February 2013

Child labour and Bangladesh: To what extent can Bangladesh remove child labour particularly in the Bangladesh Ready-made Garment (RMG) sector?

  Child labour is a sensitive issue in global business. It is a common problem in workplace in Bangladesh particularly in Ready-made garment (RMG) sector. This paper focuses on child labour and how it affects the Bangladesh RMG sector. In fact the International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international communities consider child labour as abusive and exploitative. To...

Author(s):   Ferdous AHAMED,    

February 2013

Small scale industries in Jammu and Kashmir (J & K): Growth, performance and challenges

  Small scale industries have been considered as the engine of economic growth and promotion of equitable development. The major advantage of the sector is its employment potential at low capital cost. The labour intensity of the small scale industry (SSI) sector is much higher than that of the large enterprises. The role of small industries in the economic and social development of the country is...

Author(s):   Bilal Ahmad Dar and Bhat Fayaz Ahmad  

February 2013

Involuntary displacement: An analysis of the role and contribution of non-government organizations to the Narmada Project affected communities in Western India

  The major objective of the present article is to examine the various activities of the NGOs for the upliftment of the affected tribal people in the context of the resettlement programs in Gujarat state, western India. In order to collect data, the interview schedule was adopted. The primary data were collected through the interview schedule, and formal and informal interactions with respondents and personal...

Author(s):   Hinal Pandya