Wednesday, May 31, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 31 May 2006
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 31 May 2006
Academic Research
- ELDIS Resource Guides: AGEING, GENDER, GLOBALISATION, POVERTY & More....
- http://www.eldis.org/guides/index.htm
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Compressed working weeks (2006), Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 12,
- by Philip Tucker, Department of Psychology, University of Wales Swansea
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/pdf/12cws.pdf
- [full-text, 64 pages]
- INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR STUDIES (IILS) [at the ILO]
- Discussion paper DP/162/2006
- Decent Work Research Programme
- Social pacts as coalitions of weak and moderate: Ireland, Italy and South Korea in comparative perspective
- Lucio Baccaro and Sang-Hoon Lim
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/dp16206.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
International
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Brussels, 24 May 2006
COM (2006) 249
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
Promoting decent work for all
The EU contribution to the implementation of the decent work agenda in the world
{SEC(2006) 643}
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/emplweb/news/news_en.cfm?id=158
or
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/news/2006/may/com_2006_249_en.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
and
ANNEX
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/news/2006/may/sec_2006_643_en.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
- See Press Release, 24 May 2006
- Commission promotes 'decent work in the world' to fight poverty and promote fair globalisation
- http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/06/675&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
News Update
Decent work - Safe work [29 May 2006]
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/ewco/2006/04/EU0604NU04.htm
EuroStat
Eurostatistics - Data for short-term economic analysis - No 4/2006 [23 May 2006]
http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1073,46587259&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&p_product_code=KS-BJ-06-004
or
http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-BJ-06-004/EN/KS-BJ-06-004-EN.PDF
[full-text, 231 pages]
International Labour Office Geneva (ILO)
International Labour Conference, 95th Session, 2006
Report of the Director-General
Appendix
The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories [26 May 2006]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc95/pdf/rep-i-a-ax.pdf
[full-text, 51 pages]
- See Press Release 26 May 2006
- New ILO report on the situation of workers in occupied Arab territories
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inf/pr/2006/22.htm
Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department
International Labour Office · Geneva
SEED Working Paper No. 75
Poverty reduction through small enterprises
Emerging consensus, unresolved issues and ILO activities
by Paul Vandenberg
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/empent/docs/F1339520187/WP75-2006.pdf
[full-text, 68 pages]
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Skills and Employability Department
Career Guidance: A resource handbook for low- and middle-income countries [2006]
by Ellen Hansen
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/career/download/career_guidance.pdf
[full-text, 120 pages]
International Labour Organization (ILO), Bangkok
Child Trafficking Publications (available in 2006 to date)
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/pub16.htm
- Combating child trafficking in Asia: information package
- by ILO Regional Project on Combating Child Trafficking for Labour and Sexual Exploitation (TICSA-II)
- Bangkok: ILO, 2006
- Asia
- < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/ticsa1.pdf >
- Bangladesh
- < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/ticsa2.pdf >
- Indonesia
- < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/ticsa3.pdf >
- Nepal
- < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/ticsa4.pdf >
- Pakistan
- < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/ticsa5.pdf >
- Sri Lanka
- < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/ticsa6.pdf >
- Thailand
- < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/ticsa7.pdf >
- A demand side of human trafficking in Asia: empirical findings
- by ILO Regional Project on Combating Child Trafficking for Labour and Sexual Exploitation (TICSA-II)
- Bangkok: ILO, 2006
- vi, 120 p.
- ISBN 92-2-118448-X & 978-92-2-118448-5 (Print version)
- ISBN 92-2-118449-8 & 978-92-2-118449-2 (Web version)
- < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/pub06-01.pdf >
- Anti-child trafficking legislation in Asia: a six-country review
- by ILO Regional Project on Combating Child Trafficking for Labour and Sexual Exploitation (TICSA-II)
- Bangkok: ILO, 2006
- vi, 128 p.
- ISBN 92-2-118448-X & 978-92-2-118448-5 (Print version)
- ISBN 92-2-118449-8 & 978-92-2-118449-2 (Web version)
- < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/pub06-03.pdf >
- Child-friendly standards & guidelines for the recovery and integration of trafficked children
- by ILO Regional Project on Combating Child Trafficking for Labour and Sexual Exploitation (TICSA-II)
- Bangkok: ILO, 2006
- 68 p.
