IWS Documented News WEEKLY BULLETIN

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ADB Institute Discussion Paper No.17

Foreign Direct Investment in East Asia and Latin America: Is there a People's Republic of China Effect?

Busakorn Chantasasawat

K.C. Fung

Hitomi Iizaka

Alan Siu

November 2004

http://www.adbi.org/files/2004.11.dp17.fdi.prc.effect.pdf

[full-text, 32 pages]

From the Asian Development Bank (ADB)

ADBI Discussion Paper 15

Great Expectations: Microfinance and Poverty Reduction in Asia and Latin America [19 November 2004]

http://www.adbi.org/discussion-paper/2004/11/19/817.microfinance.poverty.asia.latin/

From the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) web site

Slave Redemption When it Takes Time to Redeem Slaves

by Carol Ann Rogers and Kenneth A. Swinnerton, October 2004,

to be presented at Allied Social Sciences Association Meetings in January 2005.

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/oiea/SlaveRedemption.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

THE CHANGING NATURE OF CORPORATE GLOBAL RESTRUCTURING: THE IMPACT OF PRODUCTION SHIFTS ON JOBS  IN THE US, CHINA, AND AROUND THE GLOBE

Submitted to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

By Dr. Kate Bronfenbrenner

Director of Labor Education Research

Cornell University

and

Dr. Stephanie Luce

Research Director and Assistant Professor

University of Massachusetts Amherst

October 14, 2004

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/international/downloads/News/UsccCornell-umassReport.pdf

[full-text, 95 pages]

See press release at-

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/international/news.html

UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

From Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa

See Speeches and Documents at-

http://www.uneca.org/chga/

ECA Press Release No. 28/2004

LABOUR SUPPLY THREATENED BY HIV/AIDS, MEETING TOLD

http://www.uneca.org/eca_resources/Press_Releases/2004_pressreleases/pressrelease2804.htm

European Commission

Social Dialogue Brochure

http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2004/nov/broc_soc-dial_2004_en.html

Promoting Social Dialogue in an enlarged Europe (Manuscript completed in August 2004)

http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2004/nov/2004_1900_en.pdf

[full-text, 28 pages]

From the European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)

Background paper on gender balance [16 November 2004]

http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu04022a.html?p1=emcc_updates&p2=emcc%20updates

From the European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)

Business resilience - anticipation as the key to sustainable business success [12 November 2004]

http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu04021a.html?p1=ef_publication&p2=null

OECD Policy Brief:

Economic Survey of the CZECH REPUBLIC, 2004 [22 November 2004]

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/4/2/33923819.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

For more information, see

Economic Survey of the Czech Republic - 2004

http://www.oecd.org/document/51/0,2340,en_2649_201185_33903667_1_1_1_1,00.html

World Bank:

Four Years ­ Intifada, Closures and Palestinian Economic Crisis: An Assessment [online 22 November 2004]

World Bank, October 2004

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWESTBANKGAZA/Resources/wbgaza-4yrassessment.pdf

[full-text, 116 pages]

See also-

POVERTY IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA AFTER THREE YEARS OF ECONOMIC CRISIS

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWESTBANKGAZA/Resources/wbgaza-povertyaftereconcrisis.pdf

[full-text, 41 pages]

Press Release-

World Bank Report: Palestinian Economy Remains Stagnant After Four Years of Intifada [22 November 2004]

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:20285216~menuPK:34463~pagePK:64003015~piPK:64003012~theSitePK:4607,00.html

Older Americans 2004: Key Indicators of Well-Being [18 November 2004]

http://www.agingstats.gov/chartbook2004/default.htm

or

http://www.agingstats.gov/chartbook2004/OA_2004.pdf

[full-text, 160 pages]

Press Release

Federal Forum Reports Americans Aging Well, But Gaps Remain [18 November 2004]

http://www.agingstats.gov/chartbook2004/pr2004.html

or

http://www.agingstats.gov/chartbook2004/Forum%202004%20Older%20Americans%20press%20release.pdf

Census: Computer and Internet Use in the United States: September 2001 Detailed Tables ( PPL-175 ) [19 November 2004]

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/computer/ppl-175.html

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (CBO)

Disability and Retirement: The Early Exit of Baby Boomers from the Labor Force [23 November 2004]

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/60xx/doc6018/11-22-LaborForce.pdf

[full-text, 28 pages]

CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (CBO)

What Is Happening to Youth Employment Rates? [20 November 2004]

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/60xx/doc6017/11-18-YouthEmployment.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

CRS  (Congressional Research Service) Report for Congress

Received through the CRS Web

Guarding America: Security Guards and U.S. Critical Infrastructure Protection

November 12, 2004

Paul W. Parfomak

Specialist in Science and Technology

Resources, Science, and Industry Division

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/RL32670.pdf

[full-text, 32 pages]

or

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/downloads/keyWorkplaceDocuments/CRS/CRSRL32670.pdf

New York:

NY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN OCTOBER BELOW NATIONAL RATE [18 November 2004]

New York Gains over 10,000 Jobs, While Posting Lowest Unemployment Rate in Three Years

http://www.labor.state.ny.us/agency/pressrel/pruistat.htm

Center for Government Reform

The Equivalency Poll [15 November 2004]

American Attitudes Toward “A Drink is a Drink”

http://www.retiresafe.org/CenterForGovernmentReform/AES_ExecutiveSummary.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

Survey Results

http://www.retiresafe.org/CenterForGovernmentReform/AES_Results.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

Press Release-

Public Questions Whether a Drink is a Drink, Finds Industry Message Misleading

New Survey Finds Majority of Americans Question Efforts Claiming Alcohol Equivalency As a Public Health Issue to Be Suspect, Self-serving

http://www.retiresafe.org/CenterForGovernmentReform/AlcoholEquivalencySurvey.html

Conference Board

The U.S. Leading Index Decreases for a Fifth Consecutive Month

Nov. 18, 2004

http://www.conference-board.org/economics/press.cfm?press_ID=2521

More data and charts at

www.globalindicators.org

From the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

CO-DETERMINATION IS NOT AN ALIEN CONCEPT IN EUROPE

Brussels, 22/11/2004

http://www.etuc.org/EN/Press/releases/infocons/co-determination.cfm

Hazards [Magazine], issue 88 feature, October-December 2004

Work hoarse (Winter Health Hazard)

http://www.hazards.org/voiceloss/

or

http://www.hazards.org/voiceloss/workhoarse.htm

or

http://www.hazards.org/voiceloss/workhoarse.pdf

November 17 , 2004

Hewitt Study Shows Employees Willing to Take on Greater Health Care Responsibility

Employees Need Support to Move Toward Greater Consumerism

http://was4.hewitt.com/hewitt/resource/newsroom/pressrel/2004/11-17-04.htm

THE INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH

WITH SUPPORT FROM

AFL-CIO, FORD FOUNDATION, LEVI STRAUSS FOUNDATION, MERCK & CO., INC.

THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE STATES -2004

MISHA WERSCHKUL AND ERICA WILLIAMS

SERIES EDITORS: AMY B. CAIAZZA, PH.D., AND APRIL SHAW

http://www.iwpr.org/States2004/PDFs/National.pdf

[full-text, 87 pages]

See web site at -

http://www.iwpr.org/States2004/SWS2004/index.htm

From MERCER

US health benefit cost rises 7.5% in 2004, lowest increase in five years [22 November 2004]

http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1162645;jsessionid=VNQRMCXIK0HMECTGOUGCHPQKMZ0QYI2C

LINE (LEADING INDICATOR OF NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT)

November 2004

http://www.shrm.org/line/CMS_010382.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

New Economic Indicator Measures Unique Aspects of Job Market; Reports Information Days Before Other Indicators

http://www.kron.com/Global/story.asp?S=2572354

and MAIN SITE at

LINE (LEADING INDICATOR OF NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT)

http://www.shrm.org/LINE/

Traditional Pension Plans Outperformed 401(k) Plans During Last Bear Market, Watson Wyatt Analysis Finds [22 November 2004]

http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=13953

WORK & LIFE BALANCE articles produced by Maggie Jackson for the Boston Globe appear every other week in a column entitled BALANCING ACTS.

Archive of BALANCING ACTS articles (full-text)

http://bostonworks.boston.com/globe/balance/archive.shtml

NLRB General Counsel Arthur Rosenfeld Issues Report on Recent Case Developments (R-2544) [17 November 2004]

http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/press/releases/r2544.htm

or

http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/press/releases/r2544.pdf

[full-text, 21 pages]

From the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

2005 Standard Mileage Rates Set

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=131232,00.html

From TRAC Reports Inc.

The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) is a data gathering, data research and data distribution organization associated with Syracuse University.

CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT BY BUSH ADMINISTRATION LAGS [22 November 2004]

http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/civright/106/

From the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

INTERACTIVE DATA FILES

http://www.bea.gov/bea/interactive.htm

For example:

Gross State Product Maps

http://www.bea.gov/bea/regional/gspmap/

BLS: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS IN MANUFACTURING, 2003 [18 November 2004]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ichcc.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ichcc.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2004 [18 November 2004]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf

[full-text, 19 pages]

BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  OCTOBER 2004 [19 November 2004]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf

and

Supplement Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Hate Crime Statistics, 2003 [22 November 2004]

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm

or

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/03hc.pdf

[full-text, 166 pages]

Global Education Database (GED) [22 November 2004]

http://qesdb.cdie.org/ged/index.html

From OPEN DOORS 2004: Report on International Educational Exchange [10 November 2004]

http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/

572,509 international students studied in the U.S. in 2003/2004, a 2.4% drop from last year

http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=49930

Over the past decade, the number of U.S. students  studying abroad has more than doubled.

http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=49941

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INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR STUDIES

Discussion paper

DP/156/2004

Decent Work Research Programme

Social partnership and local development in Ireland: The limits to deliberation

Paul Teague, Mary C. Murphy

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/dp15604.pdf

[full-text, 47 pages]

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR STUDIES

Decent Work Research Programme

Discussion paper

DP/155/2004

Partnerships for development: Studies on Territorial Employment Pacts in Italy

[two articles]

Ludovica Gambaro, Simona Milio, Marco Simoni

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/dp15504.pdf

[full-text, 53 pages]

Minimum Hours Constraints, Job Requirements and Retirement [Older Workers]

Alan L. Gustman, Thomas L. Steinmeier

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10876.pdf

[full-text, 45 pages]

NBER Working Paper No. w10876

Issued in November 2004

---- Abstract -----

http://papers.nber.org/papers/W10876

European Commission:

First-phase consultation of the social partners on MUSCULOSKELETAL disorders at work

http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2004/nov/musculoskeletaldisorders_en.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]

See Press Release-

Commission asks workers and employers what action should be taken to combat musculoskeletal disorders

http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2004/nov/musculoskeletaldisorders_en.html

The European Foundation invites applications for the position of

Director

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/about/vacancies.htm

From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online

COMPARATIVE STUDY

Developments in European Works Councils [11 November 2004]

http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2004/11/study/index.html

or

http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2004/11/study/tn0411101s.html

ILO: DISABILITY & WORK: Publications and Working Papers

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/publ/index.htm

Employment of People with Disabilities: The Impact of Legislation (East Africa) -

www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/cpethiop.pdf'

Ethiopia Country Profile

ILO / Development Cooperation Ireland

ISBN 9221155501

2004

Employment of People with Disabilities: The Impact of Legislation (East Africa) -

www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/cpkenya.pdf

Kenya Country Profile

ILO / Development Cooperation Ireland

ISBN 9221155420

2004

Employment of People with Disabilities: The Impact of Legislation (East Africa) -

www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/cpmaurit.pdf'

Mauritius Country Profile

ILO / Development Cooperation Ireland

ISBN 9221155439

2004

Employment of People with Disabilities: The Impact of Legislation (East Africa) - 

www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/cpseyche.pdf'

Seychelles Country Profile

ILO / Development Cooperation Ireland

ISBN 9221155447

2004

Employment of People with Disabilities: The Impact of Legislation (East Africa) -

www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/cpsudan.pdf'

Sudan Country Profile

ILO / Development Cooperation Ireland

ISBN 9221155455

2004

Employment of People with Disabilities: The Impact of Legislation (East Africa) -

www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/cpuganda.pdf'

Uganda Country Profile

ILO / Development Cooperation Ireland

ISBN 9221155471

2004

Employment of People with Disabilities: The Impact of Legislation (East Africa) - 

www.illo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/cptanzan.pdf'

United Republic of Tanzania Country Profile

ILO / Development Cooperation Ireland

ISBN 9221155463

2004

From the KOREA LABOR INSTITUTE (KLI)

LABOR TRENDS, No. 36, 2004 [11 November 2004]

http://www.kli.re.kr/kli_eng/elabor/36/elabr_Frameset2.htm

An ISSUE PAPER from the KOREA LABOR INSTITUTE (KLI)

Assessment of Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance (IACI)

by Hokyung Kim

Research Fellow, Korea Labor Institute

e-mail: <mailto:hkkim@kli.re.kr>

November 2004

http://www.kli.re.kr/kli_eng/elabor/36/papers/paper1.pdf

[full-text, 29 pages]

