IWS Documented News WEEKLY BULLETIN: July 2004

Wednesday, July 28, 2004

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 28 July 2004

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies

        Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations          Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor

Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016

Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 28 July 2004

Academic Research

From the Harvard University Library Open Collections Program

Women Working, 1870 - 1930

http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww/

From the Library of Congress (LC), Business Reference Service

Technical Reports and Working Papers in Business and Economics

http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/techreps/techrepshome.php

Nomura Research Insitute

No.77 June 1, 2004

[Japan] Baby Boomers Face Retirement

Minoru NAKAMURA

http://www.nri.co.jp/english/opinion/papers/2004/np200477.html

and

http://www.nri.co.jp/english/opinion/papers/2004/pdf/np200477.pdf

[full-text, 29 pages]

WORKING PAPER # 489

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SECTION

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

"Prison-Based Education and Re-Entry into the Mainstream Labor Market." July 2004.

Tyler, John H. and Jeffrey R. Kling.

http://www.irs.princeton.edu/pubs/pdfs/489.pdf

[full-text, 36 pages]

The following information will appear in an article that will be available on 29 July 2004 from the American Journal of Public Health, Aug 1 2004; 94 (8)

All articles from this journal issue are online at www.ajph.org after 29 July 2004. To view the preliminary table of contents, visit http://www.ajph.org/future/94.8.shtml

The following article will explain why the Nation's nurses are at increased risk for injury. It will be available on 29 July 2004.

J. Lipscomb, A. Trinkoff, B. Brady, and J. Geiger-Brown

Health Care System Changes and Reported Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Registered Nurses

Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local

International

From the Commonwealth Secretariat

Gender Management system GMS Toolkit [March 2004]

http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/STPDInternal.asp?NodeID=36970

[scroll down this page to find MODULES to download]

For more GENDER MAINSTREAMING material see -

http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/STPDInternal.asp?NodeID=33903

and also

http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/STPDInternal.asp?NodeID=33904&int2ndParentNodeID=33896

From the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

Working poor in the European Union (report)

Author: PeÃ±a-Casas, R. and Latta, M.

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF0467EN.pdf

[full-text, 124 pages]

From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online

Controversy over draft Directive on services [21 July 2004]

http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2004/07/feature/eu0407206f.html

From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online

Employer and trade union responses to EWCs consultation [21 July 2004]

http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2004/07/feature/eu0407207f.html

From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online

Thematic set of publications covering 24 Countries.

Individual labour/employment disputes and the courts [23 July 2004]

http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/thematicfeature7.html

From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online

Report examines undeclared work in EU [21 July 2004]

http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2004/07/feature/eu0407204f.html

OECD RECOMMENDATION ON CORE PRINCIPLES OF OCCUPATIONAL PENSION REGULATION [22 July 2004]

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/14/46/33619987.pdf

[full-text, 13 pages]

Press Release-

OECD Countries Agree on Core Principles for Occupational Pension Fund Regulation

http://www.oecd.org/document/48/0,2340,en_2649_201185_33620272_1_1_1_1,00.html

From the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

Assessing Regional Integration in AFRICA (ECA Policy Research Report) [14 July 2004]

http://www.uneca.org/aria/right.htm

http://www.uneca.org/aria/ARIA%20English_full.pdf

[full-text, 281 pages - loads very slowly]

Federal

From the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): SPECIAL REPORT

HIGH END DEPARTMENT STORES, THEIR ACCESS TO AND USE OF DIVERSE LABOR MARKETS [23 July 2004]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/reports/departmentstores/summary.html

http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/reports/departmentstores/summary.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]

TECHNICAL REPORT

http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/reports/departmentstores/technical.html

http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/reports/departmentstores/technical.pdf

[full-text, 44 pages]

Full-text Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports have been added to the Catherwood Library's KEY WORKPLACE DOCUMENTS (e-archive) collection called

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE (CRS) REPORTS ON WORKPLACE ISSUES at-

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/keyWorkplaceDocuments/government/federal/CRS%20Reports/default.html

U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao and Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez Sign Joint Declaration to Improve Working Conditions for Mexican Workers

