Wednesday, October 19, 2005
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 19 October 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, 19 October 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
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 19 October 2005
Academic Research
- National Academies Press
- Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future
- http://books.nap.edu/catalog/11463.html
- or
- http://www.nap.edu/books/0309100399/html
- [read it online free, 504 pages]
- Press Release
- Broad Federal Effort Urgently Needed to Create New, High-Quality Jobs for All Americans in the 21st Century [12 October 2005]
- http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/isbn/0309100399?OpenDocument
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- Corporate Governance and Value in Brazil (and in Chile)
- http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubR-514.pdf
- [full-text, 60 pages]
- R-514
- Author: Leal, Ricardo; Carvalhal-da-Silva , André
- Published: October 2005
- Language: English
- Abstract:
- http://www.iadb.org/res/index.cfm?fuseaction=Publications.View&pub_id=R-514
International
- European Commission (EC)
- Growth and Jobs: Commission tables 19 measures to boost innovation and research
- Brussels, 12 October 2005
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/press/2005/pr1210en.cfm
- For more information and examples see MEMO/05/366.
- http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/05/366&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Dublin 18 October 2005
- NEW DIRECTOR appointed for the European Foundation
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/press/releases/2005/051018.htm
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- The future of telecommunications - still in Europe? [online October 2005]
- http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu05018a.html
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- Business Creation as a Result of Restructuring Processes [12 October 2005]
- http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu05019a.html
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO) online
- Combining family and full-time work [10 October 2005]
- http://www.eurofound.ie/working/reports/TN0510TR02/TN0510TR02.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.ie/working/reports/TN0510TR02/TN0510TR02.pdf
- [full-text, 47 pages]
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICTFU)
- Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights 2005
- http://www.icftu.org/survey2005.asp?language=EN
- or
- http://www.icftu.org/www/pdf/survey05/Survey05-EN.pdf
- [full-text, 329 pages]
- See Press Release
- ICFTU Annual Survey: Grim global catalogue of anti-union repression 18/10/2005
- http://www.icftu.org/displaydocument.asp?Index=991222870&Language=EN
- ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
- INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
- BASIC DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM
- (Updated to July 2003)
- SECRETARIAT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
- SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA 2003
- http://www.corteidh.or.cr/publica/Basingl0.pdf
- [full-text, 323 pages]
- See -
- Inter-American Court of Human Rights
- http://www.corteidh.or.cr/index_ing.html
- or
- http://www.corteidh.or.cr/general_ing/index.html
- For more publications (many in Spanish), see-
- http://www.corteidh.or.cr/public_ing/index.html
- The following resource is highly recommended as a source for macroeconomic data.
- Compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- [OECD] External Links to Macroeconomic Reports and Data
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/20/9/33813816.html
- Includes the most valuable links for an economic overview of 30 Countries, plus the World and the European Union.
- For example:
- [OECD] World Economy: External Links to Macroeconomic Reports and Data
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/37/18988469.htm
- [OECD] European Union: External Links to Macroeconomic Reports and Data
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/14/18640945.htm
- [OECD] United States: External Links to Macroeconomic Reports and Data
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/36/18634782.htm
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- Economics and Statistics Administration
- U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
- Nonemployer Statistics: 2003 [12 October 2005]
- Issued October 2005
- NS03-00A-1
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/ns0300a01.pdf
- [full-text, 467 pages]
- Population Division
- U.S. Bureau of the Census
- Washington, DC 20233
- Indicators of Marriage and Fertility in the United States from the American Community Survey: 2000 to 2003 [13 October 2005]
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/fertility/mar-fert-slides.html
- Press release 13 October 2005
- New Analysis Offers First-Ever State-by-State Look at Links Between Marriage, Fertility and Other Socioeconomic Characteristics
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/fertility/005807.html
- EEOC:
- See FREEDOM TO COMPETE AWARD (includes briefs on winners)
- http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/compete/award/index.html
- Press Release
- EEOC TAKING NOMINATIONS FOR 2006 "FREEDOM TO COMPETE AWARD"
- Honoring Best Practices that Promote Fair and Open Competition in the Workplace
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-12-05.html
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- DIGEST OF EDUCATION STATISTICS, 2004 [October 2005]
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/
- List of Digest 2004 Tables
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04_tf.asp
- Families and Work Institute
- From the "When Work Works" Project
- http://familiesandwork.org/3w/index.html
- Press Release
- 2005 NATIONAL STUDY OF EMPLOYERS REVEALS CHANGES IN WORK LIFE ASSISTANCE OFFERED TO AMERICAS EMPLOYEES
- Small Employers Offer More Flexibility; Large Employers Offer More Benefits
- http://familiesandwork.org/press/2005nserelease.html#nse
- Migration Information Source (MIS)
- 14 October 2005
- Global Data Center
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/GlobalData/
- Maps of the Foreign Born in the US
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/DataTools/maps.cfm
- Who's Where in the United States?
