There is an abuse of consumer rights and safety in Egypt that affected the consumer in a bad way rather than protecting him. There is consumer laws violence that continued for decades in the Egyptian system and it is really clear in the healthcare, education ,food and tourism sectors. Although there are regulations that should protect the consumer, there are still unethical and corrupted practices that take place in all the sectors that should provide the best service for the Egyptian consumer. The consumer rights to safety are vanishing that the consumer health is not protected by anything in the country. Also, the right of the consumer to high quality education is not available in the country. Moreover, the consumer has the right to be heard …show more content…
This sector is laging especially after the revolution due to the decline of its economic safety of touristic investment. Tourism bosses acts like magic pills to the Egyptian tourism sector in the bad and good conditions. The tourism in Egypt lags the poor condition of marketing because the marketing campaigns are not professional and don’t have the ability to study and understand the tourism target market. As a result of the poor marketing conditions, the tourism sector needs strong investigations and efforts to increase the financial support to the country. Amani El- Torgoman, the president of travel company Travco, said, “Invigorating tourism requires convening the supreme council for tourism and a reconsideration marketing efforts and investment incentives”. The tourism sector needs financial incentives in order to reach a period of stability in the tourism sector. Another problem is that the tourists are fooled by the Egyptians when they come to Egypt. Thus, the tourists take bad impression of dishonesty about the Egyptian people and they become afraid to deal with them. Moreover, there are many cases of sexual harassment that happened to many tourists so they go back to their country and never come back to again. An incident happened in Sharm El-Sheik that a British woman was raped by the security guard in a five stars hotel. The victim said, “The guard was escorting the me back to the hotel when he allegedly pulled me into my bedroom and subjected me to the brutal assault”. As a result, the victim left Egypt and the British ministry reported the sexual assault. These incidents makes the tourists feel insecure so anyone who does any unethical action should be fired and sued. According to El-Ahram Online, “ The tourism ministry has recorded 150 cases of sexual harassment against tourists over the last two years. There have also
The role of law reform has been exceedingly significant and effective in protecting the rights of consumers. The amendments and reforms made to the failure of existing laws have certainly increased the protection for consumers, improving access and awareness, however loopholes still exist that detracts from the overall effectiveness of the legal system in protecting consumers. Therefore, indicating that further reforms are required to improve the effectiveness of the legal system.
Probable Causes of Corruption – Different things motivate different people. Some can motivate people to perform beyond expectations and some can lead astray from moral and ethical values.
The Australian Consumer Law (ACL) was established to protect consumers in any legal trading activities in Australia. A set of guarantees has also been introduced for those consumers who are acquiring goods and services from Australian suppliers, importers or manufacturers. The guarantees are intended to ensure that consumers will receive the goods or services they have paid for. If they have problems with the products and services they bought, they are entitled for remedies, such as repair, replacement, and refund.
The reason why corruption has become a global problem is because it’s rational to be greedy or wanting for more but soon after it gets out of control and then there is a corrupted person who in order to change would have to step down from power and become a person who doesn’t control.
Many countries across the world have adopted the Consumer Bill of Rights, enforced their own consumer rights laws, and are constantly adapting and altering these laws in the face of global and technological changes. However, little research has been performed in order to identify the primary causes of JFK’s proposal of the Consumer Bill of Rights. This paper aims to analyse the historical, economic, and political background of the US, as well as discuss the rise of big businesses in the US, in order to gain a better understanding of JFK’s need for the proposal of the Consumer Bill of Rights to the US Congress.
Corruption consists in the illegitimate agreement between a corruptor and a corrupted, in which they abuse of their public power in order to obtain personal benefit. Bribery and corruption is something that has been going on for years. According to Allen, “officials perceive themselves as immune to any penalties for demanding and receiving bribes” which she states that it is one of the main reasons for bribery and corruption in underdeveloped countries. According to Transparency International, an organization committed exclusively to end corruption, three of the most corrupt countries in the world are Somalia, North Korea and Afghanistan. This does not mean that corruption is only seen in underdeveloped countries. In international business, corporate employees often find themselves dealing with corruptors in foreign countries and, in most cases, they will give in.