U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division and Occupational Safety and Health Administration Sign Letters of Agreement with Mexico's Foreign Affairs Ministry [21 July 2004]

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/osha/OSHA20041371.htm

U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $9.2 Million Grant to National Urban League to Assist At-Risk Youth [23 July 2004]

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ETA20041409.htm

Wednesday, July 21, 2004

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 21 July 2004

Academic Research

National Academies Press
Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers (2004)
Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences and Education
David H. Wegman and James P. McGee, Editors, Committee on the Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers, National Research Council
http://www.nap.edu/books/030909111X/html/
and
Executive Summary
http://books.nap.edu/execsumm_pdf/10884.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]

Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local International

From the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Ageing and work in Europe [15 July 2004]
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/FR0407TR01/FR0407TR01.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/FR0407TR01/FR0407TR01.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]

Human Development Report 2004 [15 July 2004]
Cultural Liberty in Today?s Diverse World
http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2004/
or
http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2004/pdf/hdr04_complete.pdf
[full-text, 299 pages]

From The European e-Business W@tch
Sector Impact Studies 2003/04
http://www.ebusiness-watch.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=160&Itemid=147

From the European Commission (EC) created E-Business Watch
A POCKETBOOK of E-BUSINESS INDICATORS: A Portrait of e-Business in 10 Sectors of the European Economy [April 2004]
http://www.ebusiness-watch.org/images/stories/space/reports/Pocketbook-2004.pdf
[full-text, 70 pages]

OECD Topic:
Older Workers
http://www.oecd.org/department/0,2688,en_2649_34747_1_1_1_1_1,00.html

Federal

From the Administration on Aging
A Profile of Older Americans: 2003
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/profile/2003/profiles2003.asp
or
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/profile/2003/2003profile.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
and
Projections of Future Growth of the Older Population
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/future_growth/future_growth.asp

America?s Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2004 [15 July 2004]
http://www.childstats.gov/americaschildren/pdf/ac04brief.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
Detailed Tables
http://www.childstats.gov/ac2004/toc.asp
See related material at CHILDSTATS.GOV
http://childstats.gov/
See press release at-
http://childstats.gov/ac2004/pressrel.asp

Census: Issued July 2004
A Profile Of Older Workers In West Virginia [15 July 2004]
Local Employment Dynamics
http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/led-ow-wv.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
See Press Release [15 July 2004]
As It Ages, West Virginias Work Force Remains on the Job
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/aging_population/002271.html

Census: Issued June 2004
LED/OW-IL
A Profile Of Older Workers In Illinois [20 July 2004]
Local Employment Dynamics
http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/led-ow-il.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
See Press Release
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/aging_population/002274.html
For other states, see-
U.S. Census
Local Employment Dynamics
[Older Worker Profiles by State]
http://lehd.dsd.census.gov/led/05/002/index.html

FRASER (Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research)
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/
See About FRASER at - http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/about/
Find links to scanned images of historical economic statistical publications, releases, and documents.

GAO's Name Change and Other Provisions of the GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004 [7 July 2004]
http://www.gao.gov/about/namechange.html

GAO: Human Capital: Agencies' Use of Alternative Service Delivery (ASD) Options for Human Capital Activities. GAO-04-679, June 25.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-679
or
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04679.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d04679high.pdf

This is a NEW APPLICATION made available by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Welcome to the School District Analysis System (SDAS).
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/sdas
Select a SDAS table at
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/sdas/Selection.asp

State

From the New York State Department of Labor
NY STATE'S JUNE PRIVATE SECTOR JOB GROWTH MIRRORS NATION'S RATE [15 July 2004]
Largest Year-to-Year Private Sector Job Growth Since March 2001
http://www.labor.state.ny.us/agency/pressrel/pruistat.htm

New York State Department of Labor [online 19 July 2004]
Employment Review
Vol. 57 No. 5
May 2004
http://www.labor.state.ny.us/labor_market/lmi_business/er/index.html
[for current & back issues]
or
http://www.labor.state.ny.us/pdf/erv57n5.pdf
[full-text, 110 pages]

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AFT: Teacher Salaries Remain Stagnant but Health Insurance Costs Soar
AFT Releases Annual State-by-State Teacher Salary Survey
http://www.aft.org/presscenter/releases/2004/071504.htm
Table 1, Average Teacher Salary in 2002-03, State Rankings
http://www.aft.org/salary/download/2004Table1.pdf
Table 2, Actual Average Beginning Teacher Salaries, 2002-03, Estimated 2004
http://www.aft.org/salary/download/2004Table2.pdf
Go to individual state releases
http://www.aft.org/presscenter/releases/2004/salary_map.htm

From the Brookings Institution
"Learning from Farmingville: Promising Practices for Immigrant Workers,"
Forum Co-Sponsored by the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and
Metropolitan Policy, Active Voice, and P.O.V. (6/9/04)
http://www.brookings.edu/metro/events/20040609_Farmingville.htm
or
http://www.brookings.edu/dybdocroot/metro/events/20040609_Farmingville.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]

The Rise of New Immigrant Gateways
by Audrey Singer
February 2004
http://www.brookings.edu/metro/publications/20040301_gateways.htm
and
http://www.brookings.edu/dybdocroot/urban/pubs/20040301_gateways.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]

ECONOMIC SNAPSHOTS from Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
Snapshot for July 16, 2004
Inflation-adjusted wages fall again in June
Down six of the last seven months
With today's release of inflation data for June, EPI analysis reveals that real hourly and weekly earnings have fallen for six out of the last seven months (see the figures below).
http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm/webfeatures_snapshots_07162004

From the Education Commission of the States (ECS)
ECS Report to the Nation: State Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act [14 July 2004]
http://www.ecs.org/ecsmain.asp?page=/html/special/nclb/reporttothenation/reporttothenation.htm
or
http://www.ecs.org/html/Special/NCLB/ReportToTheNation/docs/Report_to_the_Nation.pdf
[full-text, 95 pages]
or
Executive Summary
http://www.ecs.org/html/Special/NCLB/ReportToTheNation/docs/RTN_exec_sum.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
See press release [14 July 2004]
http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/52/88/5288.htm

From the McKinsey Global Institute
Can Germany Win from Offshoring? [Summary]
http://www.mckinsey.com/knowledge/mgi/rp/offshoring/german_summary.asp

From the Project on Global Working Families, Harvard School of Public Health
THE WORK, FAMILY, AND EQUITY INDEX: WHERE DOES THE UNITED STATES STAND GLOBALLY? [released 16 June 2004]
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/globalworkingfamilies/images/report.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]

Law

IP/04/947
Brussels, 19th July 2004
Commission goes to the European Court of Justice to enforce EU anti-discrimination law
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2004/jul/ip_04_947_en.pdf
MEMO/04/189
Brussels, 19th July 2004
Background note on procedures to enforce EU antidiscrimination law
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2004/jul/memo_04_189_en.pdf

Bruno Caruso
The Concept of Flexibility in Labour Law. The Italian case in the European context
WP C.S.D.L.E. "Massimo D'Antona" N. 39/2004
http://www.lex.unict.it/eurolabor/ricerca/wp/n39_caruso.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]

Decision on "Hours of Service" Regulation for [Trucking] Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators.
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
Argued April 13, 2004 Decided July 16, 2004
No. 03-1165
PUBLIC CITIZEN, ET AL.,
PETITIONERS
v.
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,
RESPONDENT
DISTRIBUTION LTL CARRIERS ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL.,
INTERVENORS
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
United States Department of Transportation
http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/docs/common/opinions/200407/03-1165a.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]

Statistical Reports

BLS: Producer Price Indexes -- June 2004 [15 July 2004]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm

BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: JUNE 2004 [16 July 2004]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]

BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN JUNE 2004 [16 July 2004]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf

BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JUNE 2004 [20 July 2004]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm

BLS: National Compensation Surveys:
Birmingham, AL, February 2004 . Bulletin 3120-69
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0623.txt
or
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0623.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]
Cincinnati - Hamilton, OH-KY-IN, October 2003. Bulletin 3120-66
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0620.txt
or
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0620.pdf
[full-text, 47 pages]
Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson, SC, September 2003. Bulletin 3120-76:
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0630.txt
or
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0630.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]
Fort Collins - Loveland, CO, October 2003 . Bulletin 3120-67:
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0621.txt
or
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0621.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
Memphis, TN-AR-MS, February 2004. Bulletin 3120-70
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0624.txt
or
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0624.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
Milwaukee - Racine, WI, October 2003 . Bulletin Bulletin 3120-77
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0631.txt
or
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0631.pdf
[full-text, 43 pages]
Phoenix - Mesa, AZ, September 2003 . Bulletin 3120-74
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0628.txt
or
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0628.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]
Portland - Salem, OR-WA, September 2003 . Bulletin 3120-75
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0629.txt
or
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0629.pdf
[full-text, 43 pages]
Reno, NV, February 2004 . Bulletin 3120-71
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0625.txt
or
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0625.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]
Richmond - Petersburg, VA, September 2003 . Bulletin 3120-73
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0627.txt
or
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0627.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]
Springfield, MA, September 2003 . Bulletin Bulletin 3120-72
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0626.txt
or
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0626.pdf
(full-text, 37 pages)

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Facts for Feature from the Census Bureau
CB04-FF.14 July 15, 2004
Hispanic Heritage Month 2004: Sept. 15-Oct. 15
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/002270.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/cb04-ff14.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]

Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
CB04-FF.11 May 26, 2004
Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26)
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/001823.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/cb04-ff11.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]_

# posted by SBasefsky : 7:58 AM

Wednesday, July 14, 2004

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 14 July 2004

Academic Research

Economic Impacts of Unionization on Private Sector Employers: 1984-2001 http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10598.pdf
John DiNardo, David S. Lee
NBER Working Paper No. w10598
Issued in July 2004
---- Abstract -----
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W10598

Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local

International

EU Databases
http://europa.eu.int/geninfo/info/guide/dbatoz/index_en.htm

Including-
EQUAL - ADAPT & EMPLOYMENT Initiatives database
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/equal/index.cfm
[About the] EQUAL Common Database (ECDB)
https://equal.cec.eu.int/equal/jsp/index.jsp

From the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Factsheets
Issue 53 - Ensuring the health and safety of workers with disabilities 7/07/2004
http://agency.osha.eu.int/publications/factsheets/53/en/FACTS_53_EN.PDF

[full-text, 4 pages]

From the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
JILPT REPORT 2004 No.1 [22 June 2004]
The Mechanism for Establishing and Changing Terms and Conditions of Employment/ The Scope of Labor Law and the Notion of Employees (June 2004)
COMPARATIVE LABOR LAW SEMINAR
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JILPTRNo1.pdf
[full-text, 182 pages]

From the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
The Labor Situation in Japan and Analysis 2004/2005
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborinfo/library/situation2004.htm

JAPAN LABOR REVIEW [7 July 2004]
Vol.1, No.3
Summer 2004
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR.htm
or
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR03.pdf
[full-text of REVIEW, 71 pages]

Introduction
Changing Employment System and Implications for Human Resource Development
Motohiro Morishima
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR03_intro.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]

Articles
* The Role, Scale, and Responsibilities of the Human Resource Industry
* Tetsu Sano
* http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR03_sano.pdf
* [full-text, 19 pages]

*Managing the Development of One's Own Vocational Skills in Japanese Companies
* Hiroyuki Fujimura
* http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR03_fujimura.pdf
* [full-text, 22 pages]

* The Reality of Career Counseling in Outplacement and Related Issues
* Tomoaki Kobayashi
* http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR03_kobayashi.pdf
* [full-text, 10 pages]

Articles Based on Research Reports

* Problems Surrounding the Collection and Disclosure of Workers' Personal Data
* Ikuko Sunaoshi
* http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR03_sunaoshi.pdf
* [full-text, 13 pages]

ILO: Informal Economy Resource Database [6 July 2004]
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/dwresources/iebrowse.home?p_lang=en

List of Entries
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/dwresources/iebrowse.list?p_lang=en

Search
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/dwresources/iebrowse.search?p_lang=en

ILO: Why AIDS is a workplace issue
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/trav/aids/why/index.htm
and
HIV/AIDS and work: global estimates, impact and response [12 July 2004]
The ILO Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work
International Labour Office, Geneva 2004, ISBN 92-2-115824-1.
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/trav/aids/publ/global_est/index.htm
or
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/trav/aids/publ/global_est/global_estimates_report.pdf
[full-text, 107 pages]
or
Executive Summary
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/trav/aids/publ/global_est/contents_execsummary_intro.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]

