For a single woman or even a widow, transport to the fledgling colony of Australia was a treacherous but hopeful journey. ... Whilst the government passages lured the women with images of colonial prosperity and the possibility of marriage and a new start, the reality was that life in the colonies was hard, and every morsel had to be eked out of an environment that wasn't ready to release its own stranglehold on the life it knew. ... When convict transportation ceased shortly after 1840, the British government reinvented public opinion of the Colony of Australia and began to promote the c...

• Word Count: 843
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Australia's Industrial Relations System Vs. ... Australian Industrial Relations is dominated by three representatives. These are as given below: The government Employer associations Trade unions The Federal government and the industrial relations commission of Australia regulates everything from the pay rates and working conditions through to legislation and industrial awards. ... Australia's Industrial Relations System Vs. ... These are as given below: The government Employer associations Trade unions The Federal government and the industrial relations c...

• Word Count: 1209
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Australia's Industrial Relations System Vs. ... Australian Industrial Relations is dominated by three representatives. These are as given below: The government Employer associations Trade unions The Federal government and the industrial relations commission of Australia regulates everything from the pay rates and working conditions through to legislation and industrial awards. What the Australian industrial relations commission aims to achive is a fair platform for both employers and employees alike. ...

• Word Count: 453
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The 1998 Waterfront Dispute was described by John Howard as "a defining moment in Australia's industrial relations history." ... John Howard's comment on the 1998 Waterfront dispute between the Maritime Union of Australia and Patrick Stevedores was a hypocritical and ignorant description of one of Australia's worst industrial relations disputes. The Australian Government considers that Australia is poorly served by its waterfront industry. ... "The globalising strategies of both Labour and Liberal governments have intensified the pressure on Australian employers to maintain inte...

• Word Count: 372
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Write a brief history of early trade unionism in Great Britain and Australia. ... These men that tried and started these unions were faced with large resistance from the governments and employers. The employers and the government thought that these unions were conspiring against the trades so they made them illegal. ... In particular six English farmhands were sentenced to seven years in an Australian prison/jail for starting a trade union and being involved in union activities, they were in a village called Tolpuddle. ...

• Word Count: 798
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

This was a response of the Bangladeshi government to April ´s collapse and burn of the Rena Plaza factory where hundreds of workers were killed. ... The president also remark's that in other countries like Australia (16.88$), France (12.09$) or United Kingdom (9.83$) the minimum wages are much higher than in the US and how that benefit their respective economies. ...

• Word Count: 523
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography