Inadequate working conditions
Visualization of narrower problems
Name(s):
Poor working conditions
Adverse working environment
Denial of right to favourable work conditions
International imbalance of quality of working life
Inequitable labour standards
Sweatshop conditions
Sweat shops
Nature
Without strong trade union organization and collective bargaining procedures, employers can lay down unfavourable working conditions for their workers. The worker's interests are sacrificed to the objective of speeding up the development of the national economy. The situation is perpetuated so long as there is a supply of cheap labour unprotected by effective unions. Those most often victimized are women and children, ethnic minorities and the handicapped.
Incidence
In spite of improvements introduced through protective social legislation, as well as through humanitarian policies adopted by some employers, inhumane working conditions can still found in most countries, particularly in industrializing areas where population density is high or rural conditions poor.
Claim
The lack of fair labour standards retards social development and causes political unrest. It also causes alienation and crime.
Broader
Narrower
Aggravates
Overwork [in 5 loops]
Civil disorders [in 3 loops]
Political upheavals [in 3 loops]
Sectoral imbalances [in 1 loop]
Lack of job satisfaction [in 2 loops]
Excessive turnover in skilled personnel [in 1 loop]
Differential labour costs among countries [in 5 loops]
Disruptive migration of trained personnel [in 1 loop]
Aggravated by
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Type
(D) Detailed problems