Wednesday, May 31, 2006

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 31 May 2006

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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]


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


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


European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
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



Small Enterprise Development Programme
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 >


Federal

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 Nation’s 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


State

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



Institutes/Associations/Commercial

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.


Law

LexisOne -- Labor and Employment Law
http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch/legalguide/practice_areas/labor_employment_law.htm


Legal Ethics. com
www.legalethics.com


Statistical Reports

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


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

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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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                        
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New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 24 May 2006

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12246.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]
Sukkoo Kim
NBER Working Paper No. 12246
Issued in May 2006
---- Abstract -----
http://www.nber.org/papers/w12246


Are Elite Universities Losing Their Competitive Edge?
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12245.pdf
[full-text, 71 pages]
E. Han Kim, Adair Morse, Luigi Zingales
NBER Working Paper No. 12245
Issued in May 2006
---- Abstract -----
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W12245


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


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&amp;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]


Federal

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]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

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]


Law

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



Statistical Reports

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]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

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.

****************************************
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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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 17 May 2006

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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, 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]


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


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]
Press Release at
http://www.oecd.org/document/34/0,2340,en_2649_15162846_36710818_1_1_1_1,00.html


Federal

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


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

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]


Law

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]


Statistical Reports

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


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Energy Information Administration - International Reports & Statistics
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/contents.html


What's New On EUROPA
http://europa.eu/geninfo/whatsnew.htm


Information Gateway: Europe/NIS
http://www.opic.gov/links/links-euro.htm


_____________________________
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 *
****************************************


Thursday, May 04, 2006

[IWS] NO MESSAGES until 17 May 2006

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________


NO MESSAGES will be sent until 17 May 2006.

_____________________________
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 *
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Wednesday, May 03, 2006

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 3 May 2006

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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, 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]


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


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]


Federal

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


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

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&amp;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&amp;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


Law

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]


Statistical Reports

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]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

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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