The political economy of Northwest Ohio agriculture and options for labor organization

Article Abstract:

Seasonal migrant workers, mostly of Hispanic heritage, would flock to Northwestern Ohio for work in vast tomato and cucumber farms during the early 1970s. There was a large number of these migrant workers that the organization of a labor union was necessary to protect their rights and to ensure the safety of their working conditions. The United Farm Workers and the Farm Labor Organizing Committee have succeeded in contracting nearly all area tomato and pickle growers and processors in the Midwestern states. However, the existence of these unions have threatened the tomato and the cucumber industry and have hastened the shift to mechanization to reduce labor costs.

Innovations, Employment, Ohio, Labor unions, Migrant labor, United Farm Workers, Migrant agricultural laborers, Farm Labor Organizing Committee

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Women's employment in Bangladesh agriculture: composition, determinants and scope

Article Abstract:

Research on the Bangladesh agricultural industry indicates distinct regional differences in the hiring of female labor, along with conflicts between field work and home-based duties. Suggestions for improving gainful employment for women include increased female access to land, gender sensitivity education, and a decentralized crop diversification program.

Bangladesh, Women, Working women, Socialization, Sexual division of labor, Bangladeshis

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Paths to success: individual and regional determinants of self-employment entry in post-communist Russia

Article Abstract:

Self-employment has grown in Russia since private business enterprises were legalized after the fall of communism. In Russia, young people are more likely to start their own businesses and those who are currently unemployed are more like to be entrepreneurs.

Russia, Self-employed persons, Self employed persons, Capitalism, Entrepreneurship

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