The Constitution of India provides the basis of labour jurisprudence in the country. It promises right to work, right to livelihood, right against forced labour, right against child labour, equal treatment of all workers, equal pay for equal work, appropriate conditions at work, and the overall social, economic and political justice to the people. These constitutional promises find specific expression in the numerous labour-related statutes enacted in furtherance of workers’ welfare. However, the constitutional promises remain unrealized for the approximately 92% of informal workers who are largely excluded from the purview of the labour laws and accordingly, lead marginalized and precarious lives devoid of dignity. Against this backdrop, I analyze whether a capabilities-inspired approach to labour law can address the concerns of informal workers in India and promote their dignified life. After reviewing the literature around informal economic activities, I argue that it is important to adopt a worker-centered approach that focuses on informal employment. Informal employment is varied and because of this the problems and concerns associated with the different categories of informal workers differ. For this reason, I focus on one specific category of informal activity – waste-picking – in one city – Kolkata – in order to ascertain whether a human development approach to labour law is capable of addressing the specific concerns of these waste-pickers. Drawing on the work of labour law scholars who develop the capability approach formulated by Amartya Sen, I consider whether it is suitable as a basis for labour law designed for informal workers in general and waste-pickers in particular. Using a case study of the informal activity of waste picking in Kolkata, I identify the specific capability deprivations suffered by waste-pickers and argue that the capabilities approach can supplement the International Labour Organization’s social dialogue pillar of its Decent Work Agenda to address the work-related concerns of waste-pickers. Based on the International Labour Organization’s social dialogue strategy, I envisage a mechanism through which waste-pickers along with other stakeholders could be integrated in a democratic dialogue process leading to the formulation of a capability-promoting labour law. / Graduate / 0510 / 0398 / 0629 / supriyonujs@gmail.com

The inability of a large proportion of the working class to sustain a decent quality of life has placed increased importance on paying employees a living wage, that is, an income amount that enables meaningful participation in society above mere survival. However, while this notion seems promising, it does not account for the complexities in the relationship between income and quality of life; which, of course, is influenced by several moderating factors. This study considered two of these, financial capability and decent work, thereby assuming that the ability of income to effectively lead to a good quality of life is influenced by whether or not individuals engage in financial capability behaviours or perceive their work as decent. A cross sectional descriptive design was used and a final sample of N = 153 general salaried employees in South Africa participated in a self-report survey. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that each of the four financial capabilities (making ends meet, keeping track, planning ahead, and staying informed behaviours) were unidimensional in nature; while decent work produced a three-factor structure, inconsistent with its original five-factor conceptualisation. Spearman rho correlation results revealed that income was positively related to quality of life, and moderation analysis revealed that planning ahead was the only financial capability that influenced the relationship between income and quality of life. All other financial capabilities as well as decent work produced non-significant findings. Considering these results, study limitations and recommendations for future research are discussed, followed by outlining theoretical and practical implications.

Thesis advisor: Betty S. Lai / Latina immigrants comprise more than half of the 12.3 million immigrant women who work in the United States (U.S.) (American Immigration Council, 2017). However, they do not benefit from the same wages and workplace protections (i.e., decent work) as U.S.-born women. Latina immigrants are overrepresented in essential but low-wage jobs that are less likely to offer benefits like employee-sponsored health insurance and paid time off (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021). Yet, there is minimal research on the relationship between decent work and the physical and mental health of Latina immigrants, specifically. This is concerning, given that decent work is associated with positive physical and mental health outcomes (Duffy, Kim, et al., 2019; Duffy et al., 2021; Kozan et al., 2019). Using psychology of working theory (Duffy et al., 2016), LatCrit theory (Valdes, 1997), and mujerista psychology (Bryant-Davis & Comas-Díaz, 2016) as its frame, this study sought to address this gap in the literature through the examination of three research aims: identifying barriers to decent work specific to Latina immigrants (Aim 1); examining the relationship between decent work, physical health, and mental health (Aim 2); and testing moderation of these relationships by parental status (Aim 3). This study used a sub-sample of participants (n=591) from the 2019 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a nationally-representative survey conducted annually by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Participants in the sub-sample were first-generation Latina immigrants between the ages of 18 and 78 (M = 43.92) who worked in the past week. The majority of the sub-sample identified as Mexican-American (55.30%) and non-U.S. citizens (52.12%). Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). Results indicated that economic constraints significantly predicted decent work (Aim 1). Contrary to hypotheses, decent work did not predict physical health or mental health (Aim 2). Finally, residing with minor children strengthened the relationship between marginalization and decent work (Aim 3). Limitations and future directions for research, policy, and clinical practice are discussed. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2024. / Submitted to: Boston College. Lynch School of Education. / Discipline: Counseling, Developmental and Educational Psychology.

