conclusions our findings highlighted the importance of ei and its aspects in asds in the university students recruited in the present study. therefore, improvement in ei and its dimensions can decrease autism symptoms and signs in individuals with asds. overall, the result of this study emphasizes the key role of ei as a plausible health predictor. background autism spectrum traits may present ...

In light of Bill C-92, which establishes a framework for delegating child and family service provision to Indigenous communities, this article addresses the contested regulation employment labour relations in social workplaces. It approaches subject by looking back at NIL/TU,O Child Family Services Society v. B.C. Government Service Employees’ Union, case employees First Nations services provid...

Uneven success of poverty-based approaches calls for a re-think of the causes behind persistent child labour in many developing societies. We develop a theoretical model to highlight the role of income inequality as a channel of persistence. The interplay between income inequality and investments in human capital gives rise to a non-convergent dynamic path of income distribution characterised b...

An 11-year-old girl was admitted with multiple injuries sustained during a 1-year servitude of domestic labour. She was acquired from her parents in Mainland China by a relative in Hong Kong. The child's parents received a sum of money that the child had to repay with work. Her hardship was characterised by long hours of incessant labour and physical torture when she failed to meet the demands ...

This paper addresses the relationship between financial crises associated with foreign capital flows on the one hand and the wellbeing of children in emerging market countries on the other. The literature on child welfare in crises suggests that the level of employment and labour incomes are the key linkage, because these constitute the major component of the incomes of poor families and affect...

This paper focuses on the question of whether labour standards can affect comparative advantage in unskilled-labour-intensive goods, and thereby influence trade flows. Using a Heckscher-Ohlin framework, the effects of low labour standards depend on the type of standard: Forced and child labour lead to an increase in the endowment of unskilled labour, and hence improve comparative advantage in u...

Two little known forms of child labour in Turkey are examined. The process through which these children are made to work has parallels with the experiences of slaves. First, a longstanding practice from Northwestern Turkey of parents hiring children to better-off farmers is examined. Further, a more recent problem is examined where children are trafficked to big cities and forced to join crimin...

This study introduces the concept of emotional labour, theoretical underpinnings its delineation and connections to emotion regulation brings it into context parenthood. Emotional labour was originally described by sociologists in a work environment which requires one consciously influence one’s emotions when interacting with customer or client. The connection psychological theories allowed for...

Cardiopulmonary collapse during labour is a catastrophic event caused by various medical, surgical and obstetrical conditions. It is an emergency that threatens the life of the mother and her unborn child. We present a case of a pregnant woman who suffered from preeclampsia and underwent induction of labour. Severe lung edema occurred early in labour that caused cardiopulmonary collapse. Advanc...