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“Hard Work To Make Ends Meet”: Voices Of Maine’S Working-Class Women In The Late Nineteenth Century, Carol Toner
“Hard Work To Make Ends Meet”: Voices Of Maine’S Working-Class Women In The Late Nineteenth Century, Carol Toner
Maine History
In 1887 the Maine legislature responded to pressures from the Knights of Labor and an increasingly agitated industrial labor force by instituting the Bureau of Industrial and Labor Statistics. The bureau’s job was to examine the state's workplaces and provide information to guide the legislature in making labor law. Reflecting the ideals of the popular Knights of Labor, the bureau initially focused its investigations on female as well as male workers. When the bureau requested that workers fill out questionnaires about their work, hundreds of women responded, leaving a rare first-hand account of women’s attitudes toward their working and living …
The Race To The Bottom: The United States' Influence On Mexican Labor Law Enforcement, Jenna L. Acuff
The Race To The Bottom: The United States' Influence On Mexican Labor Law Enforcement, Jenna L. Acuff
San Diego International Law Journal
There are several theories why the Mexican government has refused to enforce the stringent laws enumerated in the Mexican Constitution. For example, the North American Social Dumping Theory and Mexico's desire to retain foreign direct investment from foreign countries as a source of revenue and employment. This Comment seeks to analyze and expound on these theories and to develop two additional theories that have only been discussed in passing. Part II begins with a brief look at the history of Mexican labor, including pre- and post-Revolution working conditions. Part III discusses Mexico's encouragement and protection of foreign direct investment and …
Raising A Red Card: Why Freddy Adu Should Not Be Allowed To Play Professional Soccer, Jenna Merten
Raising A Red Card: Why Freddy Adu Should Not Be Allowed To Play Professional Soccer, Jenna Merten
Marquette Sports Law Review
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Malignant Indifference: The Wages Of Contemporary Child Labor In The United States, Seymour Moskowitz
Malignant Indifference: The Wages Of Contemporary Child Labor In The United States, Seymour Moskowitz
Oklahoma Law Review
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