From USDA Economic Research Service (ERS)

From AMBER WAVES, November 2004 Issue

Low-Skill Jobs: A Shrinking Share of the Rural Economy

by Robert Gibbs, Lorin Kusmin, John Cromartie

http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/November04/Features/lowskilljobs.htm

or

http://www.ers.usda.gov/amberwaves/november04/pdf/feature_lowskill.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

NEW BEA ECONOMIC AREAS FOR 2004 [17 November 2004]

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/rea1104.htm

BEA: Complete GDP-by-industry interactive tables (1987-2003) [15 November 2004]

http://www.bea.gov/bea/industry/gpotables/gpo_list.cfm?anon=1708722&registered=0

or

Download all tables in ZIP

http://www.bea.gov/bea/industry/gpotables/AllTables.zip

Press Release

Gross Domestic Product By Industry Data Show Information Technology Drove Economic Growth in the Late 1990's [15 November 2004]

New Estimates Based on the North American Industry Classification System

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/naics.htm

National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 53, No. 6 [10 November 2004]

United States LIFE TABLES, 2002

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr53/nvsr53_06.pdf

[full-text, 39 pages]

To be released on November 18, 2004 at 4:00pm EST:

Older Americans 2004: Key Indicators of Well-Being

Check this site on on or after November 18!

http://www.agingstats.gov/

Signup now to receive a copy of the Older Americans 2004 chartbook when issued in November 2004!

http://www.agingstats.gov/subscribe.asp

From the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Alcoholism In The Workplace: A Handbook for Supervisors

http://www.opm.gov/ehs/alcohol.asp

The SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMY: A REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT, 2004

United States Government Printing Office

Washington: 2004

http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/sb_econ2004.pdf

[full-text, 226 pages]

Press Release 10 November 2004

New Report Outlines State Of Small Business

The Small Business Economy, 2004 Is Latest In Annual Series

http://www.sba.gov/advo/press/04-36.html

LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS (from the Conference Board)

9 Countries

http://www.globalindicators.org/

Nov 12 Mexico Leading Index Increases Sharply in September

http://www.globalindicators.org/Mexico/latestreleases/2004/MXPressRelease11-12-04.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Nov 11 France Leading Index Increases Slightly Again in September

http://www.globalindicators.org/France/Latestreleases/2004/Sep04.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Nov 10 UK Leading Index Increases in September

http://www.globalindicators.org/Uk/LatestReleases/2004/Sep04.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Nov 8 Korea Leading Index Increases Slightly in September

http://www.globalindicators.org/Korea/LatestReleases/2004/KoPRSep04.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Nov 4- Japan Leading Index Declines Again in September

http://www.globalindicators.org/Japan/LatestReleases/2004/JASep04.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Oct 21 U.S. LEI DECLINES AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER

http://www.globalindicators.org/US/LatestReleases/2004/Oct04.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Oct 21 Australia Leading Index Increases Slightly in August

http://www.globalindicators.org/Australia/latestreleases/2004/AuAug-04.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Oct 20 Germany Leading Index Declines in August

http://www.globalindicators.org/germany/latestreleases/2004/Aug04.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Oct 19 Spain Leading Index Falls Slightly in August

http://www.globalindicators.org/Spain/latestreleases/2004/Aug04.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

TOP 50 WOMEN to Watch (in the business world)

http://biz.yahoo.com/special/women04.html

See article on Through the Glass Ceiling

By Carol Hymowitz

Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

http://biz.yahoo.com/special/women04_article1.html

Hewitt:

November 8, 2004

Salaries Starting To Rise In Asia Pacific, Hewitt Annual Study Finds

http://www.hewittasia.com/hewitt/ap/resource/newsroom/pressrel/2004/08-11-04_ap.htm

Mercer:

US pay levels for HR professionals continue to strengthen

Positions in compensation, recruiting, and training get more recognition

http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1161880;jsessionid=NFFVGEA11RA2SAAJAADQOCAKMZSI4I2C

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION REQUIRES SENIOR LEADERSHIP TO PLAY A STRONG ROLE,

TOWERS PERRIN STUDY FINDS

It’s About Openness, Clarity and a Senior Management That Demonstrates

Sincere Interest in Employees

http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/press_releases/2004_11_08/2004_11_08.htm

Towers Perrin:

November/December 2004 [15 November 2004]

