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SHEIKH, M. SALEEM, TALLAT MAHMOOD, and M. AMIN SHEIKH. "FOREIGN BODY IN OESOPHAGUS." Professional Medical Journal 13, no. 02 (June 25, 2006): 274–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.29309/tpmj/2006.13.02.5027.
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Objectives. To study the attitude of parentsabout the coins given to their children, especially about their knowledge of coins that these may become F.B. inoesophagus and can cause an unexpected problem. Design: A questionnaire- based survey presented to parents ofthe children admitted in ENT ward having coin trapped in their oesophagus. Place and Duration of Study: ENTDepartment Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur from July 2004 to June 2005. Subjects and Methods: Parents ofthe children, who were admitted in ENT ward B.V.H, Bahawalpur, were interviewed using a questionnaire proformafocusing especially about the knowledge of parents about coins as a possibility of F Body. Ethical requirements includingthe administration of written informed consent and provision of confidentiality were ensured. SPSS computer softwarewas used for data management. Results In our study 84 out of 100 patients were less then 7 years age. Sixty two weremale and 38 were female children. Seventy four of the children were from rural areas. Most of the parents were illiterateand of poor social class. Fifty nine had history less then 1 days and 28 had 1-3 days. Eighty eight patients wereoperated with one day. Most of the parents (54%) were anxious and worried Thirty five were ashamed while 11% werenot bothered. Most of parents pointed out risk factors as easy availability of coin (78%), easy access of coin for children(56%), bad habit of children to put every object in mouth (42%) and lack of knowledge of parents about the risk of coinas foreign body in esophagus (88%). Future commitments of the parents were noted as follows:-restriction of coin forchildren (60%) education of children (32%) and 8% of parents did not bother about care of children for this.Recommended Suggestion by parents were these Govt. Should ban (92%), role of press and newspaper (62%), roleof T.V and radio.(74%), role of health workers to educate people (88%). Conclusion: In our setup, most of the parentsare illiterate and unaware of the risk that the coin can become a foreign body in esophagus in children. They can beawarded and educated via media like press, television and radio and compaign by health workers. Incidence of theseemergency cases can be reduced by these measures to negligible level.
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Charoenca, Naowarut, Nan Khin Thet Chaw, Nipapun Kungskulniti, and Stephen L. Hamann. "Case Study of Tobacco Use among Myanmar Migrant Factory Workers in the Seafood Industry in Thailand." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 16 (August 16, 2021): 8659. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168659.
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Migrant workers commonly face many health disparities when they relocate to a foreign work environment. Many workers migrating to Thailand are young unskilled workers from Myanmar. In this study, we examine factors associated with Myanmar migrant workers’ smoking status and characterized smoking-related knowledge, attitudes, and behavior in one seafood factory in Thailand. This descriptive study utilized person-to-person interviews among 300 Myanmar migrants in one seafood factory in Thailand, of which 94.3% were young males between 18 and 39 years of age. Results demonstrated that 90% were current daily smokers, over 90% smoked 30–60 times per month, and 95% spent less than 500 baht (US $16) per month on smoking. About 70% of current smokers had 6–10 friends who smoked, compared with 40% of non-smokers (chi-square, p-value ≤ 0.07). Among this sample of mainly male migrant workers, smoking is very common, in part driven through social contact, but levels of dependence appear relatively low. The results suggest potential intervention approaches to reduce high smoking prevalence among this population, such as targeting young males and addressing their concerns about negative attitudes by peers to tobacco use and the unhealthful exposures of women and children in their families and the larger community.
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k, B. Nandintuya, Hyo-Joo Shin, Hyeon-Sik Moon, and Min-Ho Kim. "A Study on the Bilingual Education Experience of Mongolian Immigrant Parents Living in Jeju." Society for Jeju Studies 61 (February 28, 2024): 25–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.47520/jjs.2024.61.25.
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This study sought to examine the problem that Korea's bilingual education policy is limited to international marriage families. We investigated how international marriage families, as well as parents of foreign workers and international students, provide bilingual education to their children, what difficulties they face, and what meaning they give to bilingual education. For this purpose, interviews were conducted with parents of four families with Mongolian immigrant background living in Jeju, and a total of four themes and nine subthemes were derived. We confirmed the diversity of bilingual education environments, the contrast in attitudes toward bilingual education, the limitations of bilingual learning resources, and the conflicting meanings of bilingual education. Through this, we confirmed that children with a Mongolian immigrant background can successfully complete bilingual education in Jeju. In addition to parent education, the community and government should further expand bilingual education opportunities from the perspective of multiculturalism, and residents and immigrants should cultivate an attitude of equal exchange and communication from the perspective of interculturalism.
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Sari, Levi Tina. "The Effect of Interpersonal Group Therapy Toward Knowledge and Attitude of Street Sexual Workers 15–18 years Protection from Sexual Transmitted Infection at Denpasar Bali." Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan (Journal of Ners and Midwifery) 2, no. 1 (April 1, 2015): 072–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.26699/jnk.v2i1.art.p072-083.
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The province of Bali with the largest number of foreign tourists to the 9.73% growth in 2011,became the public and government concern in the case of HIV/AIDS. Denpasar city was ranked to be thefirst of people with HIV by 1,949 people (KPA province of Bali, 2012). The study on the sex tourism inASEAN is reported by the Child Wise Tourism Australia in 2007, Indonesia was considered as thedestination for sex tourism which involve children and young women. The aim of the study was toanalyze the effect of group therapy self-protection knowledge and attitudes of Commercial street sexworkers aged 15–18 years. Method: The design used in this study was pre - experimental design with thedesign of One Group Pre- test - post-test design. The sample of this study was 18 people consisting of 3groups, each group consisting of 6 persons. Snowball sampling technique was used to the respondentswho met the inclusion criteria. Result: Statistical test results using paired t - test sample showed anincrease in knowledge on STI, attitudes of self-protection. Knowledge t = 7243 , the attitude of t = 6,803with table=2:21. Discussion: The conclusion of this research showed that there were significant effect ofthe interpersonal group therapy model with knowledge of STI, attitudes of self-protection against STI tothe customer. It was suggested that socialization and coaching on the use of condoms should be increasedas well as providing sustainable skills in order to become capital for them not to go back intoprostitution.
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Septia, Ririn. "Patterns of Family Communication in Preventing Grieving in Children whose Mothers Become Female Workers in Cibedug Village, Rongga District, West Bandung Regency." Berumpun: International Journal of Social, Politics, and Humanities 6, no. 2 (December 5, 2023): 128–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.33019/berumpun.v6i2.100.
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The presence of Indonesian female employees overseas yields both advantageous and unfavorable consequences. The potential beneficial effect has the potential to enhance the nation's foreign exchange reserves. Nevertheless, there are adverse consequences that manifest in the shape of diverse challenges, encompassing numerous instances of migrating laborers. The individuals in question have encountered instances of violence, as well as instances where their earnings were not remunerated, among other related matters. The aforementioned issues also manifest in the offspring they leave in their wake. The function of the mother is crucial for the development of children. Consequently, individuals would encounter a substantial detriment that would subsequently impact the trajectory of their attitudes and behaviors throughout their lifetimes. The objective of this study is to examine the role of family communication patterns in mitigating the grief stages experienced by children whose moms engage in migrant employment. The present study employs a qualitative research methodology, namely a case study approach. The focus of this study is on families residing in Cibedug Village, Rongga District, West Bandung Regency, who are responsible for rearing children while the mothers work as migrant workers. The findings of the study indicate that when democratic communication patterns are present within the family, children are able to navigate the stages of grief effectively. In contrast, families that employ authoritarian communication patterns pose challenges for children in effectively navigating the stages of grief, resulting in manifestations of irritability, introversion, mistrust, and limited ability to engage in social interactions with their peers.