OECD EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK 2004 [7 July 2004]
http://www.oecd.org/document/62/0,2340,en_2649_201185_31935102_1_1_1_1,00.html

Statistical Annex
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/42/55/32494755.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]
Press Release-
OECD Urges Governments to Combine Job Strategies with Other Social Objectives [7 July 2004]
http://www.oecd.org/document/60/0,2340,en_2649_201185_32480764_1_1_1_1,00.html

OECD Policy Briefs:
Economic Survey of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION, 2004 [7 July 2004]
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/42/54/32495048.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]

Economic Survey of POLAND, 2004 [6 July 2004]
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/55/35/32387399.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]

ILO Bangkok: Child domestic labour in Cambodia: why it has to stop and how we can stop it. Phnom Penh: ILO, 2004. 34 p.
http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub04-12.pdf

ILO Bangkkok: Child domestic worker survey, Phnom Penh - 2003 / by Cambodia,
Ministry of Planning, National Institute of Statistics in collaboration
with ILO-IPEC. Phnom Penh: Ministry of Planning and ILO-IPEC, 2004. 87, [42] p.
http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub04-13.pdf

ILO Bangkok: Trainers' manual: women workers' rights and gender equality: easy steps for workers. Bangkok: ILO, 2001 (2003 expanded version). vi, 168p.
ISBN 92-2-112909-8 (In English) [online July 2004]
http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub03-14.pdf
[full-text, 169 pages]
or
ISBN 92-2-812909-3 (In Thai)
http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub03-15.pdf

2004 Report on the global AIDS epidemic [6 July 2004]
http://www.unaids.org/bangkok2004/report.html

Executive Summary
http://www.unaids.org/bangkok2004/GAR2004_html/ExecSummary_en/ExecSumm_00_en.htm
or
http://www.unaids.org/bangkok2004/GAR2004_pdf/GAR2004_Execsumm_en.pdf
[Full-text, 22 pages]

Full Report
http://www.unaids.org/bangkok2004/GAR2004_pdf/UNAIDSGlobalReport2004_en.pdf
[full-text, 236 pages]
See Press Release [6 July 2004]
NEW UNAIDS REPORT UNVEILS LATEST GLOBAL EPIDEMIC TRENDS
1.1 million people infected with HIV in Asia last year alone
http://www.unaids.org/en/other/functionalities/ViewDocument.asp?href=http://gva-doc-owl/WEBcontent/Documents/pub/Media/Press-Releases02/PR_Globalreport2004_06Jul04_en.pdf

Federal

Census: Issued 9 July 2004
P70-95
Dynamics of Economic Well-Being:
Movements in the U.S. Income Distribution, 1996-1999
Household Economic Studies
http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/p70-95.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Tax-Credit Bonds and the Federal Cost of Financing Public Expenditures
July 2004
ftp://ftp.cbo.gov/56xx/doc5624/07-08_TaxCreditBonds.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]

GAO: Human Capital: Key Practices to Increasing Federal Telework, by J.
Christopher Mihm, managing director, strategic issues, before the House
Committee on Government Reform.
GAO-04-950T, July 8.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-950T
or
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04950t.pdf
[full-text, 13 page]
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d04950thigh.pdf

From the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
GUIDANCE FOR PROTECTING WORKERS AGAINST AVIAN FLU
http://www.osha.gov/dsg/guidance/avian-flu.html

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

From the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Attitudes About HOMOSEXUALITY & GAY MARRIAGE (updated 6 July 2004)
Compiled by Karlyn Bowman, Resident Fellow, AEI, and Bryan O’Keefe, Staff Assistant, AEI
http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.14882,filter.all/pub_detail.asp
or
http://www.aei.org/docLib/20040708_Homosexuality4.pdf

Human Resource Executive [magazine]
HR's ELITE [July 2004]
40 highest-paid HR executives at publicly traded companies where the HR leader's compensation is among the top five of all officers
http://www.workindex.com/hrexecutive/images/2003_ExecCompList.pdf

