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

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


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


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


Federal

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


State

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


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

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

Law

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.)


Statistical Reports

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


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

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]

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