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Labor Relations

2008

University of North Florida; UNF; Practical Philosophy and Applied Ethics; College of Arts and Sciences; Social aspects of Industries in the United States; Social aspects of Industries in European Union countries; Social responsibility of business in the United States; Social responsibility of business in European Union countries; Foreign workers in the United States; Foreign workers in European Union countries; Philosophy; UNF; University of North Florida; Dissertations

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On Human Migration And The Moral Obligations Of Business, Linda H. Harris Jan 2008

On Human Migration And The Moral Obligations Of Business, Linda H. Harris

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This work addresses to what extent businesses in the United States and the European Union have a moral obligation to participate in social integration processes in areas where they operate with the use of migrant laborers. It begins with the presupposition that a common framework as to what constitutes ethical behavior in business is needed and beneficial. It argues that the very industry that creates a need for migrant labor ought to also be involved in merging this labor successfully into the existing community and specifies that a discourse on business ethics and migration is gravely needed. This must be …