All companies, organizations, agencies, and professions are plagued with corruption. It is extremely problematic. Corruption effects everyone involved, even the innocent. Nurses and other medical professionals have stolen narcotics from facilities or home health patient’s’ homes. Thus, causing individuals to be placed in harms way due to the medical staff getting/being high at work, or being forced to do without necessary medication. No one is safe from corruption, not even law enforcement.
Egypt, though known around the world for its historical legacies and for its pyramids, is experiencing a deep economic crisis. The country's foreign currency reserves are less than half of what they were before the 2011 uprising that threatened Egypt's ability to pay for its own food and fuel. We see this economic crisis in Egypt's budget deficit; 14 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) and we see it in its overall debt. Many attribute Egypt’s debt to the deficits that accumulated which averaged more than the country's economic output. We can also see the country’s economic crisis in the fact that approximately 45% of Egyptians live on less than two dollars per day, in the fact that their inflation reached a high of over 12% after the July 2013 military coup, and in the fact that their tourism revenue is less than half of what it was in the last full year before the uprising. It should be noted here that Egypt’s tourism revenue is currently at 11%, coming from a primary source of foreign currency. Also supporting the country’s economic crisis is the fact that their direct fore...
Egypt has had many important and influential periods. A great country from kings, pyramids, royalty dating way back before Christ (BC), which are now still relevant. In fact, its influence still has a remarkable shape on today's political agenda. The primary sources of information about ancient Egypt relates to its many monuments. The current environment in Egypt is affected by many different variables which consist of social, political, and its military geopolitics. Therefore, Egypt’s rich history will always be a delicate topic when it comes to the dynamics of world politics.
Political instability and corruption is a major impact on growth. The rule of law and appropriate enforcement is needed to create an established system of honesty and loyalty in society. Corruption is people acting in an official capacity of trust and responsibility misusing their position for private gain. When there is this sense of corruption many things are affected. Corruption discourages investment due to lack of business ethics.
Egypt is one of the most beautiful countries. It is the oldest tourist destination on earth. Nowadays, tourism is one of the most important industries and it is the leader in providing new jobs to decrease the unemployment rate. It involves a range of organizations, businesses and government agencies working together complementary to each other. After January 25th, the rates of tourism has decreased in Egypt due to many reasons. It has been proven that tourist’s number has fallen from 14 million in 2010 to 10.2 million in 2013. According to (Tourism in Egypt: A slow recovery- CNN.com) “The world Economic Forum has just declared Egypt one of the most dangerous places on earth for tourists. The report puts Egypt above Yemen and Pakistan in terms of risks for visitors”. Moreover, there are many causes which result in decreasing rates of tourism such as political instability, presence of terrorism and absence of security. This decrease has effect the economic crisis negatively and also the employees who are involved in this field have almost stopped working because the number of tourists has been decreased in a horrible way.
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enrich themselves through extorting bribes from those seeking government favours. Thus, corruption distorts economic incentives; discourage growth (Mbaku, 1980; Gold, 1980).
This essay will attempt to explore the relationship between the two from the definitions, causes, consequences and the solutions. Corruption can be defined as the abuse of public power for private gain. (World Bank, 2004) Corruption is attracting a lot of attention around the world, and is a growing international and regional concern. According to Corruption Around the world (Tanzi, 1998), in its end-of-year editorial on December 31, 1995, The Financial Times characterized 1995 as the year of corruption.
In simple terms Public Corruption can be defined as the misuse of public office for private gain.Corruption is an outcome and reflection of a country’s economic,legal,cultural and political institutions. Transparency International(2005,2008) found that more than 65% of Indians had a first hand experience of paying bribes and nearly 45% used contacts to get job done.Institutionalised Corruption has long been prevalent in India.Big Business and individuals dictate bureaucratic norms by breaking law,paying off public servants just to gain access to elements of governance.