- ISBN 92-2-118456-0 & 978-92-2-118456-0 (Print version)
- ISBN 92-2-118457-9 & 978-92-2-118457-7 (Web version)
- < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/pub06-04.pdf >
- Rehabilitation of the victims of child trafficking: a multidisciplinary approach
- by ILO Regional Project on Combating Child Trafficking for Labour and Sexual Exploitation (TICSA-II)
- Bangkok: ILO, 2006
- v, 48 p.
- ISBN 92-2-118450-1 & 978-92-2-118450-8 (Print version)
- ISBN 92-2-118451-X & 978-92-2-118451-5 (Web version)
- < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/pub06-05.pdf >
- Good practices in Asia: prevention and rehabilitation
- by ILO Regional Project on Combating Child Trafficking for Labour and Sexual Exploitation (TICSA-II)
- Bangkok: ILO, 2006
- vi, 92 p.
- ISBN 92-2-118464-1 & 978-92-2-118464-5 (Print version)
- ISBN 92-2-118465-X & 978-92-2-118465-2 (Web version)
- < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/pub06-06.pdf >
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities in Construction, 2004 [24 May 2006]
- by Samuel W. Meyer and Stephen M. Pegula
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20060519ar01p1.htm
- Census:
- America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2005 [25 May 2006]
- DETAILED TABLES
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2005.html
- Press Release 25 May 2006
- Americans Marrying Older, Living Alone More, See Households Shrinking, Census Bureau Reports
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/families_households/006840.html
- Facts for Features from the Census
- CB06-FF.10
- May 24, 2006
- Americans with Disabilities Act: July 26
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006841.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2006/cb06ff-10.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- The Nations Report Card: Science 2005 [24 May 2006]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006466
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard//pdf/main2005/2006466.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- and
- For additional NATION'S REPORT CARD information, see -
- http://nationsreportcard.gov/science_2005/
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2005 [24 May 2006]
- Report to Congress
- http://www.opm.gov/oca/pay/studentloan/html/fy05Report.pdf
- [full-text, 29 pages]
- see also -- Best Practices -- at
- http://www.opm.gov/oca/pay/studentloan/html/bestpractices.asp
- NEW YORK is the first state to permit employers to validate their certificates of insurance online.
- This is one of many new government tools being developed to ease the burden on businesses and to reduce fraud.
- New York State Insurance Fund (NSIF)
- New York's Largest Workers' Compensation & Disability Benefits Carrier
- http://www.nysif.com/home/home.asp
- Go to the left margin and click on VALIDATE A WORKERS' COMP. CERTIFICATE.
- Or simply go to the following --
- CERTIFICATE VALIDATION
- https://www.nysif.com/cert/certval.asp
- Canada
- Workplace Partners Panel
- http://www.wppdialogue.ca/Default.aspx?DN=598,32,Documents
- Saskatchewan's Aging Workforce: What are the Skills Challenges? What are the Opportunities?
- http://sask.wppdialogue.ca/
- For the French version see -- http://sask.dialoguepmt.ca/?DN=32,Documents&l=French
- Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
- EPI Issue Guide: OFFSHORING [White Collar] [updated May 2006]
- http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/issueguide_offshoring
- or
- http://www.epinet.org/issueguides/offshoring/epi_issue_guide_on_offshoring.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- FFE #24, May 25, 2006
- FAST FACTS from EBRI (Employee Benefit Research Institute)
- Do You Know When You Qualify for Full Social Security Benefits?
- Only 19 Percent of Current Workers Give the Correct Answer
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/publications/facts/fastfacts/fastfact052506.pdf
- European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education, and Health and Safety
- (ETUI-REHS)
- European Works Councils database [30 May 2006]
- http://www.etui-rehs.org/workers_participation/projects/european_works_councils_database
- International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP)
- THE GLOBAL OUTSOURCING 100 (in 2006)
- The World's Top Outsourcing Service Providers
- http://www.outsourcingprofessional.org/content/23/152/1197/
- Sub-lists-
- by INDUSTRY that COMPANY SERVES
- http://www.outsourcingprofessional.org/content/23/152/1228/
- Top Offshoring Providers
- http://www.outsourcingprofessional.org/content/23/152/1233/
- Methodology
- https://www.globaloutsourcing100.com/default.asp?
- Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
- Retired Steelworkers and Their Health Benefits: Results from a 2004 Survey [30 May 2006]
- http://www.kff.org/insurance/7518.cfm
- or
- http://www.kff.org/insurance/upload/7518.pdf
- [full-text, 61 pages]
- PBS Fronline Special
- Can You Afford to Retire? [16 May 2006]
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/retirement/
- The baby boomer generation is headed for a shock as it hits retirement: many of them will be long on life expectancy but short on savings.
