Wednesday, April 05, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 5 April 2006
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, 5 April 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.
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 5 April 2006
Academic Research
- OECD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
- Working Paper No. 247
- MEASURING GENDER (IN)EQUALITY: Introducing the Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base (GID)
- by Johannes P. Jütting, Christian Morrisson, Jeff Dayton-Johnson and Denis Drechsler
- Research programme on: Social Institutions and Dialogue
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/17/49/36228820.pdf
- [full-text, 51 pages]
- See the database at -- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/19/28/36223936.xls
- and additional material at - http://www.oecd.org/document/23/0,2340,en_2649_33947_36225815_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Working Paper # 508
- Princeton University, Industrial Relations Section, March 2006
- THE US GENDER PAY GAP IN THE 1990s: SLOWING CONVERGENCE
- Francine D. Blau , Cornell University and Lawrence M. Kahn, Cornell University
- October 2003, Revised, March 2006
- http://www.irs.princeton.edu/pubs/pdfs/508.pdf
- [full-text, 42 pages]
- CAHRS Working Paper #06 01
- Human Resource Management, Service Quality, and Economic Performance in Call Centers
- Rosemary Batt
- Lisa M. Moynihan
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/downloads/PDFs/WorkingPapers/WP06-01.pdf
- [full-text, 29 pages]
International
- Bank of Japan (and reported by the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training)
- TANKAN Summary (March 2006) [3 April 2006]
- 128th Short-term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan
- http://www.boj.or.jp/en/type/stat/boj_stat/tk/gaiyo/tka0603.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Numerous TABLES and CHARTS....
- See also the TANKAN Outline (March 2006)
- http://www.boj.or.jp/en/type/stat/boj_stat/tk/yoshi/tk0603.htm
- European Commission (EC)
- Guidance on the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services [4 April 2006]
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/labour_law/docs/com_2006_159_en.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- [New!] POSTING OF WORKERS Web Page
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/labour_law/postingofworkers_en.htm
- MEMO/06/151
- Brussels, 4th April 2006
- Communication from the Commission on Guidance on the Posting of Workers in the framework of the provision of services
- http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/151&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
- Press Release
- Reference: IP/06/423 Date: 04/04/2006
- Commission promotes jobs in services sector: posting of workers less bureaucratic and quicker
- http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/423&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (2006)
- http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/gbe/ceacr2006.htm
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations
- LABOUR INSPECTION (General Survey of the Committee of Experts)
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc95/pdf/rep-iii-1b.pdf
- [full-text, 165 pages]
- ILO/AIDS: Why AIDS is a Workplace Issue
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/trav/aids/
- New features on the website [30 March 2006]
- COUNTRY PROFILES [see pull-down menu in left margin]
- ILO (International Labour Organization)
- NEWS from AROUND THE WORLD on AIDS
- http://www.newsnow.co.uk/clients/ilo/results.html?keyword=AIDS
- ILO
- Conditions of Work and Employment Programme
- Conditions of work and employment for older workers in industrialized countries: Understanding the issues (2006),
- Conditions of Work and Employment Series No.15,
- by N.S. Ghosheh Jr., S. Lee and D. McCann
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/pdf/15cws.pdf
- [full-text, 60 pages]
- OECD Factbook 2006 - Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics [28 March 2006]
- http://miranda.sourceoecd.org/vl=2051514/cl=21/nw=1/rpsv/fact2006/
- For example, see Employment Rates by Gender
- http://miranda.sourceoecd.org/vl=2051514/cl=21/nw=1/rpsv/fact2006/05-01-01.htm
- Press Release
- 2006 Edition Out Now!
