and laws against trafficking, as well as India's domestic legal framework prohibiting trafficking. Finally, it analyzes statistics from the UN's 2020 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, which found that female victims continue to be disproportionately impacted by trafficking.
Every day, all over the world, ordinary people bear the cost of corruption. In many countries, corruption affects people from birth until death. In Zimbabwe, women giving birth in a local hospital have been charged US$5 every time they scream as a penalty for raising false alarm.
1 In Bangladesh, the recent collapse of a multi-story factory, which killed more than 1,100 people due to a breach of basic safety standards, has been linked to allegations of corruption.
2 This report examines how corruption features in people’s lives around the world. Drawing on the results of a Transparency International survey of more than 114,000 respondents in 107 countries, it addresses people’s direct experiences with bribery and details their views on corruption in the main institutions in their countries. Significantly, Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer also provides insights into how willing and ready people are to act to stop corruption. The findings are clear: corruption is a very real burden, with more than one out of four respondents reporting having paid a bribe during the last year.3 When people are not in a position to afford a bribe, they might be prevented from buying a home, starting a business or accessing basic services. Corruption can, and often does, infringe on fundamental rights.
For those surviving on less than US$2 a day, and for women who are the primary caretakers of children around the globe, corruption and bribery are particularly devastating. For them, the additional cost of bribery can mean trade- offs are made between health and hunger, between school entrance fees and the shoes necessary to wear to school. Not only do people pay the costs of corruption directly, but their quality of life is also affected by less visible forms of corruption. When powerful groups buy influence over government decisions or when public funds are diverted into the coffers of the political elite, ordinary people suffer. When there is widespread belief that corruption prevails and the powerful in particular are able to get away with it, people lose faith in those entrusted with power.
As the Global Corruption Barometer 2013 shows, corruption is seen to be running through the foundations of the democratic and legal process in many countries, affecting public trust in political parties, the judiciary and the police, among other key institutions. Importantly, however, the people surveyed around the world as a part of the Global Corruption Barometer do not view themselves as powerless victims of corruption.
Le rapport de l'Etat américain sur l'esclavageitele
The document is the 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report published by the U.S. Department of State. It discusses human trafficking globally and the U.S. government's efforts to combat it. The Secretary of State's introduction emphasizes that trafficking victims are real people who have been robbed of their basic human rights. The report provides an overview of human trafficking, including sex trafficking, forced labor, debt bondage, and discusses government and private sector roles in preventing trafficking in global supply chains.
Human trafficking is a complex issue involving the exploitation of millions of people worldwide for financial gain through forced labor and sexual exploitation. It has grown substantially since the 1980s as an illegal business generating billions in profits for criminal organizations. While both men and women can be victims of trafficking, women and children are most commonly exploited through practices like forced prostitution, domestic servitude, and forced child labor. Poverty, lack of opportunities, gender inequality, and demand for cheap labor and sex are key drivers of the trafficking industry. Many countries have enacted laws against trafficking but enforcement remains a challenge due to the transnational and underground nature of the crime.
This document discusses corruption in Nepal and advocates for zero tolerance. It notes that Nepal ranked 143rd out of 180 countries on Transparency International's corruption index for 2009, down from 138th the previous year. Corruption has dominated governance at all levels and has not been made a political priority. Corruption violates democracy and hinders development. Both corruption and violence weaken the state and political institutions. Strong civic action and advocacy are needed to build pressure for zero tolerance of political corruption.
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Hera Hussain: How tech is reducing the impact of corruption on disadvantaged women
1. HOW TECH IS
REDUCING THE
IMPACT OF
CORRUPTION ON
DISADVANTAGED
WOMEN
@herahussain
2. For too long, the analysis of the
effects of corruption has not been
intersectional. It has not taken the
issues of race, power, privilege and
gender into account.
3. ONE calculated
1 trillion dollars
go missing every year from developing countries due to
corruption, money laundering and illegal tax evasion.
Loss in state funds = reduced government resources
for social services.