- The two main strategies for funding retirement -- lifetime pensions and 401(k)-style savings plans -- are in serious trouble.
- In "Can You Afford to Retire?" FRONTLINE correspondent Hedrick Smith investigates this looming financial crisis and the outlook for middle-class Americans.
- Watch the 60 minute program in its entirety online free.
- LexisOne -- Labor and Employment Law
- http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch/legalguide/practice_areas/labor_employment_law.htm
- Legal Ethics. com
- www.legalethics.com
- BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: APRIL 2006 [26 May 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/pinewsrelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0406.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0406.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0406_fax.pdf
- BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FIRST QUARTER 2006 (PRELIMINARY) [25 May 2006]
- CORPORATE PROFITS: FIRST QUARTER 2006 (PRELIMINARY)
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/gdpnewsrelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp106p.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp106p.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp106p_fax.pdf
- BLS: MEXICO, 1975-2004
- HOURLY COMPENSATION COSTS FOR PRODUCTION WORKERS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
- ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flsmexmaq.txt
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- I ALL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, 1975-2004
- II MAQUILADORA MANUFACTURING EXPORT INDUSTRIES, 1975-2004
- BLS: EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF VETERANS: AUGUST 2005 [26 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/vet.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/vet.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- BLS: OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES, MAY 2005 [24 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ocwage.pdf
- Firstgov.gov
- Get It Done Online!
- Access U.S. government services from your computer.
- http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Services.shtml
- This U.S. Government site can save you lots of time in finding information and taking care of what used to be difficult or time-consuming tasks.
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code 97-1011 GOV
- Updated April 18, 2006
- Salaries of Members of Congress: A List of Payable Rates and Effective Dates, 1789-2006
- Paul E. Dwyer, Specialist in American National Government, Government and Finance Division
- http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/97-1011.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 24 May 2006
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 24 May 2006
Academic Research
- Division of Labor and the Rise of Cities: Evidence from U.S. Industrialization, 1850-1880
International
- European Commission
- Directorate General for Research
- 2006 Science and Society - Women and Science EUR 22065 EN
- Women in Science and Technology: The Business Perspective [18 May 2006]
- http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/wist_report_final_en.pdf
- [full-text, 148 pages]
- See Press Release
- Companies benefit from making better use of their women researchers
- 18 May 2006 Brussels
- http://ec.europa.eu/research/press/2006/pr1505-2en.cfm
- Eurobarometer -- Public Opinion
- The Future of Europe [5 May 2006]
- Fieldwork February - March 2006
- Publication May 2006
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_251_en.pdf
- [full-text, 162 pages]
- European Commission
- Directorate-General for Research
- Science and Society
- She Figures 2006 [18 May 2006]
- Women and Science
- Statistics and Indicators
- http://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/pdf/she_figures_2006_en.pdf
- [full-text, 116 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Working time and work-life balance in European companies [17 May 2006]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0627.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/ef0627en.pdf
- [full-text, 82 pages]
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
- Germany:
- Union membership decline slows down [16 May 2006]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/04/articles/de0604039i.html
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Better Factories CAMBODIA: Publications & Reports (Garment Industry)
- http://www.betterfactories.org/resources.aspx?z=7&idtype=3&c=3
- [Click on the ENGLISH BUTTON at top left corner of page]
- OECD
- CHINA AND THE OECD [22 May 2006]
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/16/3/36174313.pdf
- [full-text, 33 pages]
- Also available: La Chine et l'OCDE (in French) -- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/16/32/36176391.pdf
- OECD
- OECD Economic Outlook No. 79, May 2006 [23 May 2006]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/18/0,2340,en_2649_201185_20347538_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Editorial & Summary of Projections
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/1/29/20332758.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Country Summaries
- http://www.oecd.org/document/52/0,2340,en_2649_201185_19726196_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Summary of Projections by Country
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/26/2713584.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- A Potential Influenza Pandemic: An Update on Possible Macroeconomic Effects and Policy Issues
- May 22, 2006
- http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=7214&sequence=0&from=7
- or
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/72xx/doc7214/05-22-Avian%20Flu.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL33416
- Social Unrest in China
- May 8, 2006
