The concept of social clause has
been accepted in the GATT
agreement to prescribe the
labour standards. Social clause
, $tands for protecting labour
standards, more specificalfy
prohibition of employment of
children in hazardous industries,
providing adequate wages.
healthy and hygienic working
conditions, special social welfare
protection for women,
prescription of hours of work and
rest and provision for efficacious
remedy in case of default by
employer to provide these
conditions to his workers.
Nagabooshanam, P; Dr.Leelakrishnan, P(Cochin University of Science and Technology, July 29, 1988)
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The Constitution of India. which has been described by an eminent writer as a "Corner stone of a nation". Has bestowed sufficient thought on the underprivileged. A number of provisions incorporated in it for their benefit tell the tale of statesmanship of the framers of the Constitution. for the vitality of a Constitution depends on the extent to which it affords protection to the under—priveleged. One such laudable provision in the Constitution relates to "weaker sections of the people", which has directed the State to promote with special care the educational and economic interests of such people. Besides. the Constitution has laid great stress on social justice. No comprehensive analysis in a single work seems to have been made so far of the connotations of social justice and the scope of the constitutional safeguards provided in favour of the weaker sections of the people. This thesis is the result of an attempt to analyse the connotations of social justice and the scope of the constitutional provisions made for the benefit of the weaker sections and the role played by the judiciary in this field The weaker sections, which are sought to be covered in this work, are "Backward C1asses". socially and educationally Backward Classes", "Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes" and women. The first two categories of weaker sections have not been defined in the Constitution. So, their meaning and the criteria to determine them have to be gathered from the reports submitted by various Backward Class Commissions and judicial decisions rendered in a number of cases. The main thrust in this work is to understand the meaning and contents of social justice, identify the relevant weaker sections and to examine the extent to which the social justice has been rendered to the said weaker sections. The scope of this thesis is confined to the examination of the role of the judiciary in this field. So, the enquiry has been focussed mainly on the decisions of the judiciary bearing on the subject with a view to assessing the role of the judiciary in rendering social justice meaningful to the weaker sections in particular and to the Indian Society in general.
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Department of Law, Cochin University of Science and
Technology
Tourism is an industry which is heavily dependent on marketing. Mouth to mouth communication has played a major role in shaping a number of destinations.This is particularly true in modern parlance.This is social networking phenomenon which is fast spreading over the internet .Many sites provide visitors a lot of freedom to express their views.Promotion of a destination depends lot on conversation and exchange of information over these social networks.This paper analyses the social networking sites their contribution to marketing tourism and hoapitality .The negetive impacts phenomena are also discussed
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Indian Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management Vol.11 No.2 Dec 2010
Mini,S; Dr.Rajeev, D(Cochin University of Science and Technology, 2010)
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Globalisation has many facets and its impact on labour is one of the most significant aspects.Though its influence is worldwide,it is much more significant in a transforming economy like India.The right of workers to social security is seen recognised under the Constitution of India and other welfare legislations.But,after adoption of the new economic policy of liberalisation and privatisation by the Government of India,the labour is exposed to new set of challenges.They are posed mainly due to economic restructuring affected in employment relationship,coupled with the increase in unprotected informal labour force.This study is an attempt to analyse the new challenges stemming up in employment relation,efficacy of the existing measures for social security of labour in the present economic condition and the suggestions for securing workers'right to social security in the trade regime.