This study examines the employment of non-citizens within the framework of appropriate regulatory statues and constitutional dispensations, as contained in the domestic legislation of the individual countries, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Lesotho as part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Focusing on labour law development regarding the legislative position of the employment of non-citizens, such as; immigration requirements, basic minimum employment conditions and protection of employment rights have consequently been part of Africa-China economic relations with SADC host countries. The People's Republic of China (PRC), or China, assistance and its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) impacts SADC globalised market economies. China State and Chinese companies, increasing engagements in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa and to a lesser extent in Lesotho, through extended foreign diplomatic and bilateral trade relationships, are characterised by dominant employment of Chinese non-citizens within these host countries. Botswana and the other host countries’ labour market regulative legislation, faces the challenge of developing labour law regulating the protection of decent work, within the international ILO framework for fair and stable globalisation. Assessment of the current labour laws, and economic influences of the individual countries, would bridge the legal cultural gap and enhance sustainable economic growth. Valuable lessons learned from within the region have the potential of ensuring a more mutually beneficial outcome to the "win-win" scenario, from an African perspective, regarding China-Africa relationships. / LLM, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015

This study examines the employment of non-citizens within the framework of appropriate regulatory statues and constitutional dispensations, as contained in the domestic legislation of the individual countries, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Lesotho as part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Focusing on labour law development regarding the legislative position of the employment of non-citizens, such as; immigration requirements, basic minimum employment conditions and protection of employment rights have consequently been part of Africa-China economic relations with SADC host countries. The People's Republic of China (PRC), or China, assistance and its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) impacts SADC globalised market economies. China State and Chinese companies, increasing engagements in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa and to a lesser extent in Lesotho, through extended foreign diplomatic and bilateral trade relationships, are characterised by dominant employment of Chinese non-citizens within these host countries. Botswana and the other host countries’ labour market regulative legislation, faces the challenge of developing labour law regulating the protection of decent work, within the international ILO framework for fair and stable globalisation. Assessment of the current labour laws, and economic influences of the individual countries, would bridge the legal cultural gap and enhance sustainable economic growth. Valuable lessons learned from within the region have the potential of ensuring a more mutually beneficial outcome to the "win-win" scenario, from an African perspective, regarding China-Africa relationships. / LLM, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015

Thesis advisor: Laura M. O'Dwyer / As the nature of work continues to evolve and diversify in the 21st century, issues related to the attainment of high-quality work are paramount. Initially defined by the International Labour Organisation [ILO], Decent Work exists as a standard for the expected quality of work to which all should have access in modern society. Central to the definition of Decent Work is the guarantee that “women and men enjoy working experiences that are safe, allow adequate free time and rest, take into account family and social values, provide for adequate compensation in case of lost or reduced income, and permit access to adequate healthcare” (ILO, n.d.). While issues of work quality are relevant to all members of the workforce, young adults are at heightened risk of not securing work that is Decent, if they are able to secure work at all. Using nationally representative data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 [ELS:02], this study investigates Decent Work attainment among young adults through the lens of their experiences as high school students ten years prior. The Psychology of Working Theory (Duffy et al., 2016) guides this investigation, explicitly accounting for both individual (student-level) and contextual (school-level) characteristics in the prediction of future Decent Work attainment and overall employment status. Results from a series of multilevel analyses indicate that most of the variability in Decent Work attainment and employment status exists at the individual level, as opposed to the high school level. Structurally, this suggests that schools are not the primary drivers of students’ contextual influences when it comes to their work outcomes. Furthermore, the collection of school- and student-level predictors found to be significantly associated with the various facets of Decent Work and employment status varies widely from model to model. This suggests that the Psychology of Working Theory is far from a one-size-fits-all theory, and that the predictors of work attainment are highly complex. Implications for education policy and future research are discussed in Chapter 5. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2019. / Submitted to: Boston College. Lynch School of Education. / Discipline: Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation.