Employer Health Care Costs Expected to Rise 8% in 2005

http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/TP_Monitor/jsp/showdoc_fromtowers.jsp?webc=../../TP_Monitor%2F2004%2F11_12%2Farticles%2Fmon_article_1104a.htm

Towers Perrin:

November/December 2004 [15 November 2004]

For Deferred Comp Plans, It's Back to the Drawing Board

http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/TP_Monitor/jsp/showdoc_fromtowers.jsp?webc=../../TP_Monitor%2F2004%2F11_12%2Farticles%2Fmon_article_1104b.htm

Towers Perrin:

November/December 2004 [15 November 2004]

Multinationals Rely More on Corporate HQ and Finance in Managing Global Benefit Programs

http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/TP_Monitor/jsp/showdoc_fromtowers.jsp?webc=../../TP_Monitor%2F2004%2F11_12%2Farticles%2Fmon_article_1104c.htm

BusinessLaw.gov: a Success

http://www.businesslaw.gov/david-javdan.htm

On December 31, 2004, BusinessLaw.gov will be incorporated into <http://www.business.gov>Business.gov - the Federal Government's new gateway for business.

BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  OCTOBER 2004 [17 November 2004]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN OCTOBER 2004 [17 November 2004]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf

[full-text, 5 pages]

BLS: Producer Price Indexes -- October 2004 [16 November 2004]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm

BLS: OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES, NOVEMBER 2003 [12  
November 2004]  
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.nr0.htm  
or  
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ocwage.pdf  
[full-text, 18 pages]    

BLS: Discontinuation of Women Workers Employment Series [5 November 2004]

http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesww.htm

BLS:

JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: SEPTEMBER 2004 [9 November 2004]  
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm  
or  
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf  
[full-text, 13 pages]   

EuroStat: 133/2004 - 9 November 2004

Unemployment in the EU25

Regional unemployment rates in the EU25 ranged from 2.0% to 31.8% in 2003

Rates varied from 4.5% to 58.4% for young people

http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/1-09112004-AP/EN/1-09112004-AP-EN.PDF

[full-text, 8 pages]

From Public Agenda

All Work and No Play?: Listening to What Kids and Parents Really Want from Out-of-School Time [16 November 2004]

Ann Duffett and Jean Johnson with Steve Farkas, Susanna Kung and Amber Ott

http://www.publicagenda.org/research/pdfs/all_work_no_play.pdf

[full-text, 60 pages] - you may have to register FREE

and

Executive Summary

http://www.publicagenda.org/research/pdfs/all_work_no_play_exec_summary.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 53, No. 7

Births to 10 to 14 Year-Old Mothers, 1990-2002: Trends and Health Outcomes [15 November 2004]

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr53/nvsr53_07.pdf

[full-text, 19 pages]

Press Release-

Births to Youngest Teens at Lowest Levels in Almost 60 Years

http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r041115.htm

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky                 *
Director, IWS News Bureau               *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School                      *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor            *
New York, NY 10016                      *
                                        *
Telephone: (607) 255-2703               *
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NBER:

The Economic Value of Cultural Diversity: Evidence from US Cities

I.P. Ottaviano, Peri

http://www.nber.org/papers/w10904

NBER:

The social Security Retirement Earnings Test, Retirement and Benefit Claiming

Gustman, Steinmeier

http://www.nber.org/papers/w10905

Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS)

CAHRS Working Papers, 2004

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cahrs/2004.html

The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)

Information on Foreign Researcher Invitation Program for FY2005

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/Invitation.htm

Agency Telework Policies

http://www.telework.gov/agencies.asp

If you have questions regarding the details or implementation of any particular agency's policy or agreement posted on this site, contact that agency's telecommuting coordinator. See the listing of Interagency Telecommuting Coordinators.

http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?contentId=8707&contentType=GSA_BASIC

BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online, October 2004

Vol. 127, Number 10 (online 9 November 2004]

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm

Planning, designing, and executing the BLS American Time-Use Survey

Michael Horrigan and Diane Herz

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/10/art1full.pdf

[full-text, 17 pages]

Work-related multiple-fatality incidents

Dino Drudi and Mark Zak

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/10/art2full.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

Employment in the public sector: two recessions' impact on jobs

Julie Hatch

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2004/10/art3full.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

BLS: Employment from the BLS household and payroll surveys: summary of recent trends [5 November 2004]

http://www.bls.gov/cps/ces_cps_trends.pdf

[full-text, 13 pages]

Publications of the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 1886-

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/CollectionGuides/BLS_Pubs/default.html

Catherwood Library has an extensive collection of bulletins, reports, and periodicals published by the<http://www.bls.gov> U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. These publications provide a wealth of historical and current data on the U.S. labor environment, as well as selected information on non-U. S. countries.