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/whoswhere.cfm
- State Data on the Foreign Born
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/statemap.cfm
- US Historical Trends
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/GlobalData/charts2.cfm
- Public Citizen
- [Data]
- 2004 Truck Crash Deaths per 100,000 Population (100KP)*
- http://www.trucksafety.org/pictures/HOS-chart2%20(3).pdf
- Press Release
- Oct. 17, 2005
- Safety Groups Release List of Most Lethal States for Truck Crashes; Victims Urge Congress to Resist Industry Pressure to Weaken Hours of Service Rule
- Government Gives Truckers a Free Pass on Rule Until End of Year; Safety Groups Issue Travelers Alert
- http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2066
- RAND
- Inspiration, Perspiration, and Time
- Operations and Achievement in Edison Schools
- Brian P. Gill, Laura S. Hamilton, J. R. Lockwood, Julie A. Marsh, Ron W. Zimmer, Deanna Hill and Shana Pribesh
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2005/RAND_MG351.pdf
- [full-text, 292 pages]
- and
- Summary
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2005/RAND_MG351.sum.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- Press Release
- October 11, 2005
- RAND SAYS MOST PUBLIC SCHOOLS MANAGED BY EDISON SCHOOLS MATCH OR EXCEED GAINS OF COMPARABLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 4 TO 5 YEARS
- http://www.rand.org/news/press.05/10.11.html
- EEOC
- Questions and Answers About the Association Provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act [17 October 2005]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/association_ada.html
- Press Release
- FEDERAL LAW PROTECTS THOSE WHO ASSOCIATE WITH THE DISABLED, EEOC AFFIRMS [17 October 2005]
- New Document Sheds Light on Little-Known ADA Provision
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-17-05.html
- ILO: Conditions of Work and Employment Database
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/database/index.htm
- or
- http://www-ilo-mirror.cornell.edu/public/english/protection/condtrav/database/index.htm
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Minimum Wages Database
- http://www.ilo.org/travaildatabase/servlet/minimumwages
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Working Time Database
- http://www.ilo.org/travaildatabase/servlet/workingtime
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Maternity Protection Database
- http://www.ilo.org/travaildatabase/servlet/maternityprotection
- BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES August 2005 [13 October 2005]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/trad0805.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/trad0805.pdf
- [full-text, 48 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/trad0805.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/trad0805_fax.pdf
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes - September 2005 [18 October 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: SEPTEMBER 2005 [14 October 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN SEPTEMBER 2005 [14 October 2005]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - SEPTEMBER 2005 - [13 October 2005]
- 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
- EuroStat: 127/2005 - 11 October 2005
- Employment in hotels and restaurants
- 4% of total employment in the EU25 in 2004
- Large share of young people and women
- http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2005/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2005_MONTH_10/4-11102005-EN-AP.PDF
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Federal Reserve Board (FRB)
- INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION [14 October 2005]
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/current/default.htm
- or
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/current/g17.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Publication
- October 17, 2005
- Crime in the United States, 2004
- http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm
- or
- http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/
- or
- http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/documents/CIUS2004.pdf
- [full-text, 538 pages]
- and
- Summary
- http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/documents/CIUS_2004_Section1.pdf
- [full-text, 10 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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