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The vulnerability of refugees and asylum seekers to modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

The vulnerability of refugees and asylum seekers to modern slavery

...economic desperation that can make them more susceptible to accepting exploitative work conditions or falling victim to traffickers who promise better opportunities. In some regions, weak law enforcement and corruption can exacerbate the risks of exploitation and modern slavery, as authorities may be complicit or ineffective in protecting vulnerable populations. The...
Parenting as a South Asian parent in the UK
Education & Development

Parenting as a South Asian parent in the UK

...and encouraging attitude has been mine and my wife’s approach. I hope our sons have experienced it so. My eldest son did two masters in astrophysics from Royal Holloway and Toronto University and a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Oxford. My younger son has just completed the second year of his honours degree in economics at Manchester University....
The ‘boundarylessness’ of African-Caribbean religions
History & The Arts

The ‘boundarylessness’ of African-Caribbean religions

...economically by the Vatican), but was simultaneously joined by almost every European country. The slave trade lasted for 400 years during which time more than a million Africans lost their lives, and those who survived lost their African names and identities forever! The presentation is a brief introduction to the inception and development of African-Caribbean religions...
‘Social Murder’: the realities of ‘Better Regulation’ in Contemporary Britain
Society, Politics & Law

‘Social Murder’: the realities of ‘Better Regulation’ in Contemporary Britain

...economics at play. Food safety and food hygiene regulation and enforcement is undertaken by Local Environmental Health Officers (Food). Between 2003/04 and 2014/15: food hygiene inspections fell by 15% food standards inspections fell by 35% food prosecutions fell by 35% Occupational health and safety regulation and enforcement is divided between a national regulator –...
Syria: who's involved, and what do they want?
Society, Politics & Law

Syria: who's involved, and what do they want?

...economic and military life support it’s had from Russia, Iran and Hezbollah. It is now entirely dependent on them. And that’s for rule over just a part of Syria. The opposition, though very dependent on Turkish protection, holds much of the north-west, and it also – for now – controls territory in the south along the Jordanian border. Kurdish groups have taken...
Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland
Society, Politics & Law

Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland

...economic system we live in, and states that capitalism is the reason she must engage in this type of work in the first place.This, according to Nordic Model Now!, who advocate for its introduction, “decriminalises all those who are prostituted, provides support services to help them exit, and makes buying people for sex a criminal offence, in order to reduce demand.”...
The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2
Society, Politics & Law

The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2

...economic conditions have shaped their political responses to nuclear hazards. Transcript Petr Jehlička: Hello and welcome back. I am Petr Jehlička from the Department of Geography at the Open University and I am joined here by Andrew Blowers, OBE. We are continuing our discussion about your book The Legacy of Nuclear Power. I think you are making a very strong point at...
Introducing public health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing public health

...economic factors. If we take housing as an example, housing quality (e.g. damp) can have a direct impact on health. Housing can also have an indirect impact on our health through, for example, influencing our social networks or access to services depending on the areas we live in. You may have started thinking about how broader factors such as economic recession or...
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