The catalogs below contain listings for BLS publications by time frame. Numerical listings for BLS Bulletins and Reports as well as subject indexes for these and other BLS publications are included.

BLS Publications 1886-1971  (BLS Bulletin 1749 in .pdf format)

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/downloads/BLS1a.pdf

[full-text, 190 pages]

BLS Publications 1972-77   (BLS Bulletin 1990 in .pdf format)

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/downloads/BLS2Da.pdf

[full-text, 47 pages]

BLS Publications 1978-1998     (BLS Report  925 in .pdf format)

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/downloads/BLS3.pdf

[full-text, 121 pages]

Recent BLS Publications (1998-) (Link to the online Catalog of BLS Publications)

http://www.bls.gov/opub/opborder.htm

Census:

Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States - Colonial Times to 1970, Part 1

http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/CT1970p1-01.pdf

[click on chapters in left margin for full-text PDF of each]

Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States - Colonial Times to 1970, Part 2

http://www2.census.gov/prod2/statcomp/documents/CT1970p2-01.pdf

[click on chapters in left margin for full-text PDF of each]

FBI: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED AND ASSAULTED, 2003 [8 November 2004]

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm#leoka

or

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/killed/leoka03.pdf

[full-text, 98 pages]

School of Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell Universtiy

[LABOR STANDARDS MONITORING Certificate Program/Seminar]

FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION SEMINAR

May 23 through 25, 2005

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/international/Programs/seminars/default.html

From the European Trade Union Confederaton (ETUC)

SOCIAL EUROPE AS A DRIVING FORCE FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH: ETUC SUPPORTS THE KOK REPORT, BUT REGRETS THAT SOCIAL COHESION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ARE NEGLECTED

Brussels, 03/11/2004

http://www.etuc.org/EN/Press/releases/employ/kok2.cfm

The following papers/presentations are available from the Inaugural Event of the GLOBAL LABOR INSTITUTE (ILR School, Cornell University). More to come.

A Conference on Global Unionism

September 23-24, 2004

New York City, ILR Conference Center

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/inauguralEvent/index.html

* Sarah Anderson - Institute for Policy Studies

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/inauguralEvent/sarahAnderson.html

   * Zwelinzima Vavi - General Secretary, COSATU

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/zwelinzimavavi.htm

   * Lance Compa - ILR School, Cornell University

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/lancecompa.htm

   * Bill Fletcher, Jr. - President and CEO of TransAfrica Forum

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/billfletcher.htm

   * Sean Sweeney - Cornell Global Labor Institute

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globallaborinstitute/seansweeney.htm

IWPR Publication #B244 November 2004

Women’s Work Supports, Job Retention, and Job Mobility:

Child Care and Employer-Provided Health Insurance Help Women Stay on Jobs

By Sunhwa Lee, Ph.D.

http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/B244.pdf

[full-text, 9 pages]

Press Release

STUDY FINDS CHILD CARE, HEALTH INSURANCE

KEYS TO JOB SUCCESS FOR LOW-INCOME MOTHERS

http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/PressRelease11-16-04JobRetention.pdf

EEOC: Questions & Answers About Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act [online 20 October 2004]

http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/intellectual_disabilities.html

BLS: National Compensation Survey:

Employee Benefits in Private Industry in the United States, March 2004

U.S. Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics

November 2004

Summary 04-04

http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/sp/ebsm0002.pdf

[full-text, 27 pages]

BLS: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY, 2004 [9 November 2004]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs2.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ebs2.pdf

[full-text, 2 pages]

for DETAILED TABLES see-

http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/notice112004.htm

News release table 1. Percent of workers participating in health care and retirement benefits, by selected characteristics, private industry, National Compensation Survey, March 2003 (Recalculated) http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/sp/nr2003table1.pdf

Summary table 1. Percent of workers with access to retirement and health care benefits, by selected characteristics, private industry, National Compensation Survey, March 2003 (Recalculated)

http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/sp/sum2003table1.pdf

BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES  - OCTOBER 2004 - [10 November 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

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  OCTOBER 2004 [5 November 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:  SEPTEMBER 2004 [3 November 2004]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm

BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Third Quarter 2004, preliminary [4 November 2004]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf

[full-text, 13 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm

BLS: Current Employment Statistics

Highlights

October 2004

Bureau of Labor Statistics

November 5, 2004

http://www.bls.gov/ces/ceshighlights.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

EuroStat: 130/2004 - 4 November 2004

September 2004

Euro-zone unemployment stable at 8.9%

EU 25 steady at 9.0%

http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/3-04112004-AP/EN/3-04112004-AP-EN.PDF

[full-text, 5 pages]

10 November 2004

GAO: INFORMING OUR NATION Improving How to Understand and Assess the USA’s Position and Progress (GAO-05-1)

www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-05-1

or

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d051.pdf

[full-text, 246 pages]

WOMEN in NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS - COMPARATIVE DATA as of 30 September 2004

http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/classif.htm

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Educational Opportunity And Income Inequality

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10879.pdf

[full-text, 38 pages]

Paul Willen, Igal Hendel, Joel Shapiro

NBER Working Paper No. w10879

Issued in November 2004

---- Abstract -----

http://papers.nber.org/papers/W10879

The US Gender Pay Gap in the 1990s: Slowing Convergence

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10853.pdf

[full-text, 65 pages]

Francine D. Blau, Lawrence M. Kahn

NBER Working Paper No. w10853

Issued in October 2004

---- Abstract -----

http://papers.nber.org/papers/w10853

From European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Issue 314 - Achieving better safety and health in CONSTRUCTION

06/10/2004

http://agency.osha.eu.int/publications/reports/314/en/314_construction.pdf

[full-text, 151 pages]

See also-

Good Practice: Construction

http://europe.osha.eu.int/good_practice/sector/construction/

Press release

Better planning could save 300 lives and avoid up to 500,000 accidents in

Europe’s construction sector each year [27 October 2004]

http://agency.osha.eu.int/news/press_releases/en/27_10_2004/index.htm

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

Living to work - Working to live: Tomorrow's work-life balance in Europe: Background paper for Foundation Forum 2004

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF04121EN.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

Living to work - working to live

Tomorrow's work-life balance in Europe

Dublin Castle and Loughlinstown House, 3-4 November, 2004

Draft Programme - Please note: the list of speakers for some sessions may be incomplete.

http://www.eurofound.eu.int/about/forum2004/programme.htm

From the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online

Industrial relations in the retail sector (COMPARATIVE STUDY) [27 October 2004]

http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2004/07/study/tn0407101s.html

Labour markets in the EU: an economic analysis of recent performance and prospects [26 October 2004]

http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2004/ee604ch3_en.pdf

[full-text, 44 pages]

The above comes from

The EU Economy 2004 [26 October 2004]

http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/the_eu_economy_review2004_en.htm

or

http://europa.eu.int/comm/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2004/ee604fullreport_en.pdf

[full-text, 285 pages]

From the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)

Labor Laws of Japan (Provisional Translation) [updated 29 October 2004]

http://www.jil.go.jp/english/laborinfo/library/Laws.htm

OECD: Babies and Bosses: OECD Recommendations to Help Families Balance Work and Family Life [available 28 October 2004]

http://www.oecd.org/document/13/0,2340,en_2649_201185_33844621_1_1_1_1,00.html

OECD Policy Brief:

Economic Survey of CANADA, 2004 [28 October 2004]

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/31/1/33845154.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

Economic Survey Canada 2004

http://www.oecd.org/document/24/0,2340,en_2649_201185_33838040_1_1_1_1,00.html

OECD Policy Brief:

Economic Survey of TURKEY, 2004

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/42/47/33821199.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

For additional information, see-

http://www.oecd.org/document/44/0,2340,en_2649_201185_33804140_1_1_1_1,00.html

BLS: A Profile of the Working Poor, 2002 [27 October 2004]

U.S. Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics

September 2004

Report 976

http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswp2002.pdf

[full-text, 14 pages]

BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online [27 October 2004]

Fatal Occupational Injuries Involving Helicopters, 1995-2002 (10/27/2004)

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20041022ar01p1.htm

Chart: Industries with 10 or More Major Work Stoppages for the Period 1993-2003 (10/27/2004)

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cb20041022ch01.htm

Census: Ability to Speak English by Language Spoken at Home (PHC-T-37) [2 November 2004]

http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t37.html

EEOC: Interim Report on Best Practices

For the Employment of People with Disabilities In State Government [29 October 2004]

http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/nfi/int_states_best_practices_report.html

or

http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/nfi/int_states_best_practices.pdf

