Comparative study of intramandibular glands of workers, queens and males of stingless bee Scaptotrigona postica Latreille (Hymenoptera: Meliponini)

The mandibles of bees contain two types of tegumental glands whose function is not clear, despite the hypotheses put forward by several researchers. Although these glands have been found in all the bee species studied so far, observations have been confined mostly to workers of eusocial species in the forager phase. The work reported here involved a study of the morphology of the glands of newly emerged, nurse and forager workers, virgin and fecundated queens, and newly emerged and sexually mature males of Scaptotrigona postica, seeking to identify changes that may be linked to the bees life phase. Our findings indicate that the two types of glands are present in the species but not in all life phases or individual classes. The glands consisting of class I cells, the epithelial glands are present only in forager workers and fecundated queens. Glands of type III cells were studied in detail, and gland size was estimated from histological sections. The degree of development of the glands varies according to individual classes and life phases, suggesting different functions during the individuals life and from one individual to another. © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2012.

Temporal polyethism and life expectancy of workers in the eusocial wasp polistes canadensis canadensis Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Taller sobre programas para trabajadores migratorios temporales: compilación de trabajos = Workshop on temporary migrant workers programs: compilation of works

Incluye Bibliografía

Women workers in the Caribbean: a selection of ECLAC research

Includes bibliography

Avaliações dos tecidos hidrorrepelentes de equipamentos de proteção individual após usos e lavagens em condições de campo

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

People and workers in Latin America: simulation experiments with population and the labour force in selected countries

Includes bibliography

The retirement outlook for Chile's independently employed workers: a case study of attitudes and saving behavior

Includes bibliography

Transfer of technical know-how in the textile and clothing industries in Brazil

Includes bibliography

O arranjo produtivo de malharias retilíneas em Socorro (SP): organização do espaço industrial e a informalidade

Pós-graduação em Geografia - IGCE

Implications of the Termination of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) for Latin America and the Caribbean

Available [in Spanish] at: http://www.cepal.org/cgi-bin/getProd.asp?xml=/publicaciones/xml/0/23120/P23120.xml&xsl=/comercio/tpl/p9f.xsl&base=/tpl/top-bottom.xslt

Domestic Workers in Jamaica

This paper addresses how and why domestic workers in Jamaica are disenfranchised, with particular emphasis on the law’s inability to combat their exploitation in the labour force. My starting point is an online newspaper article entitled “Coping as a Domestic Helper”, which was based on a study investigating the living standard and coping strategies of minimum wage earners. In Jamaica domestic workers fall into three main categories - the residential worker, the non-residential weekly worker and the daily worker. Domestic workers are undervalued and their plight is especially grievous because they are characterized by a number of features that combine to have an exponentially negative effect on their social worth.

Reestruturação produtiva e imigração laboral nas indústrias de confecção metropolitanas: uma perspectiva comparativa entre São Paulo e Nova Iorque

Pós-graduação em Ciências Sociais - FCLAR

Mulheres que tecem a vida: trabalho e gênero em tempos precarizados

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)