Nos primórdios da civilização, o trabalho era a atividade ligada à pesca, à caça, à coleta de frutos e à plantação de alimentos destinados ao sustento do homem na vida em comunidade. A partir do desenvolvimento do capitalismo industrial, houve a divisão social e técnica do trabalho que transformou este ato, inicialmente tão natural, numa engrenagem do processo de produção e o ser humano passou a ser um apêndice das máquinas sujeito a precárias condições de trabalho. Tal sociedade de consumo conferiu aos trabalhadores o mesmo valor que se atribui às máquinas e aos instrumentos de produção, esvaziando sua dignidade humana. Nesse contexto, a pesquisa analisou - de modo comparativo e crítico - se os direitos humanos trabalhistas e o trabalho digno estão sendo implementados no Mercado Comum do Sul (MERCOSUL), enquanto processo de integração regional que envolve países possuidores de realidades socioeconômicas diferenciadas, destacando-se, no estudo, o Brasil, a Argentina, o Paraguai e o Uruguai. Como Hannah Arendt apregoou no final de \"A Condição Humana\", na sociedade capitalista houve a vitória do animal laborans sobre o homo faber com o triunfo do consumo sobre o uso e do metabolismo sobre a durabilidade das coisas, havendo a mitigação da dignidade do trabalhador. Porém, o trabalho humano possui características peculiares, devendo ser considerado com critérios que extrapolam os aspectos puramente econômicos. Segundo Felice Battaglia, na \"Filosofia do Trabalho\", o trabalho é uma realidade poliédrica captada parcialmente pelas diferentes Ciências (Física, Biologia, Economia etc.), mas o trabalho do homem deve estar em consonância com os limites impostos pela sua própria dignidade. Então, o trabalho humano não pode ser tratado na condição de mercadoria ou insumo de produção como o capitalismo impõe, pois ele se apresenta como um valor necessário para a existência digna do trabalhador. Não basta a concessão de um trabalho ao ser humano, é imprescindível a garantia e a concretização da concepção de trabalho digno que respeita a pessoa humana em sua integralidade físico-psíquica como ser único e insubstituível. No caso do MERCOSUL, a tutela jurídica do trabalho digno e dos direitos humanos trabalhistas nas ordens jurídicas internas dos países integrantes do bloco, bem como em tratados internacionais por eles ratificados não garantirá, por si só, sua efetivação no mundo do trabalho. É imperiosa a existência de efetivo \"querer político\" dos governantes dos Estados-membros para a concretização do trabalho digno no MERCOSUL rumo a uma integração regional mais solidária para os povos latino-americanos. / In the dawn of civilization, human activity was linked to fishing, hunting, collecting fruits and the planting of food, all that intended for the sustenance in community life. As the industrial capitalism developed, a social and technical division of labor emerged and transformed this act, initially so natural, in a gear of the production process. Therefore, the human being has become an appendage of the machines, subject to substandard working conditions. Such consumer society has given workers the same value attributed to the machines and the instruments of production, emptying them of their human dignity. In this context, this research has analyzed - in a comparative and critical way - if labor human rights and a decent work are being implemented in the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) as a process of regional integration that involves differentiated socioeconomic realities of countries, most notably, in this study, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. As Hannah Arendt proclaimed at the end of her work \"The Human Condition\", in capitalist society there was the victory of the animal laborans over the homo faber, and the triumph of the consumption over the use as well as the metabolism over the durability of things, leading to the mitigation of the dignity of the workers. However, the human labor has peculiar characteristics, and should be considered with criteria that go beyond the purely economic aspects. According to Felice Battaglia in his \"Philosophy of Work\", the work is a polyhedral reality partially captured by different sciences (Physics, Biology, Economics, etc.), but the human labor must be in line with the limits imposed by his own dignity. So, it cannot be treated as goods or production input as capitalism imposes, because it presents itself as a required value for a worthy existence of the worker. It is not enough to grant labor to human beings; it is indispensable to guarantee the design and implementation of decent work, which respects the human person in its psychic-physical entirety as an unique and irreplaceable being. In the case of MERCOSUR, the legal protection of decent work and labor human rights in internal legal orders of the Member Countries, as well as in international treaties ratified by them, will not, by itself, ensure its effectuation in the world of work. It is vital for the existence of an effective \"political demanding\" of the rulers\' Member States for the implementation of a decent work in the MERCOSUR regional integration towards greater solidarity to the peoples of Latin America.