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Bhattarai, Nikita, Naresh Manandhar, Shruti Shah, Renu Twanabasu, Santripti, Shrestha, Sabita Jyoti, Isha Amtya, and Sunil Kumar Joshi. "Status of Migration and Its Perceived Effects in Khopasi, Kavrepalanchowk District: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study." International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health 10, no. 2 (December 11, 2020): 124–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v10i2.33362.
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Introduction: Labor migration has become a means to make ends meet for low-income countries. It plays a key role to provide employment opportunities and has helped in the improvement of the standard of living. With the alarming rise of migrating workers, it becomes important to acknowledge the effects of migration on both the migrant workers in the destination country as well as families left behind at the place of origin. The objective of this study was to find out the status of migration of population in Khopasi village and their attitude towards the effects of migration on families left behind.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 256 residents of Khopasi, Kavrepalanchowk district from 10-15th November 2019. Participants were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire to assess the status of migration of immediate family members as well as the attitude towards migration and its effects.
Results: The prevalence of migrant workers was 39.8%. The process of migration was assisted by their migrated relatives 59 (19.1%) and by foreign employment agencies 30 (12.92 %). The expenses for migration were managed by bank loan 34 (33.34%). Among102 migrant workers, 54(52.9%) are still working abroad whereas 48 (47.1%) have returned to Nepal. The main reason for migrant workers to go abroad was unemployment 59 (57.8%) in Nepal. Out of 102 who migrated, most of them 39 (38.23%) have spent 1-3 years abroad while 76 (68.6%) send remittance regularly to their family members at home around 1-3 lakhs/year. Among all the migrant worker 37(36.27%) reported some form of disease and disability. There was a positive attitude toward family and the country’s economy but the overall attitude towards migration was negative.
Conclusion: In this study, remittance sent by migrant workers to their families was not adequate as there were no visible financial benefits and negative health consequences were also present. There are other impacts of migration like broken families, separation, difficulty in the rearing of children, mental health of elderly were seen on the families left behind. Various studies are required to further analyze the impact of migration other than remittance.
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Anisah, Giati, Su'udin Aziz, and Nur Rohmawati. "Studi Moralitas Remaja Keluarga Buruh Pembersih Sarang Walet." Scaffolding: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam dan Multikulturalisme 4, no. 2 (July 1, 2022): 269–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.37680/scaffolding.v4i2.1422.
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This study aims to describe the morality of adolescent families of swallow nest cleaning workers with a sub-focus covering adolescent morality problems, factors that cause morality problems, and efforts made by parents to fix adolescent morality problems. This research is phenomenological qualitative research. This research uses data collection techniques of observation, interviews, and documentation. Interviews were conducted on five teenagers who come from families of swallow nest cleaning workers and also five mothers who work as swallow nest cleaning workers. Observations were made on religious activities and children's associations. Based on the results of the study, it was shown that the family youth of swallow nest cleaning workers experienced moral problems, namely being arrogant and arrogant, desperate, unable to control their passions, and angry. While the factors causing the occurrence of morality problems in adolescents include the family environment, friendship, society, mass media, westernization, and the low level of religious education, the efforts made by parents vary in improving adolescent morality, including the methods of advice, punishment, example, habituation. themselves with a disciplined attitude, filtering foreign cultures that enter, instilling religious values , and encouraging children to be involved in community activities such as youth organizations. This is done by mothers to help improve the morality of teenagers.
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Nagornyak, Yulia G., Tatiana A. Kanakina, Vasiliy A. Fokin, Yuriy A. Muzyra, Alexandr V. Ratkin, and Evgenia A. Ruzlyaeva. "Occupational burnout syndrome in pharmaceutical workers." HEALTH CARE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 66, no. 2 (May 4, 2022): 145–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.47470/0044-197x-2022-66-2-145-151.
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Introduction. It has been confirmed by a number of foreign and domestic studies, that occupational burnout (OB) is a common phenomenon among medical and pharmaceutical workers. Scientific and practical interest to the study of the causes of OB is due to the specific features of pharmaceutical industry, which associated with the daily communication of pharmacy employees with a large number of visitors who seek for their professional advice. Material and methods. The Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire, adapted for pharmaceutical workers, was used to assess the level of OB and to identify factors that could contribute to it’s development. The study involved employees of pharmaceutical institutions from the Tomsk (TR) and the Novosibirsk (NR) regions as well as from the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) - RS (Ya). Results. OB signs were fpound to be typical for pharmaceutical specialists in all tested regions, while more than 1/3 of the respondents have a high degree of this syndrome. The highest degree of OB is common among pharmaceutical workers in the TR, where emotional exhaustion by an integral indicator is expressed in 42.5% of respondents. In the RS(Ya) and the NR, the average degree is observed - in 62.5% and 60.5% of respondents, respectively. At the same time, the indicators of personal achievement reduction are expressed to a low degree: most specialists are able to find the right solutions in conflict situations, adequately cope with emotional problems, and understand and feel their colleagues well. Limitations. When studying occupational burnout among pharmaceutical workers of pharmaceutical institutions in the TR and NR as well as RS (Ya), the total 85 questionnaires were evaluated. Discussion. The obtained data showed differences in the OB severity among pharmaceutical specialists depending on the region. The main factors contributing to the development of OB include the age and length of service, the level of education, the reason for selecting an occupation and the presence of children. Satisfaction with the chosen occupation depends upon the attitude of management towards employees and the level of salary that allows feeling financial independence. Conclusion. Thus, pharmaceutical employees are subject to burnout at work. This problem is a theoretical and practical interest with its goal to find opportunities to prevent the development of burnout and reduce its impact.
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Konstantinovskiy, David L. "Attitudes towards professions as an indicator of social changes." VESTNIK INSTITUTA SOTZIOLOGII 12, no. 4 (2021): 155–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.19181/vis.2021.12.4.757.
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Analysis of attitude towards various professions (attractiveness or prestige) is a integral part of studying the choice of profession. The dynamics of the attitude of young people to the studies indicates that it is clearly connected with the current situation and changes when new phenomena arise in it. Thus, in the data of the 1960s echoes of recent events are noticeable - the launch of the first Soviet "Sputniks", the Yuri Gagarin's flight. The connection with the demand for professions, one way or another related to science and technology, is obvious: the attractiveness of the occupations of scientists and engineers is great. During the years of economic difficulties and shortages, attention was drawn to the rise in the attractiveness of the professions of a seller, an accountant, which had previously been among the lowest rated. Then the time came when the leaders were professions of a bank employee, a lawyer, a businessman, a foreign trade worker, and scientists, teachers fell lower and lower on the scale of attractiveness. In the 2010s, a civil servant joined the leaders. The opinions expressed in each subsequent year belong to a different cohort of young people. Analysis of the dynamics over a long period of time also allows one to draw conclusions about the characteristics belonging to different generations. At the same time, it is found that in order to interpret the data, it is necessary to consider the attitude towards classes in connection with the accumulated experience of the family as well. Family experiences are translated into educational and vocational orientations of children. This is confirmed by data on motivation and the actual choice of education and profession. The conclusion that the formation of youth orientations is associated not only with the perception of the current situation, but also with the social experience of previous generations, is based on the materials of over 50 years of data.
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Kabatska, O. V., T. М. Kuidina, L. M. Babych, and J. P. Malkova. "Take part in the process of forming a healthy system informative environment." Scientific Journal of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. Series 15. Scientific and pedagogical problems of physical culture (physical culture and sports), no. 3(161) (March 15, 2023): 86–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.31392/npu-nc.series15.2023.03(161).20.
