1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480277403321

Autore

Fish Jennifer N.

Titolo

Domestic Workers of the World Unite! : A Global Movement for Dignity and Human Rights / / Jennifer N. Fish

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

1-4798-2744-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 pages)

Disciplina

331.881164

Soggetti

Household employees - Labor unions - International cooperation

Household employees - Civil rights

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. “Look Deep in Your Hearts” -- 2. “Dignity Overdue” -- 3. Getting “on the Map” -- 4. “First to Work; Last to Sleep” -- 5. “My Mother Was a Kitchen Girl” -- 6. “Put Yourself in Her Shoes” -- 7. “A Little Bit of Liberation” -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

From grassroots to global activism, the untold story of the world's first domestic workers' movement. Domestic workers exist on the margins of the world labor market. Maids, nannies, housekeepers, au pairs, and other care workers are most often 'off the books,' working for long hours and low pay. They are not afforded legal protections or benefits such as union membership, health care, vacation days, and retirement plans. Many women who perform these jobs are migrants, and are oftentimes dependent upon their employers for room and board as well as their immigration status, creating an extremely vulnerable category of workers in the growing informal global economy. Drawing on over a decade's worth of research, Jennifer N. Fish presents the compelling stories of the pioneering women who, while struggling to fight for rights in their own countries, mobilized transnationally to enact change.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910824326203321

Autore

Battu Daniel

Titolo

Communication networks economy / / Daniel Battu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : ISTE Ltd/John Wiley and Sons Inc, , 2016

ISBN

1-119-36141-9

1-119-36138-9

1-119-36142-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Networks and telecommunications series

Disciplina

004.6

Soggetti

Communication - Network analysis

Computer networks - Economic aspects

Telecommunication systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

"In an increasingly interconnected world Communication Networks Economy provides the rational understanding necessary to provide universal access to communication means in an efficient way. This book presents the principal elements of the economics of a network as it stands today, taking into account experiences of technicians in the field.  The author gives a simplified picture of the current situation in terms of structures and architecture of a network, bearing in mind the necessary quality of service and the profitability of investments, accompanied by references to recent economic works. An overview is given on the general themes of regulation and tariff principles, and the relations between supply and demand, from the perspectives of professional and residential users and network operators. Different aspects of the present situations of networks and the incidence of the Internet on the economy are also presented. In conclusion, the reader will obtain an overview of the most significant issues likely to influence the economics of communications networks as they are today." --