Tuesday, August 02, 2005
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 3 August 2005
IWS Documented News Service
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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
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 3 August 2005
Academic Research
International
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 3 August 2005
Academic Research
- Global Development Network (GDN)
- FREE Articles on Developing Countries
- Knowledge Base
- http://www.gdnet.org/knowledge_base/
- Research Papers
- http://www.gdnet.org/knowledge_base/research_papers/
- BROWSE BY COUNTRY (See left margin)
- http://www.gdnet.org/knowledge_base/research_papers/browse_by_country/
- International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO
- WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL LABOUR LAW FOR?
- Brian Langille
- Geneva, March 2005
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/langille.pdf
- [full-text, 26 pages]
- International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO
- KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND MIGRATION POLICY MAKING
- Christina Boswell
- Geneva, October 2004
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/boswell2.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Layoffs, Lemons, Race, and Gender
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w11481.pdf
- [full-text, 29 pages]
- Luojia Hu, Christopher Taber
- NBER Working Paper No. 11481
- Issued in July 2005
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11481
- Upjohn Institute
- Single Mothers, Social Capital, and Work-Family Conflict
- Upjohn Institute Working Paper 05-118
- Teresa Ciabattari
- Sonoma State University
- 2005
- http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/05-118.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- Abstract
- http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/05118wp.html
International
- Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Negotiating free-trade agreements: a guide (2005)
- Walter Goode
- http://www.apecsec.org.sg/apec/publications/free_downloads/2005.MedialibDownload.v1.html?url=/etc/medialib/apec_media_library/downloads/otherfora_initiatives/fta_rta.Par.0001.File.v1.1
- [full-text, 155 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Working and employment conditions in Germany [April 2005 online now]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF05131EN.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- Government of India
- Ministry of Labour and Employment
- Annual Report 2004-2005
- http://labour.nic.in/annrep/annrep2004.htm
- Annual Reports for earlier years [from 2001-] are available at-
- http://labour.nic.in/annrep/annrep.htm
- Hong Kong
- Labour Department ANNUAL REPORT 2004
- http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/iprd/2004/home/annualreport_1.html
- See Figures & Charts at-
- http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/iprd/2004/home/annualreport_fig_chart.html
- Korea Labor Institute (KLI)
- [Korea] Labor Statistics for July 2005
- http://www.kli.re.kr/20_english/05_labor/file/200507.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- For previous months, go to -
- http://www.kli.re.kr/20_english/05_labor/list.asp?tmp_no=2005
- General Accountability Office (GAO)
- GAO: Human Capital: Symposium on Designing and Managing Market-Based and More Performance-Oriented Pay Systems. GAO-05-832SP, July 27.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-05-832SP
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05832sp.pdf
- [full-text, 104 pages]
- and Highlights -
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d05832sphigh.pdf
- U.S. House. Joint Economic Committee (JEC)
- Overview of the CHINESE ECONOMY
- http://www.house.gov/jec/publications/109/07-26-05china.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- See Press Release 26 July 2005
- Chinese Economy is Examined in New JEC Study
- http://www.house.gov/jec/press/2005/07-26-05.htm
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Youth Indicators, 2005: Trends in the Well-Being of American Youth [29 July 2005]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005050
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005050.pdf
- [full-text, 138 pages]
- [click on PDFs in left margin for each section]
- Press Release 29 July 2005
- http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2005/07/07292005.html
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Student Reports of Bullying: Results from the 2001 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey [27 July 2005]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005310
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005310.pdf
- [full-text, 53 pages]
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- NAEP: The NATION'S REPORT CARD --2004 Results
- http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
- 2004 Long Term Results
- http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/ltt/results2004/
- NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress:
- Three Decades of Student Performance in Reading and Mathematics
- 14 July 2005
- http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/2005/2005464.asp
- To download parts of the report, go to -
- http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/2005/2005464.asp#pdflist
- To download complete report, go to-
- http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2005/2005464.pdf
- [full-text, 148 pages]
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Education Statistics Quarterly-Vol. 6 Issue 3 [26 Ju;ly 2005]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005612
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005612.pdf
- [full-text, 76 pages]
- NIOSH: Just the FAQs: Answering Your Questions About NIOSH Research on Nanotechnology
- http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/faq.html
- PLEASE NOTE: The NEW NIOSH PARTNERSHIP concerning NANOTECHNOLOGY
- SnIRC With a Nano-sized n A New NIOSH Partnership
- http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/newsarchive.html#snirc
- New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL)
- Prevailing Wage Schedules/Updates for 07/01/2005 - 06/30/2006
- http://wpp.labor.state.ny.us/wpp/publicViewPWChanges.do?method=showIt
- CHANGE TO WIN COALITION (Labor Union Splinter Group)
- http://www.changetowin.org/
- If you want to be on their mailing list for information, go to --
- http://www.facts-online.org/changetowin/join.tcl
- DiversityBusiness.com
- Diversity Lists for 2004 and earlier years
- DIV-LISTS - 2004
- http://www.diversitybusiness.com/Resources/DivLists/2004/
- Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) Monthly Newsletter [No. 38]
- June-July(Part Two), 2005
- http://kctu.org/maybbs/view.php?db=kctuinfo2&code=eng_docu&n=38
- For this item and earlier editions see --
- New Documents
- http://kctu.org/maybbs/list.php?db=kctuinfo2&code=eng_docu
- Mercer
- China and India: Comparative HR Advantages [15 July 2005]
- http://www.mercerhr.com/knowledgecenter/reportsummary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1186125;jsessionid=3ELYMM20TRSAQCTGOUGCHPQKMZ0QYI2C
- Mercer
- US workers trust in management is low
- Mercer survey reveals a lack of confidence in top executives
- United States
- New York, 21 July 2005
- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1187220
- Migration Policy Institute
- Spotlight on Refugees and Asylees in the United States
- By Jeanne Batalova, PhD
- Migration Policy Institute
- August 1, 2005
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?id=327
- From FindLaw.com
- Labor and Employment Law News
- http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/business/labor/
- From HAZARDS MAGAZINE
- [Thanks to Rory O'Neill, Editor -- who believes this list is up-to-date]
- GLOBAL FRAMEWORK AGREEMENTS
- http://www.hazards.org/unioneffect/gufagreements.htm
- (Listing of agreements concluded between transnational companies and Global Union Federations, identifying those with health, safety and environment clauses.)
- BEA: Gross Domestic Product 2nd Qtr (Advance)
- NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT ACCOUNTS
- . SECOND QUARTER 2005 GDP (ADVANCE)
- . REVISED ESTIMATES: 2002 THROUGH FIRST QUARTER 2005
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdp205a.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdp205a.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- and Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdp205a_fax.pdf
- BLS: CONTINGENT AND ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS, FEBRUARY 2005 [27 July 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/conemp.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/conemp.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- BLS: Producer Price Index Detailed Report Tables for June 2005 [27 July 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/ppi/home.htm#tables
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/ppi/ppi_dr.htm#2005
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/ppi/ppidr200506.pdf
- [full-text, 132 pages]
- BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-JUNE 2005 [29 July 2005]
- 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 Real Gross Domestic Product Per Capita and Per Employed Person Fifteen Countries 1960-2004 [22 July 2005]
- ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flsgdp.txt
- BLS: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: JUNE 2005 [2 August 2005]
- REVISED ESTIMATES: 2002 THROUGH MAY 2005
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/pi0605.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/pi0605.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/pi0605.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/pi0605_fax.pdf
- Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- Hispanic Heritage Month 2005: September 15-October 15 [29 July 2005]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/005338.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2005/cb05ff-14rev.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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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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