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The article examines the role and place of health-saving technologies in the system of modern education, where an important role is assigned to the interaction of teachers, psychologists, workers in social spheres, the need to review the accumulated experience and develop new approaches taking into account the changed living conditions, namely: military status substantiated in Ukraine; transition to online education; strengthening of the information flow; humanity's dependence on the Internet; psychophysiological stress, hypodynamia, etc.
A historical-pedagogical review has been conducted, which introduces the developments in the issues of preserving and strengthening the health of students, taking into account their age and social characteristics, which allows relying on the foundations of pedagogical culture when setting and solving the tasks of forming a health culture, introducing health into pedagogical practice of energy-saving technologies, as an important direction for preserving and strengthening the health of children and adolescents in modern conditions.
Researches, made by the scientists, had shown that the urgent task of the development of the national education system was to create consistency between modern social requirements for the health of the young generation and pedagogical conditions for the formation of motivational and value attitudes of students towards their own health and life.
The article also examines the essence of health-saving technologies, the conditions for their implementation, and the approaches of modern domestic and foreign authors to the issues of leading a healthy lifestyle for student youth. In their scientific works, scientists express comments on the preparation of graduates of pedagogical universities to implement the socially important task of raising a healthy generation based on the organization of a health-preserving educational process.
Thus, it is necessary to introduce pedagogical conditions into the work of higher education institutions in order to implement educational programs that meet the requirements of preserving and strengthening the physical, mental, and social components of the health of the young generation and raising a healthy personality capable of adapting to the complex conditions of modern life.
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Matsuno, Koki, and Hiromitsu Shimakawa. "Estimation of Differences in Work Attitudes by National Character from Psychological Change Points." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 11, no. 2 (February 20, 2024): 237–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/assrj.112.16479.
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More and more foreign workers work in Japan year by year. However, there is a problem that a few foreign workers keep working in Japan. One of the reasons is the work attitudes of foreign workers is different from those of Japanese companies. Japanese companies want to fully understand their work attitudes so that they can develop foreign workers’ human resources appropriately. This study proposes a method for estimating the differences in the work attitudes from physiological characteristics during video watching. The method uses videos to collect psychological change points during the viewing. Pupil diameter is measured to estimate cognitive change while EDA is measured to estimate emotional change. Change points are detected from time series of the physiological characteristics to know the scene causing the changes. The work attitudes are also examined from questionnaires. An experiment reveals differences in cognitive change indicating that Japanese and Vietnamese have different views on work. It also showed that Japanese and Vietnamese have different attitudes towards work difficulties and responsibilities. Differences in emotional change indicated that Japanese and Vietnamese differ in the factors that cause emotional change. The findings can be used for human resource development to assign suitable work to foreign workers.
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Sobaih, Abu Elnasr E., and Ahmed E. Abu Elnasr. "Local versus Foreign Worker Perceptions, Commitment and Attitudes toward Careers in Restaurants and Cafés: Evidence from Saudi Arabia." Sustainability 15, no. 6 (March 15, 2023): 5244. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15065244.
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) heavily relies on expatriates to meet the needs of their labor market, especially in the private sector. Nonetheless, to reduce the increasing rate of unemployment the government has recently implemented a new Saudization quota in restaurants/cafés. The new Saudization policy aims to replace foreign workers with up to 50% locals. This research takes the first attempt to examine the perceptions, commitment, and attitudes of local workers, who newly joined this career after the new quota in October 2021, versus foreign workers toward careers in restaurants/cafés. A quantitative research approach was used, including a self-administered questionnaire for a sample of 408 local workers and 455 foreign workers in a random sample of restaurants/cafés. The results showed statistically significant differences between local and foreign workers in relation to nature of work, perceived social status, working conditions, career development, relationship with managers and co-workers and commitment to a career in restaurants/cafés. Despite foreign workers having higher education and experience in comparison to their local counterparts, they received less compensation, albeit they have positive perceptions, attitudes, and commitment to a career in restaurants/cafés. The negative perceptions, attitudes and commitment to a career in restaurants and cafés held by newly joined local workers have several implications for scholars and practitioners in the restaurant business. It is crucial that restaurant managers in KSA recognize the heterogeneity of their restaurant/café workers, especially after the new Saudization quota, for proper management of their human assets and sustainable performance.
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LEE, SE HEE. "Are Foreign Workers Acknowledged as Strangers? The Heterogeneous Effect of Media Use on Attitudes toward Foreign Workers." Journal of Asiatic Studies 66, no. 1 (March 31, 2023): 167–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.31930/jas.2023.03.66.1.167.
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Raijman, Rebeca, and Moshe Semyonov. "Perceived threat and exclusionary attitudes towards foreign workers in Israel." Ethnic and Racial Studies 27, no. 5 (September 2004): 780–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0141987042000246345.
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Fekete, Liz. "Detained: foreign children in Europe." Race & Class 49, no. 1 (July 2007): 93–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306396807080071.
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The EU's target-driven and draconian deportation policy towards asylum seekers and undocumented migrant workers has a shocking but little heeded impact on minors, whether the children of asylum-seeking families, separated/unaccompanied minors seeking refuge or the children of sans papiers. The detention of children whose only crime is their parentage is now commonplace across Europe and often in contravention of international law. The harm done to children, as documented here, is incalculable.
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Khan, Shiraz. "The Road To Hell." American Journal of Islam and Society 15, no. 2 (July 1, 1998): 151–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v15i2.2190.
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How many of us have ever reflected on the work of the charity business?Other than the few odd cases of conuption, the really big players such as Savethe Children earn our uncritical respect and admiration for their seemingly selflesswork. We have no qualms about pulling out our wallets and donating generouslyto what we think are worthy projects, worthy people, and worthy nonprofit,apolitical organizations whose only aims are to sponsor orphans, buildwells, improve irrigation, provide food and shelter (especially at the time ofmajor disasters and famines), and labor ceaselessly to improve the lot of thepoor, destitute, and impoverished living in the Third World and Africa, especially Africa.Read these objectives again, for drawing on his experience of over nineteenyears of work with aid organizations around Africa, Michael Maren has writtena book that demolishes each and every one of them. Probing deep into the workingsof these inviolable institutions, such as CARE, USAID, Save the Children,and UNHCR, he highlights an utterly seamy side: a spectacular waste of funds,a fraudulent record of accounts, sensational salaries and lifestyles of the directors,a complete disregard for the recipients or their children, and the creationand funding of “projects” that are so badly managed and so utterly unsuited tothe geography of the country and needs of the people that they often do far moreharm than good, leaving the recipients in a worse state than when they foundthem. It is a simple fact of life in the aid business that with appropriate mediahype, famines, dramatic influxes of refugees, floods, earthquakes, and othersuch catastrophes can be real money-spinners. It is in this light and with theseresults that W n ha s chosen to title the book The Road to Hell.The book is broadly set against the backdrop of Somalia and its civil strife andmilitary tensions with Ethiopia Witnessing a series of harrowing wars, famines,and natural disasters, Maren tells how CARE unwittingly assisted a Somaliandictatorship in building a political and economic power base; how the UN, Savethe Children, and many other nongovernmental organizations provided rawmaterials for ethnic factions who subsequently threatened genocidal massacresin Rwanda and Burundi. He brings first-hand reports of African farmers,Western aid workers, and corrupt politicians from many cqlmtries, joinedtogether in a vicious circle of self-interest. Above all, he heralds an importanttruth: Humanitarian intervention and foreign activity is necessarily political. Itgets hijacked by powerful charities and agricultural interests and is cynicallymanipulated by local strongmen to control rebellious populations.One interesting feam of the aid business that Maren examines is the fact thatit is pemapS the last visible vehicle or characteristic of colonialism left in theThird World. He does not fail to emphasize that states are not moral agents andthat admiration for theii altruism is misplaced, for it is simply a call for reimpsition of colonial benevolence by the “civilized world” which feels it must goout to these desperate places and govern through food aid and agricultural programs.This “white man’s burden” attitude, however, must be juxtaposed againstpolitical motives, for as Maren points out, great power aid programs like USAIDcontinue to be motivated primarily by the political and economic interests of thedonors. This colonialist outlook is most visible, argues Maren, in the behavior ...