4. “Women’s relative lack of political and economic
leverage reduces their ability to demand
accountability or to highlight their specific
experiences of and concerns about corruption…
Building public accountability and governance
systems that are responsive to women’s needs is
important to reducing the gendered impacts of
corruption” - UNDP, Report
5. CORRUPTION NEGATIVELY AFFECTED:
● women’s participation in the labour market (formal or
informal)
● in getting their children admitted in schools
● protesting physical abuse against family members
● enlisting in government subsidised programmes
● participating in elections.
UNDP study on 8 developing countries (2012)
6. ● Corruption erodes public service budgets, affecting
public services
● Lack of agency, income and resources means women
are often unable to pay bribes to access services
● Globally, women spend 2.5 times more of their time on
unpaid care and domestic work than men and are paid
24 per cent less than men.
● This means women work more, get paid less and get
taxed all the same.
7. GENDE
R
POWER
& RACE
Poor people, or women are
often portrayed as a
homogenous group.
They are not.
They might have similar
struggles but race can have a
dramatic impact on access to
services and opportunities.
8. In United States, black
women died in childbirth
three to four times
more often than their
white counterparts
between 1990 and 2013.
Center for Reproductive Rights
HEALTHCARE
9. “The conviction rate for
rape cases brought by
Dalit women stands at an
appallingly low 2% as
compared to 24% for
women in general.”
NewStatesman, 2017
JUSTICE
10. Sextortion often takes place when
women cannot pay bribes.
Many will not report sextortion
because receiving a benefit may
seem “consensual” even when
they don’t have a choice. Low level
of awareness on the issue helps
the practice to flourish in silence.
SEXTO
R
TION
11. SEX
TRAFFIC
KING
2nd largest source of illegal
income worldwide exceeded
only by drugs trafficking.
Belser 2005
Up to 800,000 people are
trafficked internationally each
year.
~ 80% are women and girls.
~ Up to 50% are minors.
US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2007
12. Estimated global total of people in
modern slavery, which ranges from 21
million to 45.8 million.
Forced labour
- licences must be obtained
- payroll must be fraudulently recorded
- Forced labour recruited, transported and
controlled
Liberty Asia & Freedom Fund
MODER
N
SLAVER
Y
13. Dec 2016: Just 11 National Action Plan
in 9 out of 75 Open Government
Partnership countries have commitments
that represent women or gender.
OPENHEROINES &
WEB FOUNDATION
14. CHANGING PERCEPTIONS & ACTIONS
● Raising awareness of sextortion is not only a
women’s issue. Family members reliant on women’s
incomes suffer from the loss of income, confidence
and the increase in stress.
● Breaking cultural taboos so women step forward
● Studying the experiences of queer and trans women
● Educating women on their rights
Transparency International
22. 70% of grand corruption
cases used anonymous
companies to launder
money.
The Puppet Masters Report, The World Bank
MONEY
LAUNDERIN
G &
FINANCIAL
CRIME
23. Investigators and corruption
fighters need to see the
connections between ownership
of companies and trusts - across
the world. Governments and
business need to know who they
are really doing business with.
The lack of transparency in supply
chains also increases the risk of
slavery.
CORRUPTION
TAX EVASION
MONEY
LAUNDERING
NETWORKED
PROBLEMS
24. HOW WE CAN
HOLD THE
POWERFUL
ACCOUNTABL
E
● Knowing who to hold
accountable
● We live in a data-driven world.
Everyone needs this
information as data not text.
● Combining with other data
sets to see patterns, &
compare information.
● Creating a hostile environment
for corruption & money
laundering
27. Global Witness and
OpenCorporates used
open company data to
uncover the powerful
elite benefiting from
Myanmar’s multi-
billion dollar jade
industry
30. GET
INVO
LVED
[1] Gendered analysis
[2] Call in / call out
[3] Use your privilege. Co-design policies &
programs with women affected by corruption.
[4] Join the OpenOwnership working groups
(public sector/private sector/civil society/data standard)
[5] Advocate for open company data / open
beneficial ownership data / open contracting.