PPT-Precarious Work in Asia:

Data Issues and Challenges Joseph R Bongiovi University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Seoul Korea July 20 2011 Goals of the Workshop Share information about precarious work in the various . Sisira Jayasuriya and . Gary Magee. Monash University. SE Asia. Huge diversity: income levels, size (land area, population), resource endowments and economic structure. Since 19. th. C, fortunes of the region shaped by its integration into global –the Western- economy through trade and investment links, and buffeted by external shocks emanating from the West. Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak. Professor . and . Director. , The. . Institute of . Security. a. nd. International . Studies. Faculty of Political Science. Chulalongkorn. University, . Bangkok. Sir Howard . Chapter 14 Section 3. How Portugal Became Mighty. Portugal was the first European power to gain a foothold in Asia. Their ships were small but mighty:. Their ships were small but great in number. Their firepower on the ships (cannons) were unmatched by any other country.. Miroljub . Ignjatović. GDP in 2003-2014 period . Sources. : SORS 2015 . Chronological overview of most important documents adopted in the 2010-2014 period in Slovenia . Permanent (full-time) employment. Status, . Precarious . Employment . & Self-Rated Health . in Foreign-born CA Farm Workers. (MICASA Project). Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety. Graduate Student Seminar. Emily Sousa. and social development in northern Canada: . precarious work and working together for . a better future. Joint Conference on . Social . Work and Social Development: . Stockholm, July 2012. Jim . Mulvale. R.B. Singh. National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. New Delhi. 2. nd. ERAG Meeting, Bangkok. November 28-29. Rice in Context of Food & Livelihood Security in Asia. Asia produces and consumes 90% of world’s 700 Mt rice grown on 160 m. ha of which 90% is grown by over 200 million small rice farmers, valued at >US$ 150 billion per year. Global History and Geography I. Mr. Cox. Bellringer. Why are Native Americans also known as ‘Indians’?. How . did European countries differ in their early interactions in Asia?. What were the effects of . The trade union campaign to stamp out this global scourge. Focused on awareness raising, largely centrally driven. Launched in September 2011. Roundtables: October-December 2011. Howe Inquiry: November-May 2012. CHAPTER 25: INDIA. SUBCONTINENT. C. 50 million years ago: landmass breaks off of Africa and collides into Asia. Collision creates Himalaya Mountains (world’s highest at 29,029 . ft. ). Himalaya meet Karakoram Range and Hindu Kush in the west. European Federation of Food, Agriculture . and Tourism Trade Unions . (EFFAT). About EFFAT. EFFAT represents . 120 national trade unions from 38 European . countries.. EFFAT defends . the interests of more than 2.6 million trade union members throughout the food chain, “from farm to fork” – . Francisci WG.4. Russia: The Facts. Largest . nation. in the world (2x size of U.S.). Russia is larger than . Pluto. 25% of Russia is located . in . Europe. . and 75% is located in . Asia. (Eurasia). S. Appanah. Climate Change Coordinator . a.i. . . FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Background. Review “Rice and climate change in Asia”. Study outsourced to IRRI. Constitutes part of consultation on the formulation of rice strategy for Asia. FORESTS Forests of the Caucasus and Central Asia – Forest Nuts in Central Asia Ekrem Yazici Roman Michalak UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section Sustainable natural resources and their value chain – NUTS