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- Status of Corporate Responsibilty in supply chains in Bangladesh
- ( International Federation for Human Rights , 2008)
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This report assess labour rights in Bangladesh's export garment industry. It notes that working conditions in export garment factories had substantially improved over the last two y...
- The limitations of public accountability in Malaysia
- ( N. A. Siddiquee / International Public Management Review , 2006)
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Public accountability has become difficult to ensure. There are a variety of factors, often rooted in the politico-bureaucratic institutions that render accountability mechanisms largely ineffectiv...
- The collapse of US housing market means vast majority of late baby boomers will retire with little wealth
- ( D. Baker;D. Rosnick / Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington , 2008)
- Traditionally, Americans envisioned workers’ income in retirement as a three-legged stool involving Social Security, a defined benefit pension and personal savings. In the last two decades, the ...
- Age discrimination - a way of determining rights and abilities based on stereotypes?
- ( S. Charters / International Federation on Ageing , 2008)
- Discrimination on grounds of age tends to invoke less public revulsion than acts of racial or gender discrimination, as it is considered less likely to be based on malicious intent. While this asserti...
- The International Year of Sanitation 2008: achieving sanitation for all
- ( UN-Water , 2008)
- The UN General assembly declared 2008 as the International Year of Sanitation (IYS). The IYS provides the global community with an opportunity to raise awareness and accelerate actions for the achieve...
- Barriers to freedom of association in Mediterranean countries
- ( K. Chammari;M. Gantous;T. Guillet / Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network , 2007)
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Since the September 2001 attacks, many states in the Mediterranean region have been implementing repressive strategies aimed at restricting freedom of association, of assembly and of expression. Hu...
- Analysing an NGO’s capacity using the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) tool
- ( Network Learning , 2006)
- Analysing the capacity of an NGO is a useful way of improving effectiveness and impact. One approach is using the SWOT (Strengths, Weakness, Threats and Opportunities) analysis a strategic planning to...
How to assess media development at a national level
- ( Ghana Civil Society Resource Centre , 2008)
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The promotion of freedom of speech, the development of community radio, and human resource development are regarded by the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) as ess...
- Health tourism in the Caribbean: the costs and benefits
- ( L. Brenzel;E. Le Franc / World Bank , 2007)
- English-speaking Caribbean countries are appealing destinations for visitors seeking health services due to their proximity to North America and Europe, low labour costs and good transport infrastruct...
Towards legal sustainable timber and wood products: a guide to public procurement policies
- ( D. Brack / Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK , 2008)
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The shared responsibility of timber-consuming and timber-producing countries in restricting trade in illegal timber has been recognised since the early days of the international focus on illegal lo...
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