Wednesday, March 15, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 15 March 2006
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, 15 March 2006
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.
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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_______________________________
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, 15 March 2006
Academic Research
- International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO, Geneva
- DECENT WORK: OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES [13 March 2006]
- Edited by Dharam Ghai
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/decentghai.pdf
- [full-text, 241 pages]
- International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO, Geneva
- Proceedings of the France/ILO Symposium, Annecy 2005
- Offshoring and the Internationalization of Employment: A challenge for a fair globalization? [13 March 2006]
- Peter Auer, Geneviève Besse and Dominique Méda (eds.)
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/annecy06.pdf
- [full-text, 262 pages]
- OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers
- No. 33.
- * Alternative Measures of Well-Being
- * Romina Boarini, Asa Johansson and Marco Mira d'Ercole
- * http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/13/38/36165332.pdf
- * [full-text, 58 pages]
- No. 32.
- * Social Disadvantage and Education Experiences
- * Stephen Machin
- * http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/13/60/36165298.pdf
- * [full-text, 34 pages]
- * Alternative Measures of Well-Being
- DECENT WORK: OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES [13 March 2006]
International
- International Labour Organization
- ILO (ACTRAV -- Workers' Activities)
- QVILIS DATABASE
- COMPLAINTS OF VIOLATION OF TRADE UNION RIGHTS
- http://www.oit.org.pe/qvilis_world/index.php
- Ministry of Labor (Korea)
- Korea Labor Review
- November-December 2005
- Volume 1, No. 5
- http://www.molab.go.kr:8001/english/resources/publications/res0301_list.jsp?tbl=106&cn2=MENU&cv2=7
- or
- http://www.molab.go.kr:8001/english/resources/publications/res0301_view.jsp
- or
- http://www.molab.go.kr:8001/download/_20051226110333220.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- OECD
- The Lisbon Council Policy Brief
- The economics of knowledge: Why education is key for Europes success [14 March 2006]
- by Andreas Schleicher
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/43/11/36278531.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- ILO (ACTRAV -- Workers' Activities)
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
- Direct Investment Interactive System [8 March 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/directinv.htm
- You can now interactively display and download time-series tables on direct investment transactions and related positions, on the operations of U.S multinational companies, and on the U.S. operations of foreign multinational companies. For a detailed explanation, see - http://www.bea.gov/bea/di/reference_interactivesystem_01.htm
- Census
- Issued December 2005
- P23-209
- 65+ in the United States: 2005 [9 March 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p23-209.pdf
- [full-text, 254 pages]
- Press Release [9 March 2006]
- Dramatic Changes in U.S. Aging Highlighted in New Census, NIH Report
- Impact of Baby Boomers Anticipated
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/aging_population/006544.html
- Dramatic Changes in U.S. Aging Highlighted in New Census, NIH Report
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22397
- March 9, 2006
- The Link Between Medicaid and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Recent History and Current Issues
- Elicia J. Herz, Specialist in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22397_20060309.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Press Release 8 March 2006
- EEOC PARTNERS WITH BUSINESS TO BUILD BEST PRACTICES FOR INCREASING DIVERSITY
- Action Plan Emerges from Watershed Symposium with Corporate Leaders
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/3-8-06.html
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Nanoparticle Information Library (NIL)
- http://www2a.cdc.gov/niosh-nil/
- Search the library at
- http://www2a.cdc.gov/niosh-nil/search.asp
- About the
- Nanoparticle Information Library (NIL)
- http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/nil.html
- http://www2a.cdc.gov/niosh-nil/search.asp
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Science and Engineering Doctorate Awards: 2004 [14 March 2006]
- http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf06308
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06308/
- or
- Full Report
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06308/pdf/nsf06308.pdf
- [full-text, 112 pages]
- and
- Detailed Tables
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06308/pdf/tables.pdf
- [full-text, 89 pages]
- Direct Investment Interactive System [8 March 2006]
- New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL)
- NEW YORK STATE ECONOMY CONTINUED TO GROW IN 2005 [8 March 2006]
- Higher Private Sector Job Count and Lower Unemployment Rate
- http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workforceindustrydata/PressReleases/pruistat.htm
- See also
- EMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED, AND RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE FOR NEW YORK STATE AND MAJOR LABOR AREAS, JANUARY 2006
- http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workforceindustrydata/PressReleases/prtbur.txt
- and
- Labor Market Overview [Charts]
- http://www.labor.state.ny.us/workforceindustrydata/PressReleases/overview.pdf
- NEW YORK STATE ECONOMY CONTINUED TO GROW IN 2005 [8 March 2006]
- Brookings Institution
- Diversity Spreads Out: Metropolitan Shifts in Hispanic, Asian, and Black Populations Since 2000
- by William H. Frey
- March 2006
- http://www.brookings.org/metro/pubs/20060307_frey.htm
- or
- http://www.brookings.org/metro/pubs/20060307_Frey.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- Defined Benefit Plan Freezes: Who's Affected, How Much, and Replacing Lost Accurals
- March 2006
- EBRI Issue Brief #291
- Paperback, 20 pp.
