Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Weekly Bulletin, 11 October 2006
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 11 October 2006
Academic Research
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12541.pdf [full-text, 34 pages] Richard B. Freeman NBER Working Paper No. 12541 Issued in September 2006 ---- Abstract ----- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12541
Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit Institute for the Study of Labor IZA DP No. 2362 The Rise and Fall of Private Sector Unionism: What Next for the NLRA? http://ftp.iza.org/dp2362.pdf [full-text, 57 pages] Jeffrey M. Hirsch Barry T. Hirsch October 2006
Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit Institute for the Study of Labor IZA DP No. 2365 Active Labor Market Policy Effects for Women in Europe: A Survey http://ftp.iza.org/dp2365.pdf [full-text, 21 pages] Annette Bergemann Gerard J. van den Berg October 2006
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
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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Academic Research
- Is A Great Labor Shortage Coming? Replacement Demand in the Global Economy
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
- Directgov (U.K.)
- DISABLED PEOPLE
- http://www.direct.gov.uk/DisabledPeople/fs/en
- A web portal designed by U.K. authorities for anyone wanting information about issues concerned with disabled persons including employment.
- See also
- DISABLED PEOPLE CONTACTS
- http://www.direct.gov.uk/Dl1/Directories/UsefulContactsByCategory/DisabledPeopleContacts/fs/en
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions [Dublin Foundation]
- Working time and worklife balance in European companies [11 October 2006]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/27/en/1/ef0627en.pdf
- [full-text, 82 pages]
- See also
- Summary
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int//publications/htmlfiles/ef0669.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/69/en/1/ef0669en.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- or
- Infosheet
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int//publications/htmlfiles/ef0625.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/25/en/1/ef0625en.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- and
- More
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int//events/sembrussels2006/
- Summary
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- Industrial relations in the print media sector [August 2006]
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/08/study/index.html
- or
- http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2006/08/study/tn0608102s.html
- EuroStat
- Quarterly Panorama of European business statistics - No. 2/2006 [9 October 2006]
- http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page?_pageid=1073,46587259&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&p_product_code=KS-DL-06-002
- or
- http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-DL-06-002/EN/KS-DL-06-002-EN.PDF
- [full-text, 160 pages]
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Social Security Department
- Issues in Social Protection, Discussion Paper 17
- Costing of basic social protection benefits for selected Asian countries:
- First results of a modelling exercise
[September 2006]- by S. Mizunoya, C. Behrendt, K. Pal, F. Léger,
- ISBN 92-2-119322-5 & 978-92-2-119322-7 (print), ISBN 92-2-119323-3
- & 978-92-2-119323-4 (web pdf), ILO 2006
- http://www3.ilo.org/public/english/protection/secsoc/downloads/1527sp1.pdf
- [full-text, 74 pages]
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Social Security Department
- Issues in Social Protection, Discussion Paper 15
- Cash benefits in low-income countries:Simulating the effects on poverty
- reduction for Senegal and Tanzania
[August 2006]- Franziska Gassmann, Christina Behrendt,
- ISBN 92-2-119172-9 & 978-92-2-119172-8 (print), ISBN 92-2-119173-7
- & 978-92-2-119173-5 (web pdf), ILO 2006
- http://www3.ilo.org/public/english/protection/secsoc/downloads/1515sp1.pdf
- [full-text, 61 pages]
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Social Security Department
- ISSUES IN SOCIAL PROTECTION
- Discussion paper 16
- Social security for all: Investing in global social and economic development - A consultation [August 2006]
- ISBN 92-2-119269-5 & 978-92-2-119269-5 (print), ISBN 92-2-119270-9 & 978-92-2-119270-1 (web
- pdf), ILO 2006
- http://www3.ilo.org/public/english/protection/secsoc/downloads/1519sp1.pdf
- [full-text, 51 pages]
- ILO
- CHILD LABOUR (Video)
- Of all the children in the world today...