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Kilpi-Jakonen, Elina. "Explaining temporal trends and regional variation in attitudes towards foreign workers: group conflict theory and Finland 1990–2013." Finnish Journal of Social Research 8 (December 15, 2015): 19–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.51815/fjsr.110730.
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This article explores a dynamic version of group conflict theory as an explanation for developments over time as well as regional differences in attitudes towards foreign workers in Finland in the period 1990–2013. In particular, it is argued that recent changes in potential for conflict are more likely to affect attitudes than are their levels. The results confirm this as it is both change in the rate of growth of the foreign population and possibly change in unemployment that tend to have an effect on attitudes, whereas the size of the foreign population and the level of unemployment do not. These change measures tend to have an effect at the national rather than the regional level. On the other hand, regional differences are not explained by any of the contextual variables tested. The data used at the individual level is a pooled data set (N=28,135) of 13 EVA Surveys on Finnish Values and Attitudes.
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Forst, Linda, Deborah Masters, Joseph Zanoni, Susan Avila, Francisco Chaidez, and Arlene Miller. "Medical Interpretation for Immigrant Workers." NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy 22, no. 1 (March 21, 2012): 37–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/ns.22.1.d.
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Foreign-born workers have high rates of occupational mortality and morbidity, despite downward trends for the U.S. workforce overall. They have limited access to health care services. Medical interpreters (MIs) facilitate care of acutely injured, low-English-proficiency (LEP) patients, including those sustaining occupational injuries. Our goal was to assess the potential for MIs to serve as advocates of LEP patients injured at work and to deliver preventive messages. We conducted interviews and a focus group of MIs regarding their attitudes toward foreign-born workers, knowledge of occupational health, and perceived roles. They were familiar with occupational injuries and sympathetic toward foreign-born workers, and they described their roles as conduits, cultural brokers, and advocates for hospitals, providers, and patients. More detailed and representative data would require a larger investigation. However, the time-sensitive nature of policy-making at this point mandates that occupational health stakeholders participate in the national dialogue on standards, training, and licensure for MIs to promote improved access and quality of health care for LEP patients who have been injured at work.
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Shah, Nasra M. "Foreign Workers in Kuwait: Implications for the Kuwaiti Labor Force." International Migration Review 20, no. 4 (December 1986): 815–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/019791838602000405.
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Foreign nationals comprise 60 percent of the population and 78 percent of the labor force in Kuwait. The government there seeks to reduce the dependancy on foreign workers and is designing several policies to attain this goal. Structural analysis of the labor force indicates that 62 percent of Kuwaiti males are concentrated in administrative and service occupations while their percentage in sales and production work has declined during 1970–80. This demonstrates the need for reorienting educational/training programs and changing Kuwaiti attitudes towards manual work to ensure the realization of the “Kuwaitization” process, and balance the nationals with foreign nationals.
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Pajares, Miguel. "Foreign workers and trade unions: the challenges posed." Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research 14, no. 4 (January 1, 2008): 607–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/102425890801400407.
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Trade unions have always found it difficult to get to grips with the subject of immigration. From their beginnings in the 19th century they assumed that working conditions were determined by labour supply and demand and became apprehensive in the face of any situation of surplus supply. The history of trade unionism abounds with conflicts between local workers and those from further afield. At the present time the European trade unions operate upon the assumption that immigrants are full members of the workforce, whose interests have to be defended alongside those of other workers. Even so, it remains the case that immigration prompts considerable misgivings within the trade unions and that situations of rejection continue to arise. The article identifies differences between southern Europe and central and northern Europe in trade unions' attitudes to new immigrants, differences that are reflected in the debates taking place on European legislation concerning labour immigration.
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Sampe, La, Irfan Ido, and Jahidin Jahidin. "PERSEPSI PUBLIK LINGKAR INDUSTRI PERTAMBANGAN TERHADAP KEBERADAAN TENAGA KERJA ASING (Studi Kasus PT. Virtue Dragon Nickel Industri, Kecamatan Morosi, Kabupaten Konawe)." Journal Publicuho 2, no. 3 (October 16, 2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.35817/jpu.v2i3.7845.
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This study aims to determine the public perception of the characteristics of foreign workers, that is a lifestyle, relationships and attitudes, by using estimator errors of 10%, a total of samples is 60 heads of families in Morosi village. The results of this study indicate that public perceptions of the lifestyle of foreign workers as much as 73.33% of respondents stated good, as many as 25.00% stated is less good, as much as 1.67% stated is not good. Public perceptions of the interaction of foreign workers as much as 53.33% of respondents stated is less good, as many as 36.67% stated is good, as many as 8.33% of respondents stated is not good, as much as 1.67% of respondents stated is very good. Public perceptions of the attitude of foreign workers as much as 53.33% of respondents stated is less good and as many as 46.67% of respondents stated is good.
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Pavlica, Branko. "Migrations from Yugoslavia to Germany: Migrants, emigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers." Medjunarodni problemi 57, no. 1-2 (2005): 121–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/medjp0502121p.
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Migrations from Yugoslavia to Germany have a long tradition. There have been various economic and social causes, and in some periods even political ones for that phenomenon. Taking into consideration the historical aspect and also the contemporary migration flows, the dynamics of migrations of the Yugoslav population to Germany has the following stages in its development. The first stage had begun in late XIX century and ended with the World War I. Although the overseas migration flows prevailed, yet the German agriculture and its mine industry attracted a part of the Yugoslav population. Between the two world wars mostly "Westfahl Slovenes" and Croats and Serbs from Bosnia-Herzegovina got "temporary employed" in the Rhine-Westfahl industrial area, along with several thousand Serb-Croat-Slovene agricultural seasonal workers per year. The second stage began immediately after the Second World War when most of about 200,000 citizens from the former Yugoslavia, being mostly refugees, moved from the West European to overseas countries, but some of them stayed in Germany. Involuntary migrants and refugees, however, returned in great number from Germany to Yugoslavia. At that stage non-extradition of war criminals on the part of the West occupying powers on German territory, then disregard of West German Governments of the anti-Yugoslav activities of the part of extreme Yugoslav emigration, and different interpretation of the bilateral agreement on extradition, became the essential problem in relations between SFR Yugoslavia and FR Germany. The third stage in development of migrations commenced in early 1960s. At that time, Germany and other Western countries became prominently immigrational, while since mid-1960s till 1973 economic emigrants from Yugoslavia became more and more important in the German economic space. From 1954 to 1967 migration of Yugoslav citizens had not yet been intensive and their intention was mostly to work abroad. Illegal employment was, however, prominent at that time. Due to the normalisation of political relations, re-establishment of diplomatic relations and conclusion of bilateral agreements that legally defined employment of foreign workers, since 1968 till 1973 a great number of Yugoslavs got employed in FR Germany. The contemporary migrations from FR Yugoslavia to Germany resulted from the economic and political crisis in the former SFRY as well as from the civil wars that were waged in the Yugoslav territory. FR Germany became the most important destination country of Yugoslav migrants - workers, refugees, false asylum-seekers and political emigrants. Different categories of migrants from Yugoslavia to Germany enjoy the treatment that is in accordance with the immigration policies of the German governments as well as with the degree of development of the German-Yugoslav political and economic relations, and the degree of the established co-operation in the field of legal assistance and social welfare. Migrant workers, who have legally regulated their employment and residence status, could in the future expect to gain assistance from their mother country in getting efficient protection of their rights and interests in all stages of the migration process. Numerous migrants asylum-seekers, in spite of the proclaimed international protection, share, however, the fate resulting from the politically motivated measures and actions taken by the German authorities within the arbitrary decision-making of the right and/or abuse of the right to asylum. This is the reason why as early as in late 1994 the Government of FRG announced that it would expel foreigners from the country. The remaining refugees, or actually the so-called false asylum-seekers in FR Germany, share the fate of forced repatriation. Within this category special emphasis should be placed on the attitude of the German government to the Albanians and Roma from Kosovo. At first, the Germans treated the Albanians from Kosovo as politically persecuted persons, offering them refuge. Then they declared them (and Roma also) to be false asylum-seekers and insisted on readmission - their gradual repatriation to Kosovo. Considering both positive and negative implications of the migration process, the key issue for the citizens from Serbia and Montenegro who live in Germany remains the following: maintenance of their national identity, cherishing of their mother tongue and culture, keeping up relations with their mother country, social gathering - in various associations, clubs and organisations, education in their mother tongue, what particularly includes comprehensive additional teaching for children in Serbian, as well as better information dissemination.
