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In: Chronique ONU, Band 50, Heft 1, S. 7-9
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In: Chronique ONU, Band 50, Heft 1, S. 7-9
ISSN: 2411-9911
In: European history quarterly, Band 43, Heft 2, S. 399-401
ISSN: 1461-7110
In: Diplomatic history, Band 37, Heft 3, S. 633-635
ISSN: 1467-7709
In: Peacebuilding, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 3-16
ISSN: 2164-7267
In: Archives de sciences sociales des religions: ASSR
ISSN: 1777-5825
In: ICSID review: foreign investment law journal, Band 28, Heft 1, S. 123-143
ISSN: 2049-1999
In: Communications: the European journal of communication research, Band 38, Heft 3
ISSN: 1613-4087
In: Inflexions, Band 22, Heft 1, S. X-X
In a paper to LEW10, I asked why the concept of a living wage, formerly prevalent in New Zealand discourse, was no longer a common slogan – and suggested that it might be politic for it to be revived as a campaigning tool in the context of overseas activity. Exactly ten years later, such a campaign, led by the Service and Food Workers Union (SFWU) and with widespread union and community group support, is well under way, inspired partly by successes overseas. For example, the London Olympics used the living wage principle, while many UK local government authorities including the Greater London Council declare themselves to be living wage employers. Many other countries also have active campaigns and jurisdictions where living wages have been adopted. This paper will first discuss the political, economic, social and industrial relations context and rationales for such a campaign and the progress to date in New Zealand. It will then move on to the definitional, theoretical and practical issues in establishing the quantum of a living wage above the minimum wage, drawing on relevant overseas literature and experience. It will also discuss opposition based on lack of affordability, interference with the market, and employment implications. Basic definitions are variations on the theme that a living wage represents a minimum income required for a 'decent livelihood', to include the costs of paid work, particularly child care and transport/other directly attributable costs. The major methods of establishing a living wage are similar to those for establishing a poverty line, but must include the in work costs as well as often being based on a slightly more generous standard to ensure that being in paid work has some material benefit above social security minimum standards, in addition to its intrinsic benefits. There are therefore two common methods for calculating a living wage. The first uses relativities to average or median incomes, commonly 60% of the median (the NZ Poverty Measurement Study used 60% of median, equivalent, disposable, household income). The second approach builds up household budgets using one or ideally both of two approaches - published data from expenditure surveys and focus group discussions. Reconciliation or averaging of the two approaches, which often lead to fairly similar results, is common. This paper will discuss these methods, together with issues related to different household structures and regional differences, which make the living wage conceptually and practically more complex than a minimum wage. Finally, the paper will discuss the relationships, both positive and with some tensions, between the living wage campaign and various other social justice initiatives in the labour market and society generally – to improve paid parental leave, oppose changes to the welfare system, reduce child and general poverty, and reverse the thirty year increase in inequality
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In: Münsterische Beiträge zur Rechtswissenschaft N.F., 23
Arab World, fatwa, fiqh, genetic counselling, Islam, Islamic bioethics, Iran, Malaysia, medicine, mufti, organ donation, social health protection, surrogacy, Tunisia, vaccines ; This conference volume aims to extend the emerging field of research on Islamic bioethics in four ways: geographically, by including South East Asia; with regard to sources, by questioning the reduction of Islamic bioethics to the study of fatwas (Islamic legal opinions); topically, by examining issues beyond the common focus on medical interventions and technological innovation; and sociologically, by including stakeholders from secular legal institutions, medical associations and government within the analysis. ; [ed. by Jenny Schreiber .]
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In: 2013 APSA Teaching and Learning Conference Paper
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In: The RUSI journal: independent thinking on defence and security, Band 158, Heft 4, S. 6-18
ISSN: 0307-1847
World Affairs Online
In: Matatu, Band 41, Heft 1, S. 453-463
ISSN: 1875-7421