The Psychology of Working Theory (PWT; Duffy, Blustein, Diemer, & Autin, 2016) was recently proposed as an empirically testable approach to understanding the work processes of those for whom work decisions are influenced by contextual factors and who engage in work for reasons other than satisfaction. In the present study of 285 adults, I investigated the relationships between marginalization, economic resources, work volition, career adaptability, and decent work. I found that work volition, career adaptability, and economic resources all uniquely predicted decent work. I also found that greater economic resources and lower marginalization predicted greater work volition. Economic resources and marginalization have a significant negative correlation, and work volition significantly predicted career adaptability. I failed to support the hypotheses that greater marginalization would predict lower decent work experiences when accounting for other variables and that greater economic resources and lower marginalization would predict greater career adaptability. I identified two alternative models for the data. A model with only work volition and career adaptability predicting decent work provided an adequate fit. A model with only work volition predicting career adaptability provided mixed results. This study provides empirical support for the initial propositions of the PWT, provides further evidence for the importance of contextual variables in work experiences, and identifies several key factors that lead individuals to attain a decent work experience.

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Valendo-se de objetivos como promover e cumprir com as normas, princípios e direitos fundamentais no trabalho, criar oportunidades dignas para homens e mulheres, ampliar a proteção social de modo eficaz e fortalecer o tripartismo e o diálogo social. No espectro da expansão de postos de trabalho formal no Brasil nos últimos anos – 10,3 milhões entre 2005 e 2015, segundo dados do CAGED – nada se revela sobre quais condições os trabalhadores se encontram nas atividades econômicas que desempenham. Sobretudo em regiões metropolitanas, onde há pujante geração de riqueza produtiva. Ademais, fora da “nata” do emprego formal, encontram-se trabalhadores em situação precária, o que reforça a necessidade de um indicativo dos ares que envolvem o emprego digno. Dessa maneira, o objetivo geral desta dissertação é verificar a qualidade do trabalho entre as regiões metropolitanas. O termo qualidade está circunscrito ao conceito de trabalho decente da OIT, que apesar de ser amplo, apresenta eixos e dimensões capazes de incluir aspectos de um emprego digno. Este trabalho contempla o desenvolvimento de um índice-síntese de trabalho decente, com metodologia semelhante ao IDH, mas com adaptações necessárias. Utilizaram-se os microdados da PNAD do IBGE dos anos de 2005 e 2014 em nove principais metrópoles de diferentes regiões do país. O índice-síntese de trabalho decente final é composto por três índices calculados de acordo com os pilares do conceito (Emprego, Direitos e Princípios fundamentais no trabalho e Segurança Social + Diálogo Social). Para cada pilar, há uma ou mais dimensões. A composição do índice é dada, obviamente, por um conjunto de indicadores (ou variáveis). Em resumo, em termos práticos, entende-se que o índice-síntese final tem valor qualitativo. O estudo mostrou, comparativamente e dentro das limitações inerentes a qualquer índice, padrões de qualidade (de 0 a 1) do trabalho entre as regiões metropolitanas em dois anos (2005 e 2014). Vale dizer que o padrão de qualidade “alta” do trabalho, diagnosticada pelos resultados do índice em algumas metrópoles, traduz-se em nível de comparação com relação às demais regiões do grupo estudado. Ou seja, obviamente, se reconhece o déficit de trabalho decente nacional, sem eximir a vulnerabilidade ocupacional e precarização do mercado de trabalho. Não houve pretensões de inferir pelos resultados que a qualidade das condições laborais seja elevada. Mas apenas comparar, dentro do recorte geográfico escolhido, em quais metrópoles os indicadores se manifestaram em melhor ou pior situação, traduzida por meio de um índice sintético. Pode-se constatar pelos resultados, que a qualidade do emprego digno, restrita ao conceito de trabalho decente da OIT, se alterou no grupo comparativamente para pior na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo (de alta para média) e na Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre (de muito alta para alta). O movimento de melhora foi verificado na Região