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inf/wdacl/index.htm
- See additional information sources at --
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/ipec/wdacl/2006/index.htm
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/ipec/wdacl/2006/index.htm
- ILO/Universitas
- http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2006/10/iws-ilouniversitas-stand-up-against.html
- Stand Up Against Poverty; Stand Up for the Millennium Development Goals
- http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/
- See also --
- Millennium Campaign
- http://www.millenniumcampaign.org/site/pp.asp?c=grKVL2NLE&b=138312
- United Nations
- World Report on Violence Against Children [11 October 2006]
- http://www.unviolencestudy.org/
- And full-text of the introduction to the BOOK
- http://www.unicef.org/violencestudy/Chapitre%2001%20%20intro.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- Sixty-first session
- Item 62 of the provisional agenda*
- Promotion and protection of the rights of children
- Rights of the child
[online October 2006]- Report of the independent expert for the United Nations
- study on violence against children**
- http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/docs/study/SGSVAC.pdf
- [full-text, 46 pages]
- or
- http://www.unicef.org/violencestudy/Fedited.SGSVAC_GA_report_2006.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- or
- http://www.violencestudy.org/IMG/pdf/English.pdf
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- [See in particular D. Violence in work settings at paragraphs 6468]
- Item 62 of the provisional agenda*
- DISABLED PEOPLE
- BLS: MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW Online [6 October 2006]
- September 2006
- Vol. 129, Number 9
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- The 'sandwich generation': women caring for parents and children
- Charles R. Pierret
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/09/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Labor force characteristics of second-generation Americans
- Abraham Mosisa
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/09/art2full.pdf
- [full-text 10 pages]
- The CE and the PCE: a comparison
- Thesia I. Garner, George Janini, William Passero, Laura Paszkiewicz, Mark Vendemia
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/09/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- Inter-area price levels: an experimental methodology
- Bettina H. Aten
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/09/art4full.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- Charles R. Pierret
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL32697
- Topics in Aging: Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2005
- Updated September 21, 2006
- Debra Whitman, Specialist in the Economics of Aging, Domestic Social Policy Division
- Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32697_20060921.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/crs/23/
- EEOC
- The LEAD Initiative [NEW WEBSITE, 4 October 2006]
- http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/lead/index.html
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006
- EEOC LAUNCHES WEBSITE SECTION ON LEAD INITIATIVE
- Boosts Effort to Increase Number of Federal Employees with Targeted Disabilities
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-4-06.html
- Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006
- GAO: Child Welfare: Improving Social Service Program, Training, and
- Technical Assistance Information Would Help Address Long-standing
GAO-07-75, October 6.- Service-Level and Workforce Challenges.
- http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-75
- or
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0775.pdf
- [full-text, 56 pages]
- and
- Highlights -
- http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0775high.pdf
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Hiring and Maintaining a Quality Police Force - Live Webcast and Satellite Broadcast [for 24 October 2006]
- http://www.dojconnect.com/
- September 2006
- Watson Wyatt
- Time Management Key to Successful Sales Results, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [5 October 2006]
- Incentives, Belief in Company Also Differentiate Top Sales Reps
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/us/news/press.asp?ID=16574
- Time Management Key to Successful Sales Results, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [5 October 2006]
- EEOC
- DENNYS SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST CLASS OF WORKERS NATIONWIDE [28 September 2006]
- At Issue: Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation for Medical Leave
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/9-28-06.html
- Forthcoming from Hart Publishing with the support of the International Institute for Labour Studies (at the ILO)
- Boundaries and Frontiers of Labour Law
- Goals and Means in the Regulation of Work
- Edited by Guy Davidov and Brian Langille
- http://www.hartpub.co.uk/books/details.asp?isbn=9781841135953
- DENNYS SUED BY EEOC FOR DISABILITY BIAS AGAINST CLASS OF WORKERS NATIONWIDE [28 September 2006]
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) [New!]
- Harmonized index of consumer prices for selected countries and areas, percent change from same period of previous year, 2003-2006 [6 October 2006]
- ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/flshicp.txt
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: SEPTEMBER 2006 [6 October 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
- [full-text, 26 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
- EuroStat: 133/2006 - 5 October 2006
- The non-financial business economy in the EU25
- One in six workers self-employed
- Two-thirds of persons employed in small and medium businesses
- http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2006/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2006_MONTH_10/4-05102006-EN-AP.PDF
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- OECD Standardised Unemployment Rate remained at 6.1% in August 2006 [6 October 2006]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/39/0,2340,en_2649_34487_37495143_1_1_1_1,00.html
- or
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/36/44/37495097.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- and
- The standardised unemployment rates for the other OECD countries are available at
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/41/13/36884449.pdf
- Harmonized index of consumer prices for selected countries and areas, percent change from same period of previous year, 2003-2006 [6 October 2006]
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- WOMEN IN POLITICS: 60 YEARS IN RETROSPECT (INFORMATION KIT)
- http://www.ipu.org/PDF/publications/wmninfokit06_en.pdf
- [full-text, 26 pages]
- See also -
- Women in National Parliaments
- http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/world.htm
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- WOMEN in POLITICS: BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE
- http://www.ipu.org/bdf-e/BDFsearch.asp
- WOMEN IN POLITICS: 60 YEARS IN RETROSPECT (INFORMATION KIT)
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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