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synthesis of the literature has occurred thus far, especially for social considerations such as gender, health, labor, and … alternative trade experienced by Southern agricultural producers and workers. The results highlight gender, health, and labor …
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farmworkers, whose labor and contribution tends to elude most discussions of organic agriculture. We present findings from a …
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An ongoing crisis in Australian agriculture resulting from climate crises including drought, decreasing irrigation water, more recent catastrophic flooding, and an uncertain policy environment is reshaping gender relations in the intimate sphere of the farm family. Drawing on research conducted...
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planters, pluckers, and consumers, this dyad maps in surprising ways onto labor relations. While planters’ and marketers …
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A growing number of multi-stakeholder initiatives seek to improve labor and environmental standards through third … produced by hired labor enterprises. My analysis reveals how Fairtrade’s engagement in the hired labor sector is shaped by the … reflected in Fairtrade’s recently revised labor standards. At the local level, these tensions shape the varied impacts of …
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This report presents early findings from the evaluation of the ITA experiment, which aims to provide federal, state, and local policymakers with information on the effectiveness of, and trade-offs inherent in, three different approaches to managing customer choice in Workforce Investment Act...
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Personal Reemployment Accounts (PRAs) are self-managed accounts of $3,000 offered to select recipients of Unemployment Insurance benefits to support individual choice and control in reemployment services and promote a quick return to work. PRAs can be used to purchase training, intensive career...
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