From the Institute for Higher Education Policy
Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities: A Primer for Policymakers [30 June 2004]
http://www.ihep.com/Pubs/PDF/DisabilitiesReport2004.pdf
[full-text, 84 pages]
See Press Release [30 June 2004]
http://www.ihep.org/Organization/Press/PR20040630.htm

SHRM:
Outsourcing Allows HR Professionals to Focus on Strategic Business Functions, According to SHRM Survey
Fifty-Eight Percent of Organizations Outsource Some HR Functions
http://www.shrm.org/press_published/CMS_009008.asp#P-4_0

Law

EEOC AND MORGAN STANLEY ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT OF SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT [12 July 2004]
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/7-12-04.html

Statistical Reports

BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: MAY 2004 [7 July 2004]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]

BLS: COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES: FOURTH QUARTER 2003 [8 July 2004]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]

BLS: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES May 2004 [13 July 2004]
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/trad0504.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/trad0504.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]
and
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/trad0504.xls
[spreadsheet]
and HIGHLIGHTS at-
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/trad0504_fax.pdf

BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - JUNE 2004 - [14 July 2004]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
CB04-FF.13 July 8, 2004

Labor Day 2004: Sept. 6
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/002264.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/cb04-ff13.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]

# posted by SBasefsky : 11:00 AM

Wednesday, July 07, 2004

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 7 July 2004

Academic Research

The Economic Effects of Living Wage Laws: A Provisional Review http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10562.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]
Scott Adams, David Neumark
NBER Working Paper No. w10562
Issued in June 2004
---- Abstract -----
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W10562

Where Do New US-Trained Science-Engineering PhDs come from?
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10554.pdf
[full-text, 33 pages]
Richard B. Freeman, Emily Jin, Chia-Yu Shen
NBER Working Paper No. w10554
Issued in June 2004
---- Abstract -----
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W10554

Upjohn Institute
Small Cities Blues: Looking for Growth Factors in Small and Medium-Sized Cities,
George A. Erickcek and Hannah McKinney (WP04-100), 2004.
http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/04-100.pdf
[full-text, 43 pages]
Abstract
http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/04100wp.html

Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local

International

From the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Asian Development Outlook 2004
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ADO/2004/default.asp
or
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ADO/2004/ado2004.pdf
[full-text, 314 pages]

From the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Annual review of working conditions in the EU: 2003-2004 [1 July 2004]
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/EU0406AR01/EU0406AR01.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/EU0406AR01/EU0406AR01.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]

From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
Commission launches public consultation on anti-discrimination policy [6 July 2004]
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2004/07/inbrief/eu0407203n.html

From the EUROPEAN MONITORING CENTRE ON CHANGE (EMCC) -
New publications on the web site for JUNE 2004

Driving forward - futures for the automotive sector from a regional perspective
http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu04016a.html

The workplace of the future - managing the challenge of an ageing workforce
<http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu04014a.html>

EMCC dossier on the European railway sector
<http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu04015a.html>

The publishing and media sector - what future?
<http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/tn03007a.html>

The automotive sector - what future?
http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/tn04005a.html

Case studies in the textiles and leather sector
<http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu04013a.html>

Knitting the future of the textiles and leather sector: Four scenarios
<http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu04003s.html>

ILO: Panorama Laboral 2003 (2003 Labor Overview: Latin America and the Caribbean)
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/despliegue_seccion_imprimir.php?secCodigo=22&docCodigo=113
or
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/panoramalaboral/labour_overview_2003.pdf
[full-text in ENGLISH, 124 pages]
or
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/documentos/panorama_laboral_2003_texto_completo.pdf
[full-text in SPANISH, 124 pages]

Statistical Annex (excel sheet)
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/documentos/statistical_annex_lo03.xls

UK: Drug testing in the workplace: the report of the Independent Inquiry into Drug Testing at Work. Full document.
Publisher: JRF Date Published: 2004
Author: Independent Inquiry Into Drug Testing at Work
http://www.drugscope.org.uk/uploads/goodpractice/documents/Drug%20testing.pdf
[full-text, 104 pages]

