Wednesday, October 31, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 31 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
________________________________________________________________________

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 31 October 2007


Academic Research

Korea Labor Institute (KLI)
e-Labor News No. 70
Issue paper
Labor Market Changes in Korea (1995~2005): Challenges and Policy Implications
Hanam Phang, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Labor Institute & Young-Woo Ko, Researcher, Korea Labor Institute
https://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/08_mail/webzineboard/view_sub.asp?seq=76&rseq=154
or
http://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/08_mail/webzineboard/upfile/e_70.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]


Upjohn Institute Working Paper 07-135
Temporary Help Service Firms' Use of Employer Tax Credits:
Implications for Disadvantaged Workers' Labor Market Outcomes
http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/07-135.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]
Sarah Hamersma, University of Florida ; Carolyn Heinrich, University of Wisconsin-Madison
February 2007
Abstract
http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/07135wp.html


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


International

European Commission (EC)
EuroBarometer
Special EUROBAROMETER 284
Undeclared Work in the European Union [24 October 2007]
Fieldwork: May ­ June 2007
Publication: October 2007
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_284_en.pdf
[full-text, 138 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
EMCC case studies -
Facing the challenges of a globalised market: Louis de Poortere [26 October 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07802.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/802/en/1/ef07802en.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
Managing diversity in the workplace: competitive advantages for companies
Report of EMCC seminar
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/content/source/eu07007a.htm?p1=ef_publication&p2=null
Five companies presented their strategies for diversity management and its application in practice:
Schneider Electric from France
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07794en.pdf> case study],
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationschneiderelectric.pdf > presentation]
Dublin Bus from Ireland
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07792en.pdf> case study],
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationdublinbus.pdf > presentation]
NH Hoteles from Spain
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07793en.pdf> case study],
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationnhhoteles.pdf > presentation]
Carrefour from France
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07791en.pdf> case study],
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationcarrefour.pdf > presentation]
Volvo from Sweden
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07795.pdf> case study]
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentatationvolvo.pdf > presentation]


European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Out-of-school care services for children living in disadvantaged areas [30 October 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07520.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/520/en/1/ef07520en.pdf
[full-text, 86 pages]


ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization -- 31 October 2007 - 02 November 2007, Lisbon, Portugal
http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/Events/Symposiaseminarsandworkshops/lang--en/WCMS_083618/index.htm
 Key resources
   * Draft Programme of the ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_083637.pdf >
  * Overview Paper: Decent work for a fair globalization. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084179.pdf >
  * Issue paper for Session 1 - Employability: Education, skills development and technology. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084180.pdf >
   * Issue paper for Session 2 - Upgrading work and enterprises in the informal economy. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084175.pdf >
   * Issue paper for Session 3 - Migration for work, within borders and internationally. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084238.pdf >[
  *Issue paper for Session 4 - Social security policies for social cohesion and economic development. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084240.pdf >
   * Issue paper for Session 5 - Policy coherence amoung international organizations. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084241.pdf >
   *Issue paper for Session 6 - Decent work opportunities for young women and men: Overcoming discrimination and disadvantage. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084242.pdf >


Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD System of Unit Labour Cost Indicators
http://stats.oecd.org/mei/default.asp?rev=3


THE WORLD BANK MAPPED: A WORLD BANK DATA & GOOGLE MAPS MASHUP
http://geo.worldbank.org/


World Bank
Enterprise Surveys
Do Your Own Analysis
http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/custom/


Federal

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
September 2007
Report 1002
Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2007 Edition) [24 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook2007.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook-2007.pdf
[full-text, 91 pages]


BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm

Employer-provided "Quality-of-life" Benefits for Workers in Private Industry, 2007 (10/24/2007)
http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20071022ar01p1.htm


BLS: NONMETROPOLITAN AREA OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES, 2006 [24 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/oes/nonmetro.txt
or
http://www.bls.gov/oes/nonmetro.pdf
Actual Data at
May 2006 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm


U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
September 2007
Report 1001
A Profile of the Working Poor, 2005 [25 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpswp2005.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]

Census - New Web site
www.business.census.gov
Press Release
Industry Data Crucial as 2007 Economic Census Nears [16 October 2007]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/economic_census/010778.html


U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao to recognize seven businesses, organizations and individuals for exemplary disability employment practices [24 October 2007]
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Ambassador Marc A. Buoniconti to receive 'SPIRIT' Award
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/odep20071611.htm


Secretary of Labor to host event marking DisabilityInfo.gov 5th anniversary [24 October 2007]
New video with overview of Web site's resources to be displayed
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/odep20071622.htm


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
Fast Facts from EBRI
FFE #66, Oct. 30, 2007
How Do Americans View Wellness Programs? [30 October 2007]
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/publications/facts/fastfacts/fastfact103007.pdf


Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
EBRI NOTES
November 2007, Vol. 28, No. 11
2007 Health Confidence Survey: Rising Health Care Costs Are Changing the Ways Americans Use the Health Care System [24 October 2007]
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/notespdf/EBRI_Notes_11a-20071.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
Executive Summary
http://www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=3857
Press Release [24 October 2007]
10th Annual Health Confidence Survey:
Rising Costs Cause More Shifts in Use of Health Care System; Many Changes Positive, Others Could Have Negative Impact
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_780_24Oct07.pdf


Mercer
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PERSPECTIVE, 14th Edition [29 October 2007]
http://www.mercer.com/globalretirement
or
http://www.mercer.com/attachment.dyn?idContent=1268535&filePath=/attachments/English/GRP14.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]


Watson Wyatt
Press Release
Succession Planning is Technology "Wake-Up Call" for Companies [30 October 2007]
Study Finds One-Third of Companies Adopting New Succession Planning Systems
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=18150


Law

Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Labor Agreement Information Retrieval System (LAIRS) - Updated [29 October 2007]
http://lairs.opm.gov/portal/page/portal/LAIRS_Main/INFORMATION:TAB58293
OPM Upgrades Labor Agreement Information Retrieval System
Improvements Include Searchability, Expanded Reports
http://www.opm.gov/news/opm-upgrades-labor-agreement-information-retrieval-system,1333.aspx


Statistical Reports

BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT:  THIRD QUARTER 2007 (ADVANCE) [31 October 2007]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/pdf/gdp307a.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/xls/gdp307a.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/pdf/gdp307a_fax.pdf


BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-SEPTEMBER 2007 [31 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm


BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  SEPTEMBER 2007 [30 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm


BLS: CONSUMER EXPENDITURES IN 2006 [26 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cesan.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cesan.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2007 [29 October 2007]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010849.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb07ff-18.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]


National Women's Law Center (NWLC)
NATIONAL REPORT CARD ON WOMEN'S HEALTH (STATE by STATE) [23 October 2007]
http://hrc.nwlc.org/Key-Findings.aspx



______________________________
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                  
****************************************


Tuesday, October 23, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 24 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
________________________________________________________________________


IWS Weekly Bulletin, 24 October 2007


Academic Research

British Medical Journal
The global impact of income inequality on health by age: an observational study [21 October 2007]
http://press.psprings.co.uk/bmj/october/inequality.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
Press Release 21 October 2007
Wide Income Gap Linked to Deaths in Both Rich and Poor Nations
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/534506/?sc=dwtn


Inter-American Development Bank
Research Department Working Papers: WP-617
Minority Enrollments at Public Universities of Diverse Selectivity Levels under Different Admission Regimes: The Case of Texas
http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-617.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]
Author:
Alfonso, Mariana; Calcagno, Juan Carlos

Inter-American Development Bank
Research Department Working Papers: WP-623
Occupational Training to Reduce Gender Segregation: The Impacts of ProJoven [October 2007]
http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-623.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]
Author:
Ñopo, Hugo; Saavedra-Chanduví, Jaime; Robles, Miguel


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


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Employment and labour market policies for an ageing workforce and initiatives at the workplace - National overview reports [October 2007]
Estonia
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070515.htm >
Slovenia
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070514.htm >
Bulgaria
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070513.htm >
Czech Republic
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070512.htm >
 Latvia
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070516.htm >
Poland
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070517.htm >
Romania
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070518.htm >
Slovakia
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070519.htm >
Denmark
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070520.htm >
Cyprus
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070521.htm >
Portugal
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070522.htm >
Hungary
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070523.htm >
Ireland
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070524.htm >
 Lithuania
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070525.htm >
Luxembourg
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070526.htm >
Malta
< http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef070527.htm >


ILO -(International Labour Organization)
INFORM -- Bureau of Library and Information Services
Resource Guide on Youth Employment
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/youth.htm
Guide des ressources sur l'emploi des jeunes
http://www.ilo.org/public/french/support/lib/resource/subject/youth.htm
Guía de recursos sobre empleo de los jóvenes
http://www.ilo.org/public/spanish/support/lib/resource/subject/youth.htm


UK
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Employment Relations Research Series No. 88, September 2007
Implementing information and consultation: early experience under the ICE Regulations [15 October 2007]
Mark Hall, Sue Hutchinson, Jane Parker, John Purcell and Michael Terry
http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file41647.pdf
[full-text, 108 pages]

Office of the United Nations HIgh Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
From Exclusion to Equality: Realizing the rights of persons with disabilities [17 October 2007]
Handbook for Parliamentarians on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol
http://ohchr.org/english/about/publications/docs/ExclusionEqualityDisabilities.pdf
[full-text, 163 pages]
Press Release 17 October 2007
Disabilities Handbook
http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/LIB/DHLRefWeblog.nsf/dx/17102007093320AMSLKHWD.htm


Federal

BLS: Three new products updated each month
(1) Labor Force Status Flows, September 2007
(Numbers in thousands)
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_flows_current.pdf
(2) Labor force status flows by sex
(Numbers in thousands)
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_flows_recent.pdf
(3) Labor force status flows by sex 1994-2007
(Numbers in thousands)
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_flows_history.pdf
or
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/lf/cps_flows_history.txt
and
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/lf/cps_flows_history_format.txt
See notice below --
New research series on labor force status flows from the Current Population Survey [23 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_flows.htm


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34213
Retirement Savings Accounts: Fees, Expenses, and Account Balances
October 17, 2007
Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34213_20071017.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]


U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announces 2007 Labor Hall of Fame induction [19 October 2007]
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/oasam/oasam20071627.htm


Small Business Administration (SBA)
Office of Advocacy
Small Business Growth: Searching for Stylized Facts [23 October 2007]
by Brian Headd and Bruce Kirchoff
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs311tot.pdf
[full-text, 34 pages]
and
research summary
http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs311.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]
and
Press Release
http://www.sba.gov/advo/press/07-33.html


UnionReports.gov  -- This is the new URL for the Office of Labor-management Standards (OLMS) Online Public Disclosure Room found on www.dol.gov
UnionReports.gov
http://unionreports.gov


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

MDRC
Civic Engagement in Camden, New Jersey [September 2007]
A Baseline Portrait
The Camden Regional Equity Demonstration Project
Robert Lake, Kathe Newman, Philip Ashton, Richard Nisa, Bradley Wilson
Rutgers University ­ New Brunswick
http://www.mdrc.org/publications/460/full.pdf
[full-text, 87 pages]


Project on Government Oversight (POGO)
http://pogo.org/index.shtml
About
http://pogo.org/p/x/aboutus.html
FEDERAL CONTRACTOR MISCONDUCT DATABASE
http://www.contractormisconduct.org/


Watson Wyatt
See
Executive Summary of Report
2007/2008 Global Strategic Rewards® study
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/research/resrender.asp?id=2007-US-0164&page=1
Press Release
Companies Worldwide Struggle to Attract, Retain Workers [22 October 2007]
Many Employers Underestimate Impact of Stress in Employees' Decision to Leave Company, Watson Wyatt/WorldatWork Survey Finds
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=18091


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34206
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Issues for the 110th Congress
October 9, 2007
Gene Falk, Specialist in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL34206_20071009.pdf
[full-text, 40 pages]


NLRB REPORTS ON CASE PRODUCTION IN FY 2007 [17 October 2007]
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2646.htm
or
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2646.pdf


ONTARIO (CANADA)
e-Laws
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/navigation?file=home&lang=en
Frequently Accessed Law includes --
Employment Standards Act
< http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_00e41_e.htm >
Human Rights Code
< http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h19_e.htm >
Labour Relations Act
< http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_95l01_e.htm >
Occupational Health and Safety Act
< http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o01_e.htm >
Workplace Safety and Insurance Act
< http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_97w16_e.htm >


Statistical Reports

BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN SEPTEMBER 2007 [23 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]


BLS: Comparative Civilian Labor Force Statistics, Ten Countries, 1960-2006 [12 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf.htm
or
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/lfcompendium.zip
[spreadsheet]
or
http://www.bls.gov/fls/lfcompendium.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]


BLS: REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: SEPTEMBER 2007 [19 October 2007]
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: COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES:  FIRST QUARTER 2007 [18 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf
[full-text, 26 pages]


BLS: USUAL WEEKLY EARNINGS OF WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS: THIRD QUARTER 2007 [18 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkyeng.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]


BLS: WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES IN 2006 [16 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
The Future Population of INDIA: A Long-range Demographic View [August 2007]
http://www.prb.org/pdf07/FuturePopulationofIndia.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
Is India's Population Heading Toward 2 Billion? [September 2007]
http://www.prb.org/Reports/2007/IndiaProjections.aspx


______________________________
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                  
****************************************


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
________________________________________________________________________

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


______________________________
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                  
****************************************


Monday, October 08, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 10 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
________________________________________________________________________

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 10 October 2007


Academic Research

Armstrong DP, Moore J, and Forte GJ.
Physician Recruitment and Retention in Upstate New York: Findings from the Iroquois Healthcare Alliance Member Survey on Physician Recruitment and Retention.
Rensselaer, NY: Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, SUNY Albany. September 2007.
http://chws.albany