IWS Documented News WEEKLY BULLETIN

The Global Call Center Project

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globalcallcenter/

and

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globalcallcenter/enter.html

The Global Call Center Report: International Perspectives on Management and Employment [23 May 2007]

Report of the Global Call Center Network

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globalcallcenter/upload/GCC-Intl-Rept-US-Version.pdf

[full-text, 63 pages -- U.S. Format & Style]

or

Executive Summary

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globalcallcenter/upload/GCC-Intl-Rept-Exec-Sum-US-Version.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages -- U.S. Format & Style]

or

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globalcallcenter/upload/GCC-Intl-Rept-UK-Version.pdf

[full-text, 63 pages -- U.K. Format & Style]

or

Executive Summary

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/globalcallcenter/upload/GCC-Intl-Exec-Sum-UK-Version.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages -- U.K. Format & Style]

Press Release at-

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May07/ILR.call.center.sl.html

and

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/052307_GlobalCallCenterProject.html

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

International and regional migration intentions in Europe [8 June 2007]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0709.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/09/en/1/ef0709en.pdf

[full-text, 53 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

COMPARATIVE STUDY

Employment and working conditions of migrant workers [23 May 2007]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0701038s/index.htm

[for individual country reports]

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0701038s/tn0701038s.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/ewco/tn0701038s/tn0701038s.pdf

[full-text, 66 pages]

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

Research Department

Seminar Papers:

Strategies to avoid the loss of developmental potential in more than 200 million children in the developing world [23 May 2007]

http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=S-866

or

http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubS-866.pdf

[full-text, 14 pages]

Event Title: Conferences

Seminar Title:

PAHO/IDB Workshop: On Health, Human Development Potential and the Quality of Life: Towards Biological-Based Index of Human Development Potential for Assessing the Quality of Life

Published:

May 2007

Language:

English

ILO

Summary: Working Time Around the World - Main findings and policy implications [7 June 2007]

http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/docName--WCMS_082838/PDF

or

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_082838.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

See Press Release about full report

Working Time Around The World - One in five workers worldwide are putting in "excessive" hours: New ILO study spotlights working time in over 50 countries

http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_082827

International Labour Office Geneva

International Labour Conference, 96th Session, 2007

Report of the Director-General

Appendix

The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories [28 May 2007]

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc96/pdf/rep-i-a-ax.pdf

[full-text, 48 pages]

ILO

Universitas Programme

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/universitas/

Beyond the Score Board: Youth Employment Opportunities and Skill Development in the Sports Sector

Edited by Giovanni di Cola

SUMMARY

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/universitas/download/events/beyond_scoreboard_eng.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

FLYER

http://www.ilo.org/public/english/universitas/download/scoreboard_flyer.pdf

[full-text, 2 pages]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

African Economic Outlook 2007

ISBN Number:

978-92-64-02510-3

Publication Date:

May 2007

Pages: 600

http://www.oecd.org/document/22/0,2340,en_2649_201185_38561046_1_1_1_1,00.html

or

http://www.oecd.org/dev/publications/africanoutlook

STATISTICAL ANNEX

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/37/23/38570644.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

TABLES

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/37/22/38570654.pdf

[full-text, 46 pages]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

OECD Economic Outlook No. 81, May 2007 [24 May 2007]

http://www.oecd.org/document/18/0,2340,en_2649_201185_20347538_1_1_1_1,00.html

BLS

Monthly Labor Review Online [6 June 2007]

March 2007

Vol. 130, Number 3

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm

The 2006 employment story

Household survey data show labor market improvements

Sara Kline

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/03/art1full.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

Payroll employment and job openings continued to grow

Kimberly Riley, Emily Lloyd, and Natalie Propst

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/03/art2full.pdf

[full-text, 20 pages]

Measuring employment dynamics by size of firms

Jessica Helfand, Akbar Sadeghi, and David Talan

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/03/art3full.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

The geospatial distribution of employment: a new visual

asset

Sheryl Konigsberg

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/03/art4full.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

Wage differentials associated with working at home

Bonnie Sue Gariety and Sherrill Shaffer

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/03/art5full.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

BLS

Occupational Outlook Quarterly Online [8 June 2007]

Spring 2007

Vol. 51, Number 1

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm

Fifty years of career information: Occupational Outlook, vol. 1, no. 1 Spring 2007, Vol 51, Number 1

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/spring/art01.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

Military training for civilian careers (Or: How to gain practical experience while serving your country)

C. Hall Dillon

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/spring/art02.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

Policy analysts: Shaping society through research and problem-solving

Sadie Blanchard

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/spring/art03.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

STEM occupations: High-tech jobs for a high-tech economy

Nicholas Terrell

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/spring/art04.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