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School of Legal Studies,Cochin University of Science and Technology
Suresh, P R; Rajasenan, D(Cochin University Of Science And Technology, April , 2015)
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The study is focused on education of tribes particularly the problem of high dropout rate existing among the tribal students at school level. Scheduled Tribe is one of the marginalized communities experiencing high level of educational deprivation. The analysis of the study shows that the extent of deprivation existing among STs of Kerala is much higher compared to that of other communities. The present study covered tribes of three tribal predominant districts of Kerala such as Idukki, Palakkad and Wayanad. Out of the 35 tribal communities in the State, 17 of them are concentrated in these districts. Tribes concentrated in Idukki include Muthuvans, Malai Arayan, Uraly, Mannan and Hill Pulaya. The present study analyzed dropouts situation in tribal areas of Kerala by conducting Field Survey among dropout and non-dropout students at school level. High dropouts among STs persist due to many problems which are of structural in nature. Important problems faced by the tribal students that have been analyzed, this can be classified as economic, social, cultural and institutional. It is found that there exists high correlation between Income and expenditure of the family with the well-being of individuals. Significant economic factors are poverty and financial indebtedness of the family. Some of the common cultural factors of tribes are Nature of Habitation, Difference in Dialect and Medium of Instruction etc. Social factors analyzed in the study are illiteracy of parents, migration of family, family environment, motivation by parents, activities engaged in for helping the family and students’ lack of interest in studies. The analysis showed that all these factors except migration of the family, are affecting the education of tribal students. Apart from social, economic and cultural factors, there are a few institutional factors which will also influence the education of tribal students. Institutional factors analyzed in the study include students’ absenteeism, irregularity of teachers, attitude of non-tribal teachers and non-tribal students, infrastructure facilities and accessibility to school. The study found irregularity of students and accessibility to school as significant factors which determine the dropout of the students.
Rajasenan, D; Varghese, Manaloor; Bijith, George Abraham(2012)
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The paper is an attempt to shed light on the socio-economic aspects of the local communities on the development of
ecotourism in Kerala. Most of the local communities in the ecotourism destinations are tribes who have been
excluded from the mainstream society and are not a part of Kerala’s overall development setting. The paper also tries
to situate the community perception on the sustainable livelihood of ecotourism sites of Kerala. Data for the study is
obtained from a primary survey by dividing the ecotourism destinations in Kerala into three zones, 230 from south
zone, 220 from central zone and 200 from north zone with a total sample size of 650 based on the notion of
community based ecotourism initiatives of the state. The result of the study confirms that ecotourism has helped to
enhance the livelihood of the marginalized community. With well-knit policies it is possible to tag ecotourism of
Kerala as an important tourism destination in the global tourism map
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Research on Humanities and Social Sciences,Vol 2, No.11, 2012
Radhakrishna Pillai, S; Dr.Sukumaran Nair, M K(Cochin University of Science And Technology, May , 1991)
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The contemporary explanations and discussions of
the relationship between medicine and health, and society
centre around assumptions that can be broadly classified
into three setsl.
The first set considers health and illness as
predominantly ‘biological’ and therefore, having nothing to
do with the social and economic environment in which it
occurs. The struggle to combat illness therefore, lies
entirely within the purview of modern medicine which is
neutral to economic or social change.
The second considers practice of medicine as a
natural science. It allows the doctor to separate himself
from his subject matter, the patient, in the samelway as the
natural scientist is assumed to separate himself from his subject matter, the natural world. As a 'science' and with
the scientific method, it can produce unchallengable and
autonomous body of knowledge which is free from the wider
social and economic context.
The third, different from the above, recognises
the relationship between health, medicine and society.
Social and environmental aspects as determinants of illness
or of health comes to sharp focus here and it assigns to
medicine the status of a mediator, the only viable mediator,
between people and diseases. In this scheme of things the
usefulness of medicine is unquestionable but the problem
lies in not having enough of it to go arounds.
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Department of Applied Economics, Cochin University of Science and Technology
Nandha, B; Dr.Mary,Joseph(Cochin University of Science and Technology, September 3, 1998)
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In general the behavioural sciences have contributed very little to filariasis research.Man's actions in creating vector breeding sites have been noted and discussed frequently inthe frlariasis literature. but virtually no systematic studies of these fonns of behavior have been undertaken (Dunn. 1979). Human behavioural observations and inquires into values and attitudes atfecting behavior that inhibits or promotes vector breeding are essential if any progress is to be made in developing self help programmes of vector control. Therefore, a systematic study on the socio-economic aspect of the community is warranted before undertaking any control programme against filariasis. In view of this the present study has been carried out which reveals the knowledge, attitude and practice concerning the causation, transmission, treatment and control of the disease. Socio economic factors that influence the creation and maintenance of vector breeding habitats were identified. characterization and ranking of these sociological factors will be helpful in identifying the determinants of human behavioural changes towards the containment of the disease- Information on the existing indigenous perception of the disease and the factors that hinder the control will be useful in developing a sound strategy from the human angle, which can be put to practical use.
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School of Management Studies, Cochin University of Science
and Technology