- Thomas Lum, Specialist in Asian Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33416.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Kathleen P. Utgoff, Commissioner
- May 2006
- Report 991
- 100 Years of U.S. Consumer Spending: Data for the Nation, New York City, and Boston [22 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/uscs/home.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/uscs/report991.pdf
- [full-text, 69 pages]
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- April 2006
- Report 992
- Consumer Expenditures in 2004 [15 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxann04.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC)
- Industry and Job Trends of the US and China
- http://www.uscc.gov/trade_data_and_analyses/industry_job_trends.php
- MAJOR INTERNAL CHALLENGES FACING THE CHINESE LEADERSHIP
- HEARING BEFORE THE U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC)
- ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION
- February 2-3, 2006
- http://www.uscc.gov/hearings/2006hearings/transcrits/feb02_3/06_02_02_03_trans.pdf
- [full-text, 175 pages]
- See in particular on the pages listed--
- PANEL III: CHINA�S INTERNAL UNREST:
- Worker Demonstrations, Civil Disobedience, Riots and other Disorder, and the Prognosis for the Future
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- 2005 DIGEST OF EDUCATION Statistics Tables Now Available [17 May 2006]
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d05_tf.asp
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- 2004 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF:04) Methodology Report [18 May 2006]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006179
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006179.pdf
- [full-text, 376 pages]
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Science and Engineering State Profiles: 2003-04 [8 May 2006]
- NSF 06-314 May 2006
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06314/
- For example, see NEW YORK STATE at
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06314/tables/ny.xls
- or
- http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf06314/tables/ny.pdf
- USAID
- The Link between Land, Environment, Employment, and Conflict in BURUNDI
- [May 2006]
- http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADG059.pdf
- [full-text, 48 pages]
- AARP Public Policy Institute
- Update on the Aged 55+ Worker
- Research Report
- Sara E. Rix, Ph.D., AARP Public Policy Institute
- May 2006
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/aresearch-import-347.html
- and
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/dd136_worker.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Booz Allen Hamiliton
- CEO Succession 2005: The Crest of the Wave [18 May 2006]
- http://www.boozallen.com/media/file/sb43_CEO-Succession-2005-FINAL.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- See Press Release 18 May 2006
- Global CEO Turnover Set New Record in 2005
- http://www.boozallen.com/home/about/article_news-ideas/3744370?lpid=66005
- European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
- 23/05/06
- EU action to put decent work on international agenda is urgently needed
- http://www.etuc.org/a/2407
- or
- French Version at
- http://www.etuc.org/a/2408
- Hazards is the only independent, union-friendly magazine to win major international awards. It is based in the UK and is now 30 years in the making.
- Hazards Magazine, Issue 94, April-June 2006 [18 May 2006]
- http://www.hazards.org/haz94/
- Hewitt
- May 16, 2006
- Hewitt Study: Company Efforts Positively Impact U.S. Employees' 401(k) Saving Habits
- Despite Progress, More Steps Need to Be Taken to Improve Retirement Saving and Investing Levels
- http://was4.hewitt.com/hewitt/resource/newsroom/pressrel/2006/05-16-06.htm
- Hewitt
- 2006 Health Care Expectations Survey -- Executive Summary
- http://was4.hewitt.com/hewitt/resource/rptspubs/subrptspubs/pdf/2006_hce_report.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Hudson
- Transforming Pay Plans: 2006
- Compensation and Benefits Report [17 May 2006]
- http://www.hudson-index.com/node.asp?SID=6755
- or
- Executive Summary
- http://www.hudson-index.com/documents/us-hudson-index-execsummary-20060517.pdf
- and
- Complete Data Set
- http://www.hudson-index.com/documents/us-hudson-index-data-051706.xls
- Mercer
- Maternity benefits - European study shows wide variations
- United Kingdom
- London, 10 May 2006
- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1221340;jsessionid=XMBQ3HOYF2JZ4CTGOUGCHPQKMZ0QUI2C
- Mercer
- International assignments increasing, Mercer survey finds
- United States
- New York, 16 May 2006
- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1222700;jsessionid=J4P4ZTKEGXUSMCTGOUGCHPQKMZ0QUI2C
- Pew Hispanic Center
- The State of American Public Opinion on Immigration in Spring 2006:
- A Review of Major Surveys [17 May 2006]
- http://www.pewtrusts.org/pdf/PHC_public_opinion_051706.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- May 18, 2006
- Topic: Helping Employees Lower Fuel Costs
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Hiring Efforts Remain Extremely Strong for Job Seekers [23 May 2006]
- Nearly Two-Thirds of Manufacturing and Service Employers Plan to Hire
- http://www.shrm.org/press_published/CMS_017091.asp#P-4_0
- For more detail, see--
- LEADING INDICATORS OF NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT (LINE) - produced by SHRM/Rutgers
- http://www.shrm.org/LINE/
- The Work Foundation (UK)
- Life after MG Rover
- A report prepared for BBC Radio 4
- Prepared by Kathy Armstrong, March 2006
- http://www.theworkfoundation.com/publications/mgRover.jsp
- or
- http://www.theworkfoundation.com/pdf/MGRover.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- EEOC
- Full-text FACT SHEET--
- REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ATTORNEYS WITH DISABILITIES [23 May 2006]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/accommodations-attorneys.html
- Press Release