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3628
- or
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_03-20062.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Mercer
- Employers and health plans provide momentum for health care quality initiatives
- Care Focused Purchasing (CFP) presses ahead with agenda
- United States
- New York, 7 March 2006
- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1212085;jsessionid=LUWPKQ50AXPQQCTGOUGCIIQKMZ0QUI2C
- Mercer
- Preparing employers for an avian flu pandemic > How we can help [9 March 2006]
- http://www.mercerhr.com/referencecontent.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1208470
- [includes numerous full-text publications free]
- PEW Charitable Trusts
- Topic--Hispanics in America
- Size and Characteristics of the Unauthorized Migrant Population in the U.S.
- March 2006
- http://www.pewtrusts.org/ideas/ideas_item.cfm?content_item_id=3275&content_type_id=8&issue_name=Hispanics%20in%20America&issue=25&page=8&WT.mc_id=03/13/2006
- or
- Executive Summary [7 March 2006]
- http://www.pewtrusts.org/pdf/PHC_Immigration_0306.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- or
- Full Report
- http://www.pewtrusts.org/pdf/PHC_Immigration_full_0306.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Skilled Worker Shortage a Growing Issue for U.S. Organizations
- Many Employers Hiring Foreign Nationals to Alleviate Skill Shortages
[13 March 2006]- http://www.shrm.org/press_published/CMS_016174.asp#P-4_0
- Watson Wyatt
- Few Companies Planning Changes To Pay Programs In Wake Of New SEC Discolsure Rules, Watson Wyatt Poll Finds
- Most Believe Rules Will Not Improve Corporate Governance
[14 March 2006]- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=15797
- Diversity Spreads Out: Metropolitan Shifts in Hispanic, Asian, and Black Populations Since 2000
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report for Congress
- Order Code RL33304
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): The Definition of Disability
- March 9, 2006
- Nancy Lee Jones, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33304_20060309.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- EEOC Litigation Statistics, FY 1992 through FY 2005 [13 March 2006]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/litigation.html
- Order Code RL33304
- BLS: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-DECEMBER 2005 [14 March 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- BLS: Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers in Manufacturing, 32 Countries or Areas, 22 Manufacturing Industries, 1992-2004 [6 March 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/flshcindnaics.htm
- or
- ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/industrynaics.txt
- BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - FEBRUARY 2006 - [15 March 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: JANUARY 2006 [14 March 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 2006 [10 March 2006]
- http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- or
- http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://stats.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JANUARY 2006 [9 March 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
- Europa > European Commission > Public Opinion Analysis > EB Interactive Search System
- Eurobarometer Interactive Search System
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/public_opinion/cf/index_en.cfm
- See also --
- Public Opinion
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/public_opinion/index_en.htm
- Standard Eurobarometer 64
- Fieldwork : October-November 2005
- Publication : December 2005
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/public_opinion/archives/eb/eb64/eb64_en.htm
- Standard Eurobarometer Archives
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/public_opinion/archives/eb_arch_en.htm
- Eurobarometer Special Surveys
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/public_opinion/archives/eb_special_en.htm
- Public Opinion
- Eurobarometer Interactive Search System
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.
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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