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Bueker, Catherine Simpson, and Teal Rothschild. "Global by the Seaside." Contexts 21, no. 2 (May 2022): 24–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15365042221107658.
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In a small coastal vacation community heavily dependent upon foreign workers, in-depth interviews with employers, participant observations, and an analysis of social artifacts evidence patterns of neo-assimilation, in the form of fused cuisine on menus, altered attitudes towards native-born workers among employers, and in a small number of cases, intermarriage. Findings also illustrate employer engagement with the culture of their workers and a sophisticated understanding of the global dynamics of international migration and work.
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Shah, Nasra M., Makhdoom A. Shah, Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury, and Indu Menon. "Foreign Domestic Workers in Kuwait: Who Employs How Many." Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 11, no. 2 (June 2002): 247–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/011719680201100204.
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The percentage of Kuwaiti households with at least one foreign domestic worker increased from 13 percent in 1977/79 to 87 percent in 1999. This paper describes the workers' characteristics, their workload and attributes of the households they live in. Predictors of the number of domestic workers employed by households are examined by using multinomial logistic regression. Households that employ at least one domestic worker have a larger number of children than those who employ none. Households that employ two (or three) domestic workers have more children and older people and are significantly richer (i.e., have higher income, larger homes etc.) than those who do not employ any.
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Grebenyuk, Aleksandr A., Vera A. Protasova, and Albert A. Averyanov. "Attitudes of Labor Migrants from Central Asia to International Integration Organizations in the Post-Soviet Space." Vestnik RUDN. International Relations 24, no. 1 (March 15, 2024): 107–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2313-0660-2024-24-1-107-125.
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The article presents the results of a sociological empirical study that was conducted from May to August in 2023. Its purpose was to study the attitudes of labor migrants in Russia towards various international integration processes in the post-Soviet space. The objects of the study were workers from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, working in Moscow and the Moscow region. The choice of these countries is not accidental, as they are the main migration donors to the Russian Federation in Central Asia. The uniqueness of the research results lies in the fact that despite the certain “popularity” of such an empirical object as “labor migrants.” The analyzed subject has not yet been sufficiently developed theoretically and empirically. Particular attention is paid to the political preferences and migration attitudes of labor migrants. The issue of awareness of foreign workers of the activities of international integration and military-political associations, such as the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), European Union (EU), the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and also the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is examined. The paper also presents the respondents’ assessment of the role of these associations in the development of international processes. Separately, the article examines the relationship between Russia and migrant-sending countries. Based on the results of the study, the authors conclude that respondents have a positive attitude towards integration associations in which Russia plays a key role. Moreover, the socio-political attitudes of foreign workers are characterized by a high degree of loyalty to the foreign policy of the Russian Federation. Migrants overwhelmingly support international cooperation between their countries and Russia and share the foreign policy position of the Russian Federation. In conclusion, labor migrants from Central Asia can be considered as a resource and capital of the influence of Russian “soft power.”
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Hipsher, Scott. "Increased equality of opportunity through international tourism." Journal of Global Responsibility 10, no. 4 (October 23, 2019): 339–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jgr-04-2019-0045.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore and compare the perceptions of workers in the tourism industry in Thailand in foreign-owned and locally owned firms to provide an underrepresented perspective in the debate over whether international trade and tourism primarily exploits workers or provides valuable opportunities. Design/methodology/approach A matched-pairs comparative analysis was used. Findings Workers at foreign-owned companies showed slightly, although statistically insignificant, more positive attitudes toward tourism as a means of creating opportunities for themselves. Workers in foreign-owned companies showed a statistically significant more positive attitude toward the impact of tourism on the country. It appears the vast majority of the workers interviewed did not feel exploited, but empowered by opportunities to engage in employment in the tourism industry. Research limitations/implications The use of self-reported measures has been acknowledged to be problematic and the size and composition of the sample limit the ability to generalize the findings to a broader population. Practical implications Understanding the perspectives of the workers in an industry can be useful in policy development and implementing corporate social responsibility programs. The results suggest workers would support programs which encourage increases in tourism and foreign investment in the industry. Social implications reflect the perceptions of an under-represented segment of society. Originality/value The intention is to help bring into the debate the perspectives of individuals who are most directly affected by these activities.
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Tilahun, Dejene, Abebaw Fekadu, Bethlehem Tekola, Mesfin Araya, Ilona Roth, Basiro Davey, Charlotte Hanlon, and Rosa A. Hoekstra. "Ethiopian community health workers’ beliefs and attitudes towards children with autism: Impact of a brief training intervention." Autism 23, no. 1 (September 25, 2017): 39–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361317730298.
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There is a severe shortage of services for children with autism in Ethiopia; access to services is further impeded by negative beliefs and stigmatising attitudes towards affected children and their families. To increase access to services, care provision is decentralised through task-shifted care by community health extension workers. This study aimed to examine the impact of a brief training (Health Education and Training; HEAT) for Ethiopian rural health extension workers and comprised three groups: (1) health extension workers who completed a basic mental health training module (HEAT group, N = 104); (2) health extension workers who received enhanced training, comprising basic HEAT as well as video-based training on developmental disorders and a mental health pocket guide (HEAT+ group, N = 97); and (3) health extension workers untrained in mental health (N = 108). All participants completed a questionnaire assessing beliefs and social distance towards children with autism. Both the HEAT and HEAT+ group showed fewer negative beliefs and decreased social distance towards children with autism compared to the untrained health extension worker group, with the HEAT+ group outperforming the HEAT group. However, HEAT+ trained health extension workers were less likely to have positive expectations about children with autism than untrained health extension workers. These findings have relevance for task-sharing and scale up of autism services in low-resource settings worldwide.
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Debono, Manwel. "Migrants and the challenge of decent work in Malta." E-REVISTA INTERNACIONAL DE LA PROTECCION SOCIAL 2, no. 6 (2021): 272–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.12795/e-rips.2021.i02.12.
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This paper investigates the challenges faced by migrants in their quest for decent work in the context of the small country of Malta. The country witnessed an extraordinary growth of migrant workers in recent years. While some laws promote migrants’ decent employment, others act as barriers. The Maltese population has traditionally resisted foreign workers and multiculturalism. However, such attitudes started improving especially among social partners who are increasingly supporting migrant workers and trying to improve their working conditions. Research indicates a range of difficulties faced by migrant workers in Malta, including: barriers to accessing employment; underemployment and lack of job mobility; insufficient training opportunities; higher risk of poverty despite working long hours; greater health and safety risks especially among those in undeclared work; complex relationships with superiors, colleagues and clients; and low unionisation. The Covid-19 pandemic increased the vulnerability of migrants and reversed some of the progress that had been accomplished in recent years, especially in terms of social attitudes.