- NEW EEOC PUBLICATION ADDRESSES REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ATTORNEYS WITH DISABILITIES [23 May 2006]
- Latest ADA Fact Sheet Aims to Dispel Myths, Enhance Diversity in Legal Profession
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/5-23-06.html
- EEOC ANNOUNCES AGE BIAS SETTLEMENT WITH STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS WILL NET MILLIONS FOR VICTIMS [22 May 2006]
- Decision Compensates State Workers Denied Benefits Under Retirement System
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/5-22-06a.html
- BLS: Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: 2005 [19 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2005.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2005.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- and
- Tables
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2005tbls.htm
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN APRIL 2006 [23 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: APRIL 2006 [19 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/laus.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: THIRD QUARTER 2005 [18 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- Congressional - Executive Commission On China (CECC)
- [CHINA] Political Prisoner Database (PPD) [Free Registration]
- http://ppd.cecc.gov/
- How to Query the CECC Political Prisoner Database
- http://www.cecc.gov/pages/victims/instructions.php
- Frequently Asked Questions
- http://www.cecc.gov/pages/victims/databasefaq.php
- Firstgov.gov
- Latest Information on Veterans Affairs Data Security [22 May 2006]
- http://www.firstgov.gov/veteransinfo/
- Fact For Features from the Census Bureau
- CB06-FFSE.05 May 22, 2006
- * Special Edition *
- 2006 Hurricane Season Begins
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006838.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2006/cb06-ffse.05.pdf
- [full-text 3 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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Wednesday, May 17, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 17 May 2006
_______________________________
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 17 May 2006
Academic Research
- FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO. Chicago Fed Letter. 225a. Apr, 2006
- Assessing the impact of job loss on workers and firms
- by Kristin F. Butcher, senior economist, and Kevin F. Hallock, associate professor, Cornell University
- http://www.chicagofed.org/publications/fedletter/cflapril2006_225a.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. Finance and Economics Discussion Series. 2006-13. 2006
- Currents and undercurrents: changes in the distribution of wealth, 1989-2004
- by Arthur B. Kennickell
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/feds/2006/200613/200613pap.pdf
- [full-text, 59 pages]
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
- Support Measures for Business Creation following Restructuring [12 May 2006]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef0570.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2005/70/en/1/ef0570en.pdf
- [full-text, 78 pages]
- EuroStat:
- Labour force survey in the EU, Candidate and EFTA countries - Main characteristics of the national surveys - 2004
- http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1073,46587259&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&p_product_code=KS-BF-06-001
- or
- http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-BF-06-001/EN/KS-BF-06-001-EN.PDF
- [full-text, 53 pages]
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Report of the Director General
- Global Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
- INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE
- 95th Session 2006
- Report I (B)
- The end of child labour: Within reach
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc95/pdf/rep-i-b.pdf
- [full-text, 100 pages]
- See Press Release 4 May 2006
- New ILO Report shows marked decline in child labour worldwide
- Believes its worst forms can be eliminated in 10 years
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inf/pr/2006/15.htm
- Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- International Comparison of Labour Statistics 2006
- http://www.jil.go.jp/english/estatis/databook/index.htm
- OECD: Where Immigrant Students Succeed - A Comparative Review of Performance and Engagement in PISA 2003 [15 May 2006]
- http://www.pisa.oecd.org/document/44/0,2340,en_32252351_32236173_36599916_1_1_1_1,00.html
- [The above document is available full-text at most universities via SourceOECD]
- Press Release at
- OECD education systems leave many immigrant children floundering, report shows
- http://www.oecd.org/document/17/0,2340,en_2649_201185_36701777_1_1_1_1,00.html
- OECD: African Economic Outlook 2005/2006 [16 May 2006]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/19/0,2340,en_2649_15162846_36563539_1_1_1_1,00.html
- [The above publication is available full-text at most universities via SourceOECD]
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
- Justice Expenditure and Employment in the United States, 2003 [3 May 2006]
- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/jeeus03.htm
- [spreadsheets can be found listed here]
- or
- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/jeeus03.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
- Local Police Departments, 2003 [3 May 2006]
- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/lpd03.htm
- [spreadsheets are listed here]
- or
- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/lpd03.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
- Sheriffs' Offices, 2003 [3 May 2006]
- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/so03.htm
- [spreadsheets listed here]
- or
- http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/so03.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- Census
- Current Populations Reports
- Household Economic Studies