[full-text, 27 pages]

see Press Release at-

http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-29-04b.html

Vice Chairman Jim Saxton (R-NJ)

Joint Economic Committee

United States Congress

October 2004

Insourcing Jobs

http://www.house.gov/jec/imf/insourcingjobs.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

From the HR Policy Association - Press Release

The Flip Side of the Global Sourcing Debate: Insourcing

http://www.hrpolicy.org/news/news_detail.asp?ID=1852

NLRB CASE PRODUCTION IMPROVES IN FY 2004

http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/press/releases/r2541.htm

or

http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/press/releases/r2541.pdf

From the Brookings Institution

"The Challenge of Achieving High Work Participation Rates in Welfare Programs," by LaDonna Pavetti

Brookings Welfare Reform & Beyond Brief #31

(October 2004)

http://www.brookings.edu/es/research/projects/wrb/publications/pb/pb31.htm

or

http://www.brookings.edu/dybdocroot/es/wrb/publications/pb/pb31.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Catherwood Library, School of Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell University

INDIA: Current Guide to BUSINESS and the WORKPLACE

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/subjectGuides/india.html

From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)

SHARE OF ECONOMY GOING TO WAGES AND SALARIES DROPS FOR UNPRECEDENTED 14th STRAIGHT QUARTER; Meanwhile, Corporate Profit Share Has Risen Significantly [29 October 2004]

By Isaac Shapiro and David Kamin

http://www.cbpp.org/10-29-04pov.htm

or

http://www.cbpp.org/10-29-04pov.pdf

[full-text, 3 pages]

From the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

Public Attitudes on the U.S. Health Care System: Findings From the Health Confidence Survey

by Ruth Helman, Mathew Greenwald & Associates, and Paul Fronstin, EBRI

http://www.ebri.org/EBRI.HCS04.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

See Press Release

2004 Health Confidence Survey:

Americans Cut Savings To Pay Rising Health Bills; Fear Future Cost, Access Problems

http://www.ebri.org/prrel/pr678.pdf

U.S. Companies Revising Variable Pay Plans for Non-Executive Workers, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [1 November 2004]

Changes signal continuing shift from fixed to variable compensation

http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=13863

The "Marco Biagi" Foundation and ADAPT in collaboration with the European

Commission organise an international conference on:

AGE, AGEING AND AGEISM IN WORKING LIFE

PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES FROM A LEGAL POINT OF VIEW

www.lera.uiuc.edu/news/calendar/112604-ADAPT-Italy.pdf

EEOC: How to Comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide for Restaurants and Other Food Service Employers [28 October 2004]

http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/restaurant_guide.html

See Press Release at-

http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-28-04.html

From LLRX.com

Researching Labor Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution In Employment [24 October 2004]

By Suzanne Thorpe and Laura J. Cooper

http://www.llrx.com/features/adr.htm

BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS:  SEPTEMBER 2004 [1 November 2004]

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi0904.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi0904.pdf

[full-text, 13 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi0904.xls

[spreadsheet]

and highlights at

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/pi0904_fax.pdf

BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT:  THIRD QUARTER 2004 (ADVANCE) [29 October 2004]

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/gdp304a.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/gdp304a.pdf

[full-text, 14 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/gdp304a.xls

[spreadsheet]

and Highlights at

http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/gdp304a_fax.pdf

BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-SEPTEMBER 2004 [29 October 2004]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf

[full-text, 18 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm

BLS Comparative Foreign Labor Statistics:

Consumer Price Indexes in Nine Countries, percent change from same period of previous year, 1990-2004

ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flscpim.txt

Unemployment rates in nine countries, civilian labor force basis, approximating U.S. concepts, seasonally adjusted, 1990-2004

ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flsjec.txt

Unemployment rates in the European Union and selected member countries, civilian labor force basis (1), seasonally adjusted, 1990-2004

ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flseur.txt

Resources on the Internet for Business Journalists

Society of American Business Editors and Writers Business Investigative Reporting Workshop

Atlanta, Oct. 5, 2004

http://jclass.umd.edu/cars/Special/SABEW2004.htm

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Stuart Basefsky                 *
Director, IWS News Bureau               *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School                      *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor            *
New York, NY 10016                      *
                                        *
Telephone: (607) 255-2703               *
Fax: (607) 255-9641                     *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu                *
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