Federal

BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online
June 2004
Vol. 127, Number 6
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm

9/11 and the New York City economy: A borough-by-borough analysis
Michael L. Dolfman and Solidelle F. Wasser
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/06/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 31 pages]

The labor force and unemployment: three generations of change
Jessica R. Sincavage
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/06/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]

Foreign-born workers: trends in fatal occupational injuries, 1996-2001
Katherine Loh and Scott Richardson
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/06/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]

Worker displacement in 1999-2000
Ryan Helwig
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/06/art4full.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]

Reports

A visual essay: Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics in the civilian labor force
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/06/ressum.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]

BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online [June 2004]

Nonfatal Occupational Injuries Involving the Eyes, 2002
by Patrick M. Harris
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Originally Posted: June 30, 2004
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20040624ar01p1.htm

BLS: Employment from the BLS household and payroll surveys: summary of recent trends [2 July 2004]
http://www.bls.gov/cps/ces_cps_trends.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]

From the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
State Prison Expenditures, 2001
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/spe01.htm
or
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/spe01.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]

U.S. Census Bureau Contacts by Subjects: 2004
http://www.census.gov/contacts/www/contacts.html
or
http://www.census.gov/contacts/www/contacts.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]

CHINA - U.S. Commercial Service Official Web Site
http://www.buyusa.gov/china/en/

CHINA Country Commercial Guide FY2004
http://www.buyusainfo.net/info.cfm?id=117828&keyx=5DF27B318C32E24F24CCD5A8475B6D56&dbf=ccg1&loadnav=no

ADB MARKET BRIEF: CHINA
Prepared By: U.S. Commercial Service Liaison Office for the ADB
Manila, Philippines
Frank Foster, Senior Commercial Officer
Cecile Santos, Commercial Specialist
Kathleen Dela Merced, Commercial Assistant
MARCH 2004
http://www.buyusainfo.net/info.cfm?id=124889&keyx=C2829B2EDDEAB5322F901E6567A75174&dbf=mdb1&loadnav=no&archived=no&addid=
[scroll down]

AND MUCH MORE at-
http://www.buyusainfo.net/body.cfm?dbf=&search_type2=int&country=China&logic=and&loadnav=no

GAO: Workforce Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century: Changing Labor Dynamics and the Role of Government Policies. (Highlights of a GAO
forum) GAO-04-845SP, June 2004.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-04-845SP
or
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04845sp.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d04845sphigh.pdf

From the National Science Foundation (NSF)
INFOBRIEF
NSF 04-327 | June 2004
Emigration of U.S.-Born S&E Doctorate Recipients [1 July 2004]
by Joan S. Burrelli
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/infbrief/nsf04327/start.htm
or
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/infbrief/nsf04327/nsf04327.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]

NSF 04-328 | June 2004
INFOBRIEF
Employment Sector, Salaries, Publishing, and Patenting Activities of S&E Doctorate Holders [6 July 2004]
by Thomas B. Hoffer [1]
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/infbrief/nsf04328/start.htm
or
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/infbrief/nsf04328/nsf04328.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS ("electronic archive" at Catherwood Library, Cornell/ILR School)
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/keyWorkplaceDocuments/government/federal/foreigntrends.html

From the Institute of Industrial Relations Library, UC Berkeley
LABOR CONTRACTS DATABASE - updated 30 June 2004
http://www.iir.berkeley.edu/library/contracts/index.html

Law

Fact for Features from the Census Bureau
June 30, 2004 (updated)
i Special Edition i
Civil Rights Act of 1964: 40th Anniversary
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/001800.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/cb04-ffse09-01.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]

Statistical Reports

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JUNE 2004 [2 July 2004]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm

BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: MAY 2004 [30 June 2004]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm

EuroStat: 84/2004 - 1 July 2004
May 2004
Euro-zone unemployment stable at 9.0% EU25 down at 9.0%
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3-01072004-EN-AP-EN&mode=download
or
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/Public/datashop/print-product/EN?catalogue=Eurostat&product=3-01072004-EN-AP-EN&type=pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Roger Winter
Assistant Administrator
Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance
U.S. Agency for International Development
Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan
Testimony before the Committee on Foreign Relations Committee
Subcommittee on Africa United States Senate
June 15, 2004
http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PDACA114.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]

Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
June 30, 2004 (updated)
The Fourth of July 2004
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/001798.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/cb04ff10-2.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]

Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
CB04-FF.12 July 6, 2004
Back to School
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/001855.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/cb04-ff12.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]

# posted by SBasefsky : 2:09 PM

Monday, July 05, 2004

Panorama Laboral 2003 & Statistical Annex

Panorama Laboral 2003
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/despliegue_seccion_imprimir.php?secCodigo=22&docCodigo=113
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/panoramalaboral/labour_overview_2003.pdf
[full-text in English, 124 pages]
or
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/documentos/panorama_laboral_2003_texto_completo.pdf
[full-text in SPANISH, 124 pages]

Statistical Annex (excel sheet)
http://www.oit.org.pe/portal/documentos/statistical_annex_lo03.xls

Labour Overview [Panorama Laboral] is celebrating its 10th year since it
was first published
in 1994. At that time, a novel initiative in the heart of the ILO was
proposed -- to deliver exhaustive information annually on the labour
market situation in Latin America and the Caribbean and the factors
influencing its performance. This involved investing resources to produce
and collect timely data, organize them in a standardized framework,
regularly update them and analyze them in a reader-friendly summary
document. Looking back over the road travelled since then, we recognize
that this publication has grown, matured and adapted to new challenges.
Above all, in response to growing demand, it has become a useful
information tool for understanding the annual trend not only of the labour
market situation but also of the broader framework of decent work in the
region.

# posted by SBasefsky : 7:14 PM

Annual review of working conditions in the EU: 2003-2004 [1 July 2004]

From the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working
Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

Annual review of working conditions in the EU: 2003-2004 [1 July 2004]
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/EU0406AR01/EU0406AR01.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/EU0406AR01/EU0406AR01.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]

This review examines four key dimensions in working conditions and quality
of work and employment: career and employment, health and well-being,
skills development and work-life balance. The report first outlines
relevant legislative and policy developments, before examining trends in
the workplace. In terms of career and employment, employment rates are
consistently rising for women and older workers, at least in the EU15, but
progress is currently too slow to achieve the Lisbon targets. In the area
of health and well-being, improvements regarding safety at work are
reflected in the significant decline of serious and fatal accidents at
work. Looking at skills development, participation rates in lifelong
learning have increased, particularly for women. There was a drop in
IT-related training. Under work-life balance, progress has been slow, due
to a complexity of factors involved in improving reconciliation of working
and non-working life, such as work organisation, working time arrangements,
or provision of care facilities.

Introduction
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/EU0406AR01/EU0406AR01_1.htm

Legislative developments
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/EU0406AR01/EU0406AR01_2.htm

Policy developments
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/EU0406AR01/EU0406AR01_3.htm

Official statistics
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/EU0406AR01/EU0406AR01_4.htm

Workplace trends
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/EU0406AR01/EU0406AR01_5.htm

Quality of work and employment and the social partners
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/EU0406AR01/EU0406AR01_6.htm

Commentary
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/EU0406AR01/EU0406AR01_7.htm

References
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/reports/EU0406AR01/EU0406AR01_8.htm

# posted by SBasefsky : 6:50 PM

ASIA: GENDER & DEVELOPMENT Publications

From the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ASIA: GENDER & DEVELOPMENT Publications
http://www.adb.org/Gender/publications.asp

Country Briefing Papers on Women
Sector Gender Checklists
Reports on Gender and Development
Gender Network News newsletter
ADB Review Articles on gender and development
Videos on Gender and Development
Other ADB Publications on Gender and Development

# posted by SBasefsky : 5:57 PM

IWS Documented News WEEKLY BULLETIN

Wednesday, July 28, 2004

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 28 July 2004

Wednesday, July 21, 2004

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 21 July 2004

Wednesday, July 14, 2004

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 14 July 2004

Wednesday, July 07, 2004

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 7 July 2004

Monday, July 05, 2004

Panorama Laboral 2003 & Statistical Annex

Annual review of working conditions in the EU: 2003-2004 [1 July 2004]

ASIA: GENDER & DEVELOPMENT Publications

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