- Issued May 2006
- P70-107
- Americans With Disabilities: 2002 [12 May 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
- [full-text, 33 pages]
- See Press Release. May 12, 2006
- More Than 50 Million Americans Report Some Level of Disability
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/aging_population/006809.html
- Census
- Current Business Reports
- Issued April 2006
- SAS/04
- Service Annual Survey: 2004 [15 May 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/sas-04.pdf
- [full-text, 359 pages]
- Census: 2005 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Employment and Payroll [3 May 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apes.html
- See in particular
- State and Local Government Employment and Payroll [Data by Year]
- http://www.census.gov/govs/www/apesstl.html
- Census
- 2002 Economic Census
- Survey of Business Owners
- Company Statistics Series
- Issued May 2006
- SB02-00CS-ASIAN
- Asian-Owned Firms: 2002 [16 May 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/ec02/sb0200csasian.pdf
- [Full-text, 496 pages]
- See Press Release --
- Revenues for Asian-Owned Firms Surpass $326 Billion, Number of Businesses Up 24 Percent [16 May 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/business_ownership/006814.html
- GAO: Private Pensions: Opportunities Exist to Further Improve the Transparency of PBGC's Financial Disclosures. GAO-06-429, March 27. [Report reposted to correct error on page 6]
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-429
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06429.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- GAO: Higher Education: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Trends and the Role of Federal Programs, by Cornelia M. Ashby, director, education, workforce, and income security, before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. GAO-06-702T, May 3.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-702T
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06702t.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- and
- Highlights -
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06702thigh.pdf
- Berger-Marks Foundation
- Women Organizing Women: How Do We Rock the Boat Without Getting Thrown Overboard? [28 September 2005]
- http://www.bergermarks.org/2005Report.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Press Release 28 September 2005
- New Report on Women Organizers Highlights
- Challenges and Recommendations for Labor Movement
- http://www.bergermarks.org/pressrelease.pdf
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- May 2006
- EBRI Issue Brief #293
- Individual Account Retirement Plans: An Analysis of the 2004 Survey of Consumer Finances [4 May 2006]
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3638
- Press Release May 4, 2006
- New Research from EBRI:
- Individual Accounts Becoming More Important As a Key Source of Retirement Wealth
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_736_4May06.pdf
- EBRI Notes
- May 2006, Vol. 27, No. 5
- 'The Impact of Hours of Work on Employment-Based Health Benefits,' and 'Facts from EBRI: Typical Health Benefit Package in Private Industry' [2 May 2006]
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=3636
- or
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_05-20061.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Press Release: May 2, 2006
- New Research from EBRI:
- Growing Trend of Part-Time Workers Feeds Into Overall Decline of U.S. Health Coverage
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_735_2May06.pdf
- RAND
- Civilian Workforce Planning in the Department of Defense: Different Levels, Different Roles May 9, 2006
- Susan M. Gates, Christine Eibner, Edward G. Keating
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG449/
- or
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2006/RAND_MG449.pdf
- [full-text, 152 pages]
- or
- Summary
- http://rand.org/pubs/monographs/2006/RAND_MG449.sum.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (CBO)
- COST ESTIMATE
- May 16, 2006
- S. 2611
- Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006
- As introduced on April 7, 2006
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/72xx/doc7208/s2611.pdf
- [full-text, 50 pages]
- Order Code RS22440
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Updated May 10, 2006
- Unemployment Compensation (Insurance) and Military Service
- Julie M. Whittaker, Analyst in Applied Microeconomics, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22440_20060510.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: APRIL 2006 [17 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN APRIL 2006 [17 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes - April 2006 [16 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
- Energy Information Administration - International Reports & Statistics
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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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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Thursday, May 04, 2006
[IWS] NO MESSAGES until 17 May 2006
_______________________________
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
NO MESSAGES will be sent until 17 May 2006.
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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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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
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Wednesday, May 03, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 3 May 2006
_______________________________
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 May 2006
Academic Research
- No. 2005-12-A
- Office of Economics Working Paper
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- William Greene*
- January 2006
- Growth in Services Outsourcing to India: Propellant or Drain on the U.S. Economy?