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Niki, Izumi. "Policymaking Process for Foreign Care Workers in Contemporary Japan." New Sociology: Journal of Critical Praxis 1, no. 1 (June 26, 2020): 17–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.25071/2563-3694.5.
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This paper analyzes recent policy reforms made to foreign care work in Japan. The two policy reforms discussed in this paper are 1. The expansion of categories in the Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) and 2. The inclusion of domestic workers into the Japanese labour sector through the use of National Strategic Special Zones. By analyzing these policymaking processes, the following four observations were made salient. 1. That policy reforms were largely driven by economic motivations; 2. That the policymaking processes that determined the nature of these reforms were led by politicians who were acting on behalf of the interests of business leaders; 3. That the Japanese government continues to utilize policies that deny labourers permanent residency or citizenship status, such as temporary worker programs, in order to avoid implementing migration practices that allow workers to become Japanese citizens; and 4. That the government holds contradicting attitudes towards care work, whereby eldercare is increasingly considered professional/skilled work, while domestic work is regarded as low/semi-skilled labour. These findings suggest that Japan’s foreign care immigration policies are designed to recruit temporary workers in ways that violate their human rights for the purpose of exploitation, in addition to the original goal of transferring skills to sending countries. With this in mind, I conclude my paper by arguing that these policymaking processes reproduce a gendered, racialized, and classed international division of labour and a global care chain
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Johnson, Harriette C., Edwin F. Renaud, Diane T. Schmidt, and Edward J. Stanek. "Social Workers' Views of Parents of Children with Mental and Emotional Disabilities." Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 79, no. 2 (April 1998): 173–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.1817.
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In response to concerns expressed by parents of children with emotional and mental disabilities about professionals' attitudes and beliefs, the authors surveyed the views of a sample of clinical social workers. The majority of respondents in a national random sample endorsed statements expressing validating attitudes toward parents, agreement with open information sharing, and agreement with providing specific guidance to parents about how to help their children. However, the views of a substantial minority of social workers were antithetical to a parent-friendly perspective. The most problematic area was the prevalence of parent-blaming beliefs reported by approximately half of the social workers. The view that medication was helpful correlated positively with validating views of parents and correlated negatively with blaming them for their children's problems. The belief that research-based knowledge is important for practice and that medical journals are a good source of information about emotional problems correlated with support for open information sharing and the view that medication was helpful. Seeing a child as the identified patient in a dysfunctional family, perceiving parents' views as useful primarily as clues to family dynamics, and seldom feeling the need to refer to other disciplines, correlated positively with blame, negatively with the use of medication, and negatively with validating attitudes.
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SHOJI, Takuro, Motoya TAKAGI, and Jian LU. "Development of manga signboard to raise risk perception and safety attitudes for foreign workers." Journal of Occupational Safety and Health 13, no. 1 (February 28, 2020): 35–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/josh.josh-2019-0019-cho.
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Myers, Angela L., John Lantos, Lauren Douville, and Mary Anne Jackson. "Healthcare Worker Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Influenza Immunization and Childhood Vaccination." Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 31, no. 6 (June 2010): 643–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/652777.
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We surveyed healthcare workers (HCWs) about influenza vaccination and routine childhood vaccinations. We found that most HCWs' children received vaccinations, despite concerns regarding safety and efficacy. HCWs who received influenza vaccine were more likely to immunize their children against influenza, although a substantial proportion of HCWs' children did not receive influenza vaccination.
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Gordon, Steven, and Brij Maharaj. "Representing foreign workers in the private security industry: a South African perspective on trade union engagement." Journal of Modern African Studies 52, no. 1 (February 4, 2014): 123–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x13000773.
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ABSTRACTIn recent years South African cities have become home to a large number of undocumented migrant workers. If trade unions do not organise undocumented migrant workers, it opens up such workers to exploitation and maltreatment by employers, thereby creating a split labour market that undermines the entire labour movement. This article focuses on the responses of the national trade union movement in the private security sector to the presence of undocumented workers at the grassroots level. Using a case study approach, we find that the pressures of labour market informalisation in the industry prompt unions to seek to maintain and advance their position from their traditional support base of citizen workers rather than attempt to include new groups. The failure to engage is reinforced by anti-immigrant attitudes which link foreigners with problems in the industry such as low wages and portrays such workers as co-conspirators rather than comrades. While justice and solidarity have always been the foundation of trade unionism in South Africa, the movement is in danger of failing this test if the current situation in terms of the exclusion of undocumented foreign workers persists.
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Yeganeh, Hamid. "Cultural modernization and work-related values and attitudes." International Journal of Development Issues 16, no. 2 (July 3, 2017): 130–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijdi-10-2016-0058.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to rely on the modernization theory to analyze and explain the cross-national differences in work-related values and attitudes (WVA). Design/methodology/approach First, the modernization theory and WVA are conceptualized, their relations are discussed and the hypotheses are formulated. Next, the data, measures, variables and empirical tests are presented. Finally, the theoretical and managerial implications are discussed, an integrative model is proposed and avenues for future research are suggested. Findings The empirical results confirm the explanatory strength of the modernization theory and provide valuable insights into the patterns of WVA across the world. It is found that the countries involved in the first phase of human development emphasize work centrality, extrinsic aspects of a job and material rewards and are likely to show noticeable discrimination against women and foreign workers. In contrast, post-industrial societies that are involved in the second phase of human development prefer emancipative WVA, such as low work centrality, tolerance of foreign workers, gender equality and hedonism at the workplace. Research limitations/implications Despite the remarkable acceptance of the modernization theory, some of Inglehart’s propositions have been subject to criticism. Furthermore, human development, modernization and the subsequent cultural shifts are “path-dependent” as they are affected by the national, religious and civilization heritage of a country. Practical implications The findings of this study can help international mangers adopt the appropriate strategies for a wide range of issues, such as staffing, planning, job description and compensation policies. Originality/value The modernization theory is a suitable alternative to national cultural dimensions. This approach relies on the premise that socioeconomic development creates consistent patterns of values, beliefs and behaviors that ultimately shape WVA around the globe.
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Kerwin*, Donald, and Robert Warren*. "US Foreign-Born Workers in the Global Pandemic: Essential and Marginalized." Journal on Migration and Human Security 8, no. 3 (September 2020): 282–300. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2331502420952752.
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Executive Summary This article provides detailed estimates of foreign-born (immigrant) workers in the United States who are employed in “essential critical infrastructure” sectors, as defined by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (DHS 2020). Building on earlier work by the Center for Migration Studies (CMS), the article offers exhaustive estimates on essential workers on a national level, by state, for large metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), and for smaller communities that heavily rely on immigrant labor. It also reports on these workers by job sector; immigration status; eligibility for tax rebates under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act); and other characteristics. It finds that: Sixty-nine percent of all immigrants in the US labor force and 74 percent of undocumented workers are essential workers, compared to 65 percent of the native-born labor force. Seventy percent of refugees and 78 percent of Black refugees are essential workers. In all but eight US states, the foreign-born share of the essential workforce equals or exceeds that of all foreign-born workers, indicating that immigrant essential workers are disproportionately represented in the labor force. The percentage of undocumented essential workers exceeds that of native-born essential workers by nine percentage points in the 15 states with the largest labor force. In the ten largest MSAs, the percentages of undocumented and naturalized essential workers exceed the percentage of native-born essential workers by 12 and 6 percent, respectively. A total of 6.2 million essential workers are not eligible for relief payments under the CARES Act, as well as large numbers of their 3.8 million US citizen children (younger than age 17), including 1.2 million US citizen children living in households below the poverty level. The foreign-born comprise 33 percent of health care workers in New York State, 32 percent in California, 31 percent in New Jersey, 28 percent in Florida, 25 percent in Nevada and Maryland, 24 percent in Hawaii, 23 percent in Massachusetts, and 19 percent in Texas. Section I of the article describes the central policy paradox for foreign-born workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: that they are “essential” at very high rates, but many lack status and they have been marginalized by US immigration and COVID-19-related policies. Section II sets forth the article’s main findings. Section III outlines major policy recommendations.