BLS

Compensation and Working Conditions Online

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm

Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities to Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, 2003 to 2005 [23 May 2007]

by Sean M. Smith

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/sh20070521ar01p1.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/sh20070521ar01p1.htm

BLS

Charts from the American Time Use Survey [29 May 2007]

http://www.bls.gov/tus/charts/home.htm

American Time Use Survey (ATUS)­Information for Respondents

http://www.bls.gov/respondents/tus/home.htm

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

May 2007

Bulletin 2589

National Compensation Survey:

Employee Benefits in Private Industry in the United States, 2005 [8 June 2007]

http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/sp/ebbl0022.pdf

[full-text, 98 pages]

Census

Public Education Finances 2005

http://www.census.gov/govs/www/school.html

School-age population estimates [Excel]

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb07-76tbl2.xls

Graph

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/img/per_student_spending-hi.jpg

Detailed tables [Excel]

http://ftp2.census.gov/govs/school/elsec05_sttables.xls

Press Release

National Per Student Public School Spending Nears $9,000 [24 May 2007]

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/010125.html

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Order Code RL34006

Social Security: The Chilean Approach to Retirement

May 17, 2007

Christopher Tamborini, Analyst in Social Security, Domestic Social Policy Division

http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34006_20070517.pdf

[full-text, 33 pages]

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Public Elementary and Secondary School Student Enrollment, High School Completions, and Staff From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2005-06 [8June 2007]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007352

or

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007352.pdf

[full-text, 33 pages]

AARP Policy & Research

Preparing for an Aging Workforce: A Focus on New York Businesses

Research Report

Katherine Bridges, M.G.S., AARP Knowledge Management

David Cicero, AARP Knowledge Management

May 2007

http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/ny_worker_07.html

or

http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/ny_worker_07.pdf

[full-text, 27 pages]

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI Notes

June 2007, Vol. 28, No. 6 [12 June 2007]

Labor-Force Participation: The Population Age 55 and Older, p. 2

Tax Expenditures and Employee Benefits: Estimates From the FY 2008 Budget, p. 9

New Publications and Internet Sites, p. 11

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/EBRI_Notes_06-2007.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

Press Release

More Americans Are Working Into Older Age

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_769_12June07.pdf

Resources for the Future (RFF)

EPA and Nanotechnology: Oversight for the 21st Century [23 May 2007]

http://www.nanotechproject.org/file_download/197

[full-text, 76 pages]

Press Release

RFF Scholar Considers EPA Oversight for Nanotechnology [23 May 2007]

http://www.rff.org/rff/News/Releases/2007Releases/Scholar-Considers-EPA-Oversight-For-Nanotechnology.cfm

EEOC

ENFORCEMENT GUIDANCE: UNLAWFUL DISPARATE TREATMENT OF WORKERS WITH CAREGIVING RESPONSIBILITIES [23 May 2007]

http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/caregiving.html

Questions and Answers about EEOC's Enforcement Guidance

on

Unlawful Disparate Treatment of Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities

http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/qanda_caregiving.html

Press Release

EEOC ISSUES NEW GUIDANCE ON WORK/FAMILY BALANCE AND PROMOTES EMPLOYER BEST PRACTICES [23 May 2007]

Commission Hears from Broad Range of Expert Panelists at Public Meeting

http://www.eeoc.gov/press/5-23-07.html

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE R-2628

Tuesday, June 5, 2007 202/273-1991

NLRB ANNOUNCES NEW EVIDENTIARY STANDARDS FOR ESTABLISHING

DURATION OF BACKPAY PERIOD IN CERTAIN DISCRIMINATION CASES

http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2628.htm

or

http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2628.pdf

[full-text, 3 pages]

In Oil Capitol Sheet Metal, Inc., 349 NLRB No. 118, the National Labor Relations Board

has announced new evidentiary standards for determining the duration of the backpay period when the discriminatee is a "salt."

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State, 2006 [7 June 2007]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/gsp_newsrelease.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/2007/pdf/gsp0607.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/2007/xls/gsp0607.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/2007/pdf/gsp0607_fax.pdf

BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS BY INDUSTRY: SELECTED SERVICE-PROVIDING AND MINING INDUSTRIES, 2005 [8 June 2007]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prin.toc.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prin.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prin.pdf

[full-text, 9 pages]

BLS: PRELIMINARY MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS, 2006 [24 May 2007]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod3.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod3.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/prod3.supp.toc.htm

BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN APRIL 2007 [23 May 2007]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

ILR misclassification study featured in the New York Times

June 12 2007

Employee or Independent Contractor? Misclassification Comes at a Price

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/061207_employeeOrContractor.html

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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
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