- http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/research_working_papers/EC200601A.pdf
- [full-text, 64 pages]
- Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
- Changes in relative wages in Japan: 1984-2003. The role of supply and demand
- Ciro Baldi
- Japan Institute of Labour Policy and Training - Visiting Researcher
- Draft March 27, 2006
- http://www.jil.go.jp/profile/documents/Baldi_jp.pdf
- [full-text, 66 pages]
- Cornell Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI)
- Working Paper 89
- Does it Take an Expert to Lead Experts?
- An Empirical Study of Business School Deans
- Amanda H. Goodall, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/wp/cheri_wp89.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
International
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- Public Debt around the World: A New Dataset of Central Government Debt
- http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=DBA-005
- Published: March 2006
- Publication File:
- http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/JP_publicdebtdata.zip
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Produced for the Bureau for Employers' Activities of the International Labour Organization
- by faculty members of the University of Geneva International Organizations MBA
- The Effective Employers' Organization (2006)
- A series of "hand-on" guides to building and managing effective employers' organizations
- (1) GOVERNANCE
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actemp/papers/2006/guide_1_governance.pdf
- [full-text, 52 pages]
- (2) STRATEGY
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actemp/papers/2006/guide_2_strategy.pdf
- [full-text, 58 pages]
- (3) ADVOCACY
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actemp/papers/2006/guide_3_advocacy.pdf
- [full-text, 64 pages]
- (4) REVENUE BUILDING
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/actemp/papers/2006/guide_4_revenue.pdf
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Authentic text of the
- Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (bilingual version in English and French)
- www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/norm/download/mlc2006bilingual.pdf
- [full-text, 206 pages]
- BLS Kid's Guide [Updated 27 April 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online
- April 2006
- Vol. 129, Number 4
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- Changes affecting the Employment Cost Index: an overview
- Richard E. Caroll
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/04/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- Employment Cost Index publication plans
- Fehmida Sleemi
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/04/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Seasonal adjustments in the Employment Cost Index
- E. Raphael Branch and Lowell Mason
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/04/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Accounting for missing data in the Employment Cost Index
- Song Yi
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/04/art4full.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Introducing 2002 weights in the Employment Cost Index
- Stephanie L. Costo
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/04/art5full.pdf
- Beginning in March 2006, ECI estimates were modified to reflect 2002 employment counts; disruptions to the most-aggregated historical series from this change alone were slight
- Report
- A visual essay: international labor market comparisons
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/04/ressum.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- EEOC
- DIVERSITY IN THE FINANCE INDUSTRY [26 April 2006]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/reports/finance/index.html
- or
- http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/reports/finance/finance.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- FMCS: 13th National Labor-Management Conference, August 16-18, 2006
- http://www.fmcs.gov/internet/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=229&itemID=17884
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
- Health, United States, 2005--TREND TABLES updated March 2006
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
- TREND TABLES Updated March 2006--
- These tables were updated as of March 2006 and differ from the printed book.
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hus/updatedtables.htm
- Includes
- Table 27. Life expectancy at birth, at 65 years of age, and at 75 years of age, according to race and sex: United States, selected years 1900-2003
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus05.pdf#027
- or
- ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Publications/Health_US/hus05tables/Table027.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- Table 48. Deaths from selected occupational diseases for persons 15 years of age and over: United States, selected years 1980-2003
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus05.pdf#048
- or
- ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Publications/Health_US/hus05tables/Table048.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- USITC
- Commercial Availability of Apparel Inputs (2005):
- Effect of Providing Preferential Treatment to Apparel From Sub-Saharan African, Caribbean Basin, and Andean Countries
- Compilation of Reports Requested in 2005
- Investigation No. 332-465 [March 2006]
- http://prototype.usitc.gov/ind_econ_ana/research_ana/pres_cong/documents/pub3848FullVersion332-465.pdf
- [full-text, 69 pages]
- Women's Bureau
- Nontraditional Occupations for Women in 2005 [online March 2006]
- http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/nontra2005.htm
- Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
- by Lawrence Mishel and Joydeep Roy
- Rethinking High School Graduation Rates [20 April 2006]
- http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm?id=2335
- or
- http://www.epi.org/books/rethinking_hs_grad_rates/rethinking_hs_grad_rates-FULL_TEXT.pdf
- [full-text, 108 pages]
- See press release, 20 April 2006
- http://www.epi.org/newsroom/releases/2006/04/060420-highschoolpr-final.pdf
- HSBC
- [An International Survey]
- The Future of Retirement 2005 Survey [27 April 2006]
- http://www.hsbc.com/public/groupsite/retirement_future/en/_overview_future_of_retirement_2005.jhtml
