Tuesday, October 16, 2007
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 17 October 2007
IWS Documented News Service
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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
International
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.
_______________________________
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 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
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
- 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]
- 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
- 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]
- 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]
- 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
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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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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