Tuesday, October 16, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 17 October 2007

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
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 17 October 2007


Academic Research

The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
JILPT REPORT No. 5
2007
Transition Support Policy for Young People with Low Educational Background
— 2007 JILPT International Workshop —
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JILPTRNo5.pdf
[full-text, 124 pages]


Inter-American Development Bank
Research Department Working Papers:
WP-613
Social Exclusion and Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean [October 2007]
http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-613.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]


Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
Institute for the Study of Labor
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3094
October 2007
Inequality and Employment in a Dual Economy: Enforcement of Labor Regulation in Brazil
http://ftp.iza.org/dp3094.pdf
[full-text, 49 pages]
Rita Almeida, World Bank and IZA
Pedro Carneiro, University College London, IFS, cemmap and IZA


ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
GLOBAL UNIONS: Challenging Transnational Capital through Cross-Border Campaigns [October 2007]
Kate Bronfenbrenner (Editor)
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4756


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


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Condtions (Dublin Foundation)
European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Managing musculoskeletal disorders [8 October 2007]
October 2007
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0611018s/index.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/studies/tn0611018s/tn0611018s.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/ewco/tn0611018s/tn0611018s.pdf
[full-text, 116 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Integration of third-country migrants: Background Paper [11 October 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0776.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/76/en/1/ef0776en.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Knowledge and Data
FIND LINKS Database
LINKS to LATIN AMERICAN UNIONS and selected UNIONS from NORTH AMERICA and other areas of the World
http://www.iadb.org/research/resources.cfm?language=en&parid=6
[Use the pull-down menu to find the category -- LABOR UNIONS ]

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Economic survey of India 2007 [9 October 2007]
http://www.oecd.org/document/5/0,3343,en_2649_201185_39428741_1_1_1_1,00.html
and
the full-text report in PDF is available via SourceOECD -- a database
available at most research universities and libraries.
OECD Policy Brief
Economic survey of India 2007 [9 October 2007]
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/17/52/39452196.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
See also the OECD web site on India
http://www.oecd.org/country/0,3377,en_33873108_39418537_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
and STATISTICAL PROFILE on INDIA
http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/viewhtml.aspx?queryname=424&querytype=view&lang=en
Press Release
India needs more economic reforms to widen benefits from growth, says OECD report
http://www.oecd.org/document/10/0,3343,en_2649_201185_39452554_1_1_1_1,00.html


Federal

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
September 2007
Report 1000
Highlights of Women's Earnings in 2006 [11 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswom2006.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]


BLS: National Compensation Survey (NCS)
PAY RELATIVES by AREA [10 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/payrel.htm
[Use Map or Scroll Down Page for Relevant Data]

Census:
Federal Aid to States for Fiscal Year 2005 [9 October 2007]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/fas-05.pdf
[full-text, 56 pages]
and
State and County Areas, Consolidated Federal Funds Report for Fiscal Year 2005 [9 October 2007]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/cffr-05.pdf
[full-text, 116 pages]
Press Release
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Account for Half of Federal Spending [9 October 2007]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/governments/010739.html


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22735
October 10, 2007
Spending by Employers on Health Insurance: A Data Brief
Jennifer Jenson, Specialist in Health Economics, Domestic Social Policy
http://opencrs.com/rpts/RS22735_20071010.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34123
Family Caregiving to the Older Population: Background, Federal Programs, and Issues for Congress
August 7, 2007
Kirsten J. Colello, Analyst in Gerontology, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://opencrs.com/rpts/RL34123_20070807.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

HuriSearch - Human Rights Search Engine
http://www.hurisearch.org/
Searches over 3000 human rights websites. 

Pew Research Center
Pew Global Attitudes Project [4 October 2007]
http://pewglobal.org/reports/pdf/258.pdf
[full-text, 144 pages]
Pew Global Attitudes Project: Spring 2007 Survey
Survey of 47 Publics
----FINAL 2007 TRENDS TOPLINE----
http://pewglobal.org/reports/pdf/258topline.pdf
[full-text, 70 pages]
Press Release
World Publics Welcome Global Trade -- But Not Immigration
October 4, 2007
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/607/global-trade-immigration



Pew Research Center
Pew Global Attitudes Project [DATA ARCHIVE]
Dataset Download
http://pewglobal.org/datasets/
Dataset Download Instructions
http://pewglobal.org/datasets/instructions.php


Watson Wyatt
Strong Link Between Employee Engagement and Business Success, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [10 October 2007]
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=17962


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34196
U.S. Trade Statutes: Expiration Dates and Mandated Periodic Reports to Congress
October 2, 2007
Mary Jane Bolle, Coordinator, William H. Cooper, Ian F. Fergusson, J. F. Hornbeck, James K. Jackson, Vivian C. Jones, Danielle Langton, Michael F. Martin, and M. Angeles Villarreal, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
Jennifer E. Lake, Domestic Social Policy Division
Charles E. Hanrahan, Remy Jurenas, and Brent D. Yacobucci, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34196_20071002.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]


Statistical Reports

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES August 2007 [11 October 2007]
http://bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/trad0807.htm
or
http://bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/pdf/trad0807.pdf
[full-text, 47 pagaes]
or
http://bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/xls/trad0807.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2007/pdf/trad0807_fax.pdf


BLS: Producer Price Indexes - September 2007 [12 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm


BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - SEPTEMBER 2007 [11 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
or
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm


BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: AUGUST 2007 [10 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Department of Labor
Drug-Free Work Week 2007 is October 14-20
http://www.dol.gov/asp/programs/drugs/workingpartners/dfww-introduction.asp
National Drug-Free Work Week 2007 will be held October 14-20, and employers and workers across the nation are encouraged to participate. The purpose of Drug-Free Work Week is to highlight the fact that being drug free is key to protecting workplace safety and health and to encourage workers with alcohol and drug problems to seek help.
See also WORKING PARTNERS for an ALCOHOL- and DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
http://www.dol.gov/workingpartners/
Press Release
U.S. Secretary of Labor launches Drug-Free Work Week
Activities to occur nationwide October 14 through 20
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/opa/opa20071531.htm


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Director, IWS News Bureau                
Institute for Workplace Studies 
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