- and
- Summary
- http://www.hsbc.com/hsbc/retirement_future/2005-research-summary
- and
- Download options
- http://www.hsbc.com/hsbc/retirement_future/2005-research-summary/download-the-report
- and
- FULL REPORT (in English)
- http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/3622/5d4393a0c726bf/www.img.ghq.hsbc.com/public/groupsite/assets/retirement_future/hsbc_future_of_retirement.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- The Pew Charitable Trusts
- Findings: Attitudes Toward Immigration In the Pulpit and the Pew
- April 26, 2006
- Polls/Survey Results
- http://www.pewtrusts.org/ideas/ideas_item.cfm?content_item_id=3329&content_type_id=18&issue_name=Hispanics%20in%20America&issue=25&page=18&WT.mc_id=05/01/2006
- Findings: Attitudes Toward Immigration In Black and White
- April 26, 2006
- Polls/Survey Results
- http://www.pewtrusts.org/ideas/ideas_item.cfm?content_item_id=3331&content_type_id=18&issue_name=Public%20opinion%20and%20polls&issue=11&page=18&WT.mc_id=05/01/2006
- RAND
- Nanomaterials in the Workplace
- Policy and Planning Workshop on Occupational Safety and Health [online 25 April 2006]
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF227/index.html
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/2006/RAND_CF227.pdf
- [full-text, 50 pages]
- Press Release, April 25, 2006
- RAND REPORT SAYS GREATER EFFORT NEEDED TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM HEALTH RISKS POSED BY NANOMATERIALS
- http://www.rand.org/news/press.06/04.25.html
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Background Paper
- Medical Malpractice Tort Limits and Health Care Spending
- April 2006
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/71xx/doc7174/04-28-MedicalMalpractice.pdf
- [full-text, 82 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL31934
- Textile and Apparel Rules of Origin in International Trade
- May 23, 2003 [online 21 April 2006]
- Bernard A. Gelb, Specialist in Industry Economics, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL31934_20030523.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS21728
- Updated May 23, 2005
- Payday Loans: Federal Regulatory Initiatives
- Pauline Smale, Economic Analyst, Government and Finance Division
- http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RS21728_20050523.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FIRST QUARTER 2006 (ADVANCE) [28 April 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp106a.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp106a.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp106a.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdp106a_fax.pdf
- BEA: Services and Goods Sectors Both Strong Despite Slowdown in 2005
- Advance Estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Industry [27 April 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdpind05.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdpind05.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdpind05.xls
- [spreadsheet of Charts and Tables]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdpind05_fax.pdf
- BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS BY INDUSTRY - MANUFACTURING, 2004 [2 May 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prin.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prin.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- BLS: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: MARCH 2006 [1 May 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0306.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0306.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0306.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/pi0306_fax.pdf
- BLS: EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES IN 2005 [27 April 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/famee.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/famee.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-MARCH 2006 [28 April 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
- [full-text, 26 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: Local Area Personal Income, 2004 [25 April 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/mpi0406.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/mpi0406.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/mpi0406.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- Energy Information Administration (EIA)
- The latest Annual Chronology for 2005 is available here:
- Annual Oil Market Chronology
- http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/AOMC/0009.html#a2005
- The latest Overview chronology summarizing oil prices from 1970-2005 is available here:
- http://www.eia.doe.gov/cabs/AOMC/Overview.html
- U.S. Commercial Service, Department of Commerce
- Doing Business In China: A Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies [27 January 2006]
- http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_3265405.pdf
- [full-text, 227 pages]
- Trade Information Center, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Export Programs Guide A Business Guide to Federal Export Assistance, 2006 edition [February 2006]
- http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/abstract/epg2006desc.html
- or
- http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/pdf/epg_2006.pdf
- [full-text, 42 pages]
- FOREIGN-TRADE ZONES BOARD FY 2004 (66th Annual Report) [online February 2006]
- http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/pdf/ftz2006FINAL.pdf
- [full-text, 60 pages]
- United States Department of State
- Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
- Country Reports on Terrorism [online 28 April 2006]
- http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/c17689.htm
- or
- http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/65462.pdf
- [full-text, 292 pages]
- Press Release 28 April 2006
- http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/rm2/65482.htm
- Fact Sheet
- http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/fs/2006/63453.htm
- Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- Father�s Day: June 18 [28 April 20006]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006794.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2006/cb06ff08.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
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