Metropolitana de Curitiba (de média para alta). Finalmente, o índice-síntese calculado revelou qualidade muito baixa nas seguintes metrópoles: Região Metropolitana de Belém, Região Metropolitana de Fortaleza, Região Metropolitana do Recife, Região Metropolitana de Salvador e Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro. / Since the end of the 1990s, the ILO has been making efforts to promote the generation of decent work. Using such objectives as promoting and complying with fundamental labor standards, principles and rights, creating decent opportunities for men and women, enhancing social protection effectively and strengthening tripartism and social dialogue. In the spectrum of the expansion of formal jobs in Brazil in recent years - 10.3 million between 2005 and 2015, according to CAGED data - nothing is revealed about what conditions workers are in their economic activities. Especially in metropolitan regions, where there is a strong generation of productive wealth. In addition, outside the "cream" of formal employment, there are workers in a precarious situation, which reinforces the need for an indication of the air that involves decent employment. In this way, the general objective of this dissertation is to verify the quality of the work among the metropolitan regions. The term quality is confined to the concept of decent work of the ILO, which, although broad, presents axes and dimensions capable of including aspects of decent work. This work contemplates the development of a decent work synthesis index, with methodology similar to the HDI, but with necessary adaptations. The microdata of the IBGE PNAD of the years 2005 and 2014 were used in nine major metropolises of different regions of the country. The final decent work summary index is composed of three indices calculated according to the pillars of the concept (Employment, Rights and Fundamental Principles at Work and Social Security + Social Dialogue). For each pillar, there are one or more dimensions. The composition of the index is, of course, given by a set of indicators (or variables). In summary, in practical terms, it is understood that the final index-synthesis has a qualitative value. The study showed, comparatively and within the limitations inherent in any index, quality standards (from 0 to 1) of work between metropolitan regions in two years (2005 and 2014). It is worth mentioning that the "high" quality standard of work, diagnosed by the results of the index in some metropolises, translates into a level of comparison with the other regions of the studied group. That is, of course, the national decent work deficit is recognized, without exempting the occupational vulnerability and precariousness of the labor market. There was no pretense of inferring from the results that the quality of working conditions is high. But only to compare, within the chosen geographic cut, in which metropolis the indicators were manifested in better or worse situation, translated by means of a synthetic index. It can be seen from the results that the quality of decent employment, restricted to the concept of decent work of the ILO, has changed in the comparatively worse group in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (from high to medium) and in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre ( From very high to high). The improvement movement was verified in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba (from medium to high). Finally, the calculated synthesis index showed very low quality in the following metropolises: Metropolitan Region of Belém, Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza, Metropolitan Region of Recife, Metropolitan Region of Salvador and Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro.

This article develops the historical process of the formation of the concept of decent work, its basic guidelines and as its content has been altered by the increasing globalization of the market and the globalization of labor rights. Finally, after analyzing the notion of decent work from different perspectives, the author focus on the cumulative perspective and develop its content. / El presente artículo desarrolla el procedimiento histórico de la formación del concepto de trabajo decente, sus lineamientos básicos y como su contenido se ha ido alterando por la creciente globalización del mercado y la universalización de los derechos laborales. Finalmente, después de haber analizado la noción de trabajo decente desde diferentes perspectivas, el autor se centrara en la perspectiva cumulativa y desarrollará su contenido.