This article is concerned with social and political equality. In its prescriptive usage, ‘equality’ is a loaded and ‘highly contested’ concept.

Bangladesh Factory Collapse. Refutes the neo-liberal argument sweatshops in developing countries should not be regulated.

The national minimum wage (NMW) is the hourly rate below which adult workers in most sectors of the British economy must not be paid.

Class oppression. The second social hierarchy, class oppression, sometimes referred to as classism, can be defined as prejudice and discrimination based on social class.

The following review examines recent economic and agricultural performances in the four developing country regions and highlights the main policy developments affecting their agricultural sectors during 1992 and 1993.

China – Trade: Trade has become an increasingly important part of China’s overall economy, and it has been a significant tool used for economic modernization. The direction of China’s foreign trade has undergone marked changes since the early 1950s.

In gender studies, hegemonic masculinity is part of R.W. Connell’s gender order theory, which recognizes multiple masculinities that vary across time, culture and the individual.

“Women should participate and contribute on an equal basis with men in the social, economic and political processes of rural development and share fully in improved conditions of life in rural areas.

Brief History of SACTWU . SACTWU was formed in September 1989. The new union was the result of mergers of many unions in our industry, over many years.

Feminism and Race in the United States. This article traces the history of U.S. mainstream feminist thought from an essentialist notion of womanhood based on the normative model of middle-class white women’s experiences, to a recognition that women are, in fact, quite diverse and see themselves differently.