Protecting children from trafficing: responses of the governmental and non-governmental organisations in Bangladesh

Asian Soc Wrk & Pol Rev

2016

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In recent times, China has significantly reduced hunger in its populace. The main objective of this paper was to analyze some of the contextual socioeconomic factors contributing to the reduction of hunger in China, using Qualitative Interpretative Meta-Synthesis (QIMS). The results revealed that China has followed a broad-based and multispectral approach to reduce hunger. Factors, such as poverty alleviation; social safety nets for disadvantaged villagers; agricultural development and land reforms; regional development and equity in development activities; infrastructural development; and political-economic reform and sustainable growth were influential in reducing hunger in China. Poverty is attributed as one of the principal contributors and is interlinked with many other dimensions. The findings of this paper are a useful guide to the Chinese government, policy-makers, international organizations, and development practitioners.

Section: Research Objective and Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Hunger Reduction in China: An Analysis of Contextual Factors

Asian Soc Wrk & Pol Rev

2016

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“…This article addresses four specific questions: The article is based on content analysis using existing available literature. We followed the type of papers similar to those of Joffres et al (2008) and Islam and Hossain (2014). Content analysis is the systematic description of behaviour, asking 'who ', 'what', 'where' and 'how' questions within formulated systematic rules to limit the effects of analyst bias.…”

Section: Research Questions and Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Forced eviction in Bangladesh: A human rights issue

International Social Work

Mungai

2015

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The objective of this article is to explore the situation of forced eviction from homes in Bangladesh and its implications in undermining poverty eradication. We argue that it should be considered as a human rights violation. Little is available in literature on forced eviction, and this article focuses on Bangladesh to illustrate a global problem. The main research question was how forced eviction from homes is related to poverty and violation of human rights. To answer this, the article focuses on the nature and causes of forced eviction and its impacts on the livelihoods of the evictees. We conclude that forced eviction arises from poverty, but is also a cause of poverty and human rights violations. We believe that while the study focuses on Bangladesh, the implications are international in scope. We outline a number of social work interventions which could address forced eviction and the struggle for respect of human rights. Our findings are relevant to policy makers, human rights practitioners, government and non-government organizations (GOs-NGOs), and social workers.

“…We followed the type of papers similar to those of Joffres et al. (); Islam and Hossain (); and Islam and Mungai (). Content analysis is the systematic description of behaviour asking ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’, and ‘how’ questions within formulated systematic rules to limit the effects of analyst bias (Fraenkel and Wallen, ; Islam, ).…”

Section: Methods and Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Migrant Domestic Workers in Asia: Transnational Variations and Policy Concerns

International Migration

Cojocaru

2015

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The labour force of the migrant domestic workers (MDWs) has become one of the significant policy concerns in Asia. Most of the Asian countries are not following (or not to an equal extent) the Domestic Workers Convention 2011 (No. 189) which has been adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The objective of this article is to show the transnational variations and policy concerns of the MDWs in Asia. Based on content analysis, the authors found that there are considerable transnational variations of the MDWs in terms of their age and nature of work, legal identity, working hours, and remuneration across Asian countries. These variations have serious policy concerns in a number of areas such as lack of available data of the MDWs, working conditions, exploitations, and gender issues. The findings of the article would be an important guideline for adopting new legislation and labour policy for the MDWs in Asia.