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Supporting Youth at Risk: A Policy Toolkit for Middle-Income Countries

Cunningham, Wendy; Cohan, Lorena M.; Naudeau, Sophie; … - eSocialSciences; World Bank - 2009

Youth at risk can be defined as individuals between the ages of 12 and 24 who face â€œenvironmental, social, and family … advice on how to create and implement effective policies for at-risk youth. Highlighted are 22 policies (six core policies … areas for young people around the world: i) youth unemployment, underemployment, and lack of formal sector employment; ii …

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Driving Force: Labour Struggles and Violation of Rights in Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Rights, PUDR Peoples Union for Democratic - eSocialSciences - 2013

As reports of severe harassment of Maruti workers and their families trickled in in late July 2012, Peoples Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) undertook a fact finding investigation into the incident, its context and implications. [PUDR]....

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Kandhamal Massacres: Where is the State? Central Government of India must stop the killings

ACHR, Asian Centre for Human Rights - eSocialSciences - 2008

Over 50 persons, mainly Christians, have been killed since the Hindu fundamentalists launched an attack on the Christians following the murder of four members of the VHP including 90 year old Laxmananda Saraswati by unidentified gunmen on 23 August 2008 in Kandhamal district of Orissa. Thousands...

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Climate Change and Migration in Southeast Asia: Responding to a New Human Security Challenge

Elliot, Lorraine - eSocialSciences - 2012

The paper aims at understanding the reasons which influence migration and mobility choices, ways by which vulnerabilities can be managed and the role that local, national and regional policy responses can play in strengthening the knowledge base and improving collaborative platforms for action.

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The State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World

United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF - eSocialSciences - 2012

The experience of childhood is increasingly urban. Over half the worldâ€™s people â€“ including more than a billion children â€“ now live in cities and towns. This report adds to the growing body of evidence and analysis, from UNICEF and partners, that scarcity and dispossession...

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Report on Socio Economic Status of the Women Domestic Workers- A Diagnostic Study in Five Major Townships: Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Berhmpur, Ssmbslpur and Rourkela of Orissa

BJ, Bharat Jyoti - eSocialSciences - 2011

Women workers In India constitute one third of the total workforce. Majority of these women are engaged in the un-organized sectors such as agriculture, construction, domestic services etc. The overwhelming majority of domestic workers are women and girls. This study is exploratory in nature and...

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A Case for Case Studies

Sapra, Ipsita - eSocialSciences - 2011

This essay attempts to look beyond the long-standing qualitative-quantitative tug of war in studying society. It takes as an example one approach, the case study, that often acts as a bridge between the positivist and interpretive epistemological positions. Arguing the case for more openness in...

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