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- The Global Labour Research Centre (GLRC) engages in the study of work, employment and labour in the context of a constantly changing global economy.
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Recent Submissions
Porosity of free boundaries in A-obstacle problems
(Elsevier, 2009-04-08) Challal, S; Lyaghfouri, A
We establish the exact growth of the solution of the A-obstacle problem near the free boundary from which we deduce its porosity.
Second order regularity for the p(x)‐Laplace operator
(Wiley, 2011-05-13) Challal, S; Lyaghfouri, A
In this paper, we establish second order regularity for the p(x)-Laplace operator. This generalizes classical results known when the function p(x) is equal to some constant p > 1.
On the behavior of the interface separating fresh and salt groundwater in a heterogeneous coastal aquifer
(Department of Mathematics, Texas State University, 2003-04-17) Challal, S; Lyaghfouri, A
We consider a flow of fresh and salt groundwater in a two-dimensional heterogeneous horizontal aquifer. Assuming the flow governed by a nonlinear Darcy law and the permeability depending only on the vertical coordinate, we show the existence of a unique monotone solution that increases (resp. decreases) with respect to the salt (resp. fresh) water discharge. For this solution we prove that the free boundary is represented by the graph x = g(z) of a continuous function. Finally we prove a limit behavior at the end points of the interval of definition of g.
For whom is the house kept? Making ICESCR work to counter discrimination against migrants and refugees in access to adequate housing
(Sage Journals, 2025-03-13) Atalay, Serde
With a critical focus on the interpretative work of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, this article sets out the parameters of applying non-discrimination under article 2(2) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in conjunction with article 11(1) on the right to adequate housing to discrimination suffered by migrants and refugees in access to existing housing. By placing a specific emphasis on understanding states parties’ obligations under the Covenant, the article clarifies the standards applicable for examining discrimination against migrants and refugees in access to housing through a structured account. This account contributes to existing scholarship both on the Covenant in general, and the right to adequate housing in particular. Offering a methodical explanation of how state accountability could be secured to remedy the harms of discrimination against migrants and refugees in access to housing, the article shines light on the normative value and potential of the Covenant in this context.
The Uncounted and Unseen Challenges of Refugee Foster Families in Kampala, Uganda
(Sage Journals, 2024-12-24) Oriel Kagan, Manya; Shanee, Noga
Uganda is known for its open-door policies towards refugees, currently hosting over 1.5 million refugees, 60–65% of whom are children. National self-reliance strategies grant refugees who live in urban settings freedom of movement and employment and expect them to be mostly self-sufficient in exchange. Families within the refugee community are fostering unaccompanied refugee children, as this is considered the best solution for them by the Ugandan state and international organisations. We used ethnographic and quantitative methods, including in-depth interviews, questionnaires and participant observation, to assess the living situation of refugee foster families in Kampala. Our sample included 52 foster families who were caring for a total of 289 children. The findings raised four overarching themes: (1) Circumstances and reasoning for fostering unaccompanied children; (2) Formalisation of explicit foster registration; (3) Differences in care and living conditions; and (4) Ambiguous organisational support. Fostering was either direct by family members or friends, or indirect through the intervention of a church or the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) implementing non-governmental organisations (NGOs) but has never followed national processes to formalise fostering or adoption. Based on the self-reliance policies, refugee foster families in Kampala do not receive adequate support or supervision from any institution, and fostered children remain acutely vulnerable, especially since the economic crises related to Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine. We argue that the lack of recognition and financial and emotional support for foster families hinders community-based solutions. These conditions, coupled with the lack of proper supervision and control, encourage less altruistic fostering and more abusive and exploitative treatment of unaccompanied children.