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Talavera, Maria Theresa, Angelina Bustos, and Carmelita Rebancos. "Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Nutrition Workers on Climate Change in Laguna, Batangas and Cavite Provinces, Philippines." Journal of Environmental Science and Management 23, no. 2 (December 31, 2020): 19–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.47125/jesam/2020_2/03.
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Climate change and malnutrition are two global phenomena that affect millions of population groups. The Philippines is considered one of the most vulnerable countries for extreme natural events and at the same time has a high prevalence of underweight (19.0%) and stunting (28.8%) in 2019 among under five children. The nutritionally vulnerable groups are children, pregnant and lactating women, and elderly. These groups are also greatly affected by climate change-related events then the malnutrition situation is exacerbated. The local nutrition workers are the frontline workers who plan, implement, and monitor nutrition programs. Mainstreaming climate change in the local nutrition planning processes will be facilitated if nutrition workers are knowledgeable. This study aimed to determine the current knowledge, attitudes and practices of nutrition workers and perceptions on how to mainstream climate change in the nutrition sector’s local planning system. A survey was conducted among local nutrition workers. Ninety-five percent of nutrition workers were highly knowledgeable, 86% were with high level of attitudes and 50% were exhibiting moderate level of practices related to climate change. The gaps can be narrowed by capacity building and possibly this can lead to mainstreaming climate change in the local nutrition planning process.
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Widani, Ni Nyoman, and Wiya Suktiningsih. "ENTITAS WISATAWAN ASING TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN BERBAHASA INGGRIS MASYARAKAT LOKAL BANJAR TEGAL GUNDUL, DESA TIBUBENENG, KUTA UTARA, BADUNG, BALI." Humanitatis : Journal of Language and Literature 6, no. 2 (June 30, 2020): 273–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.30812/humanitatis.v6i2.806.
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Abstract Banjar Tegal Gundul as tourist villages in the province of Bali, which visits by foreign and domestic tourists. Every years the number of foreign and domestic tourists to the Banjar Tegal Bald is increases. This situation makes the tourism sector as the main livelihood of local people. That's condition become the background of this research, they are: 1) to understand how to influence tourist entities to the English language skills of local people in Banjal Tegal Gundul and 2) how language attitude of local society towards English. The research uses the method of observation and questionnaire submitted to 24 respondents, who are local people as workers and business owners in the area. This study is found that the language functions used by local people to communicate with foreign tourists is: Greetings, Offering, asking for information, giving information, Saying Like, Giving an opinion, persuading, asking someone to do something, Accepting invitations, apologizing, persuading, and saying / returning thanks. The sentences are used in grammatical rules in English. The language attitudes towards English seen from the cogBanjar Tegal Gundul is one of the tourist villages in the village area of Tibubeneng, North Kuta, Badung, Bali, which receives visits by foreign and domestic tourists. Every year the number of foreign and domestic tourist arrivals to the Banjar Tegal Gundul region has increased. The situation makes the tourism sector as the main livelihood of the local community Banjar Tegal Gundul. The situation is the background of this research, namely: 1) to find out how the influence of foreign tourist entities on the English language ability of local people in Banjar Tegal Gundul and 2) how the attitude of the local people's language towards English. The research uses the method of observation and distributes questionnaires to 24 respondents, who are local people as workers and business owners who are in the area of the area. The step taken in this study is to analyze the language functions used by local people when communicating with foreign tourists. The results obtained in this study indicate that local people are able to communicate with foreign tourists, by using language functions such as: Greeting, Offering, asking for information, giving information, Saying Like, Giving opinion, persuading, asking someone to do something, Accepting invitation, apologizing, persuading, and saying / reply to thank. The sentences are used in accordance with grammatical rules in English. For language attitudes towards English seen from the cognitive, affective and conative components, showing positive language attitudes by local people towards English. That is because the equality of local people's thought orientation will benefit from English, for the livelihoods of local people, both in terms of workers or business owners in the Banjar Tegal Gundul region.
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Quartly, Marian. "‘[W]e Find Families for Children, Not Children for Families’: An Incident in the Long and Unhappy History of Relations between Social Workers and Adoptive Parents." Social Policy and Society 11, no. 3 (March 30, 2012): 415–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1474746412000097.
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Relatively little work on adoption focuses on the role of social workers. This article gives an account of the conflict between social workers and prospective adoptive parents which developed in Australia in the 1970s, taking as a case study the conflicting roles of adoptive parent advocates and professional social workers within the Standing Committee on Adoption in the Australian state of Victoria. Its overarching concern lies with the historical attitudes of the social work profession towards adoption, both domestic and intercountry, as these have changed from an embrace of both adoption and adoptive parents to mutual alienation. It concludes that the inclusive practice of radical social work could only briefly contain contesting client groups.
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Lee, Yoonhee, and keejong Lee. "The effects of foreign workers’ travel motivations on their travel attitudes and Korea’s travel restrictions." Journal of Tourism Management Research 21, no. 5 (September 30, 2017): 195–216. http://dx.doi.org/10.18604/tmro.2017.21.5.10.
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Tomiura, Eiichi, Banri Ito, Hiroshi Mukunoki, and Ryuhei Wakasugi. "Individual characteristics, behavioral biases, and attitudes toward foreign workers: Evidence from a survey in Japan." Japan and the World Economy 50 (June 2019): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.japwor.2019.03.002.
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Grinde, Turid. "Nordic child welfare services: variations in norms, attitudes and practice." Journal of Children's Services 2, no. 4 (December 1, 2007): 44–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17466660200700035.
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Earlier Nordic comparative studies show variation between countries in child welfare practice, reflecting cultural differences, and that case workers share the norms, values and attitudes of their society. Can cultural factors be concretised for discussion? Child welfare workers in Denmark, Iceland and Norway were presented with five child care stories (vignettes) that focused on the ‘threshold’ between preventive measures and out‐of‐home care (consensual or compulsory). Vignette themes included parental neglect, maternal alcohol misuse and youth problems. Study participants gave written answers to the vignettes and took part in group discussions with colleagues. The results showed significant differences between countries in case workers' responses. Variations in arguments, decisions, use of compulsion and working style reflected national views and priorities. A central dimension was how case workers balanced parental interests with children's needs: in Denmark they were reluctant to intervene with parental rights, whereas the Norwegians were more accepting of compulsory decisions to protect children.
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Gorinas, Cédric, and Mariola Pytliková. "The Influence of Attitudes toward Immigrants on International Migration." International Migration Review 51, no. 2 (June 2017): 416–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imre.12232.
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We investigate whether anti-immigrant attitudes affect migrant inflows in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Using longitudinal exhaustive data, we find that natives’ hostility, particularly natives’ propensity to discriminate on the labor market, reduces immigration. This effect is comparable to more conventional migration factors. We obtain robust results when we, for example, capture hostility with far-right parties’ popularity instead and control for tighter immigration policies or multilateral resistance to migration. We find a stronger effect for EU-to-EU migrants, migrants from developed countries and linguistically close countries. Our results raise a challenge for policy makers when the demand for foreign workers and anti-immigrant sentiment are present.
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Batty, Daphne. "The Interface between Medicine and Social Work in Working with Looked after Children." Adoption & Fostering 26, no. 4 (December 2002): 26–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030857590202600405.
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On the basis of her long career in social work with children and their families, Daphne Batty reviews the interface between doctors and social workers, its nature, how it has developed and attitudes to it displayed by both professions.
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Pavlova, N. V., and E. V. Filippova. "The relationship of eating behavior and body image formation in children and adolescents in the context of child-parent relationships." Современная зарубежная психология 9, no. 4 (2020): 32–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.17759/jmfp.2020090403.
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The review presents foreign works aimed at studying the effects of parental and societal behavior on eating behavior and attitudes towards their bodies in children and adolescents. The reviewed articles analyze attitudes towards the bodies and internalized appearance patterns in children and adolescents, formation of their patterns of healthy eating and healthy eating behavior, and do not focus on eating disorders only. It must be noted that in Russia the issue of healthy eating behavior is touched upon mainly in publications concerning the medical aspect of this problem, while in foreign psychological studies it is becoming increasingly popular. The analysis of the publications also shows that the problem of eating behavior and attitude to the body, traditionally related to adolescence, is clearly "rejuvenated". Children aged 6-7 are gradually becoming the target group of researchers, so the problem deserves serious attention.
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Penda, Calixte Ida, Francis A. Ndongo, Anne-Cécile Z.-K. Bissek, Mathurin C. Téjiokem, Casimir Sofeu, Else C. Moukoko Eboumbou, Sandrine Mindjouli, Sophie Desmonde, and Louis R. Njock. "Practices of Care to HIV-Infected Children: Current Situation in Cameroon." Clinical Medicine Insights: Pediatrics 13 (January 2019): 117955651984611. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179556519846110.
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Background: To accelerate access to pediatric HIV care in Cameroon, operational challenges in implementing HIV pediatric care need to be identified. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health care workers regarding pediatric HIV infection in Cameroon. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted over a 4-month period (April to August 2014) in 12 health facilities in 7 regions of Cameroon selected using systematic random sampling. Data were collected from interviews with health care providers and managers using standardized self-administered questionnaires and stored in the ACCESS software. Results: In total, 103 health care providers were included in this study, of which 59 (57.3%) were health workers and 44 (42.7%) community agents. Most of the health workers in charge of HIV pediatric care were nurses, requiring effective medical task shifting that was institutionalized in Cameroon. The knowledge of health care providers in relation to pediatric HIV care was acceptable. Indications for prescription of test for early infant diagnosis were known (96.1%), but their attitudes and practices regarding initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in infants less than 2 years (5.2%) and first-line ART protocols (25.4%) were insufficient, due to little information about standard procedures. Conclusion: Capacity building of health care providers and large-scale dissemination of normative national documents are imperative to improve HIV pediatric care in the health care facilities.
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Mphasha, Mabitsela Hezekiel, Matjie Rapetsoa, Nhaviso Mathebula, Kamogelo Makua, and Sanele Mazibuko. "Attitudes of Caregivers of Children under Five Years Regarding Growth Monitoring and Promotion in Polokwane, Limpopo Province." Children 10, no. 1 (December 27, 2022): 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10010056.
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Growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) is critical in tracking child growth to address widespread malnutrition and health status. Attitudes influence behaviour change, including attendance of GMP, and negative attitudes are linked to non-attendance. Moreover, negative attitudes correlate with low socioeconomic position. South Africa is characterized by inequality, which may lead to negative attitudes towards GMP among caregivers with a poor socioeconomic status. Hence, this study seeks to explore the attitudes of caregivers of children under five towards GMP. A qualitative exploratory study design was used. Caregivers of children under five were purposively sampled. Twenty-three participants were interviewed one-on-one, and the data were recorded using voice recorders and field notes. Tesch’s eight steps and inductive, descriptive, and open coding techniques were used to analyse the data. Participants understood the significance of GMP and were confident their children would benefit from it; hence, they attended sessions out of love for their children. The inconsistent availability of GMP services and the behaviour of health workers affected participants’ attitude. Despite these challenges, participants felt good about GMP. Caregivers’ love for their children/grandchildren helped them overcome challenges experienced at the health facilities. Good feelings about GMP boosted caregivers’ attitudes and aided in adherence. An intervention to address element impacting attitudes of caregivers is recommended.
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Johnson, Harriette C., and Edwin F. Renaud. "Professional Beliefs about Parents of Children with Mental and Emotional Disabilities: A Cross-Discipline Comparison." Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 5, no. 3 (September 1997): 149–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/106342669700500303.
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The views of social workers, child psychiatrists, and psychologists about parents of children with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders were compared in this study. The Providers’ Beliefs About Parents questionnaire was used to measure views about parents’ competence, parents’ pathology, parents’ credibility, parents’ role in the etiology of children's problems, information sharing with parents, giving explicit directives to parents about how to help their children, and related child mental health issues such as use of psychotropic medication with children and adolescents and perceived importance of research-based knowledge about child and adolescent psychopathology. Variables most associated with parent-friendly beliefs and attitudes were endorsement of a neuropsychological orientation and familiarity with parent support groups. Views of respondents did not differ by ethnicity, gender, or parental status. Child psychiatrists were most in agreement with parent-friendly attitudes and beliefs, clinical social workers were least in agreement, and psychologists were midway between the other two groups.
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Kirton, Derek. "Race, Adoption and Tomorrow's Social Workers." Adoption & Fostering 22, no. 1 (April 1998): 7–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030857599802200103.
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Derek Kirton summarises responses from student social workers to a questionnaire on attitudes to race and adoption. The respondents were mainly second-year Social Work (DipSW) students specialising in work with children and families. Two key findings emerged from the survey. Firstly, questions of race and adoption evoke very diverse responses, with an overall tendency towards ‘soft’ support for same-race adoption. Secondly, perspectives are significantly divided according to ethnicity, with minority ethnic social work students markedly more in favour of same-race adoption than their white counterparts. In conclusion, Kirton outlines the possible implications of these findings for adoption policy and practice.
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Bengal, Rahmat Vijay, Kasuwi Saiban, Wika Yudha Shanty, and Fadilla Lailawaty. "Tinjauan Yuridis Kompilasi Hukum Islam tentang Hak Warisan Anak Hasil Hubungan di Luar Nikah Antara Tenaga Kerja Wanita Dengan Majikannya." Bhirawa Law Journal 2, no. 1 (May 31, 2021): 28–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.26905/blj.v2i1.5851.
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The large number of Indonesian workers who work abroad is one of the largest foreign exchange contributors in the country, but in practice, many problems arise for Indonesian workers who work abroad, one of which is the rape of female workers by their employers to cause children. from the results of the extramarital relationship. This study uses a normative juridical approach. This approach focuses on examining literature materials such as legislation and other relevant sources. This research examines how the compilation of Islamic law reviews the status and inheritance rights of children resulting from extramarital relations between female workers and theiremployers. The results of this study are children from the results of extramarital relations between female workers and their employers only have a family relationship with their mother and their mother’s family and do not have a family relationship with their biological father and the family of their biological father.
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Tsai, Ming-Chang, and Rueyling Tzeng. "Beyond Economic Interests: Attitudes toward Foreign Workers in Australia, the United States and East Asian Countries." Sociological Research Online 19, no. 3 (September 2014): 93–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.5153/sro.3434.
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We compare attitudes toward foreign workers between two wealthy Western and four developing East Asian countries, using data from the 2006 and 2008 Asian Barometer surveys to test hypotheses on economic interests, cultural supremacy, and global exposure. Respondent majorities in all six countries expressed high levels of restrictivism. Regression model results indicate a consistent cultural superiority influence across the six countries, but only minor effects from economic interest factors. Mixed outcomes were noted for the global exposure variables.