- http://www.oecd.org/site/0,2865,en_21571361_34374092_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online [29 March 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Charts: Occupational Pay Relatives in San Francisco and Brownsville, 2004 (03/29/2006)
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20060323ch01.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20060323ch01.htm
- Census: Current Population Reports
- Household Economic Studies
- Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Spells of Unemployment 20012003 [29 March 2006]
- By Alfred O. Gottschalck
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-105.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Census: The Black Population in the United States
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/black.html
- [see above for 2003 and earlier reports on material covered below]
- Current Population Survey (CPS) Reports
- 2004 March CPS
- * The Black Alone Population in the United States: 2004 [29 March 2006]
- * Detailed Tables (PPL-186)
- * http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/ppl-186.html
- *
- * The Black Alone or in Combination Population in the United States: 2004 [29 March 2006]
- * Detailed Tables (PPL-186)
- * http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/ppl-186_aoic.html
- Census: Asian and Pacific Islander Populations
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/api.html
- [See above for 2003 or earlier material on the information covered below]
- Current Population Survey (CPS)
- 2004 March CPS
- * The Asian Alone Population in the United States: 2004 [29 March 2006]
- * Detailed Tables (PPL-184)
- * http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/ppl-184.html
- * The Asian Alone or in Combination Population in the United States: 2004 [29 March 2006]
- * Detailed Tables (PPL-184)
- * http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/ppl-184_aoic.html
- Census: 2005 State Government Tax Collections [30 March 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/govs/www/statetax.html
- See --Press Release, 30 March 2006
- State Government Tax Collections up $57 Billion in 2005
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/governments/006672.html
- Census: 2004 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances -- School Systems [3 April 2006]
- Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data
- http://www.census.gov/govs/www/school.html
- and specifically at
- http://www.census.gov/govs/www/school04.html
- [provides multiple format access]
- or
- Public Education Finances 2004
- Issued March 2006
- http://ftp2.census.gov/govs/school/04f33pub.pdf
- [full-text, 135 pages]
- NCES (National Center for Education Statistics)
- Public Elementary/Secondary School Locale Code File: School Year 2003-04, Version 1a [3 April 2006]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006332
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/CCDLocaleCode.asp
- [above URL to download in various formats]
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/pdf/sl031agen.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- OPM: March 30, 2006
- OPM Director Reiterates Need for Civil Service Reform
- http://www.opm.gov/news/opm-director-reiterates-need-for-civil-service-reform,1034.aspx
- MDRC
- [Disabled] Youth Transition Demonstration [online April 2006]
- http://www.mdrc.org/project_20_79.html
- Migration Information Source (MIS)--Special Issue on Central America--April 3, 2006
- SPECIAL ISSUE: CENTRAL AMERICA
- Top story:
- Central America: Crossroads of the Americas
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=386
- Spotlight:
- Central American Foreign Born in the United States
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?id=385
- Country Profile:
- Guatemala: Economic Migrants Replace Political Refugees
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?id=392
- Features:
- Mexico: Caught Between the United States and Central America
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=389
- Canada: A Northern Refuge for Central Americans
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=390
- Remittance Trends in Central America
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=393
- In 2004, Central American countries received US$ 7.8 billion in remittances through official channels. Are remittances hurting or helping the region? MPIs Dovelyn Agunias investigates.
- Migration and Development in El Salvador: Ideals Versus Reality
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=387
- CAFTA: What Could It Mean for Migration?
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=388
- Central Americans and Asylum Policy in the Reagan Era
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=384
- National Policies and the Rise of Transnational Gangs
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=394
- The Migration Information Source is a project of the Migration Policy Institute (MPI). Find out more about MPI at http://www.migrationpolicy.org/.
- Towers Perrin
- Global Workforce Study
- Ten steps to creating an engaged workforce: Key European Findings [29 March 2006]
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_Kingdom/publications/Reports/GWS_europe/GWS_europe.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Towers Perrin U.S. Legislative Tracking Charts Human Resources
- United States
- 31 Mar 2006
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/publications/Periodicals/Leg_Tracking_Charts/2006_03_31/LTC_HR_2006_03_31.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Towers Perrin U.S. Legislative Tracking Charts Retirement
- United States
- 31 Mar 2006
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/publications/Periodicals/Leg_Tracking_Charts/2006_03_31/LTC_RET_2006_03_31.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- Towers Perrin U.S. Legislative Tracking Charts Health and Welfare
- United States
- 31 Mar 2006
- http://www.towersperrin.com/hrservices/webcache/towers/United_States/publications/Periodicals/Leg_Tracking_Charts/2006_03_31/LTC_HW_2006_03_31.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- World Economic Forum (WEF)
- The Latin America Competitiveness Review 2006: Paving the Way for Regional Prosperity [5 April 2006]
- http://www.weforum.org/pdf/Latin_America/Review.pdf
- [full-text, 190 pages]
- LLRX.com
- Business Filings Databases -- Updated
- By Kathy Biehl
- Published April 26, 2004
- Revised and Updated: January 17, 2005 and March 15, 2006
- http://www.llrx.com/columns/roundup29.htm
- BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FOURTH QUARTER 2005 (FINAL) [30 March 2006]
- CORPORATE PROFITS: FOURTH QUARTER 2005
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/gdpnewsrelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp405f.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp405f.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp405f_fax.pdf
- BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: FEBRUARY 2006 [30 March 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: FEBRUARY 2006 [31 March 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0206.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0206.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0206.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0206_fax.pdf
- Try Ask.com as an alternative to GOOGLE. You may like the results
- http://www.ask.com/
- See article in Wall Street Journal
- http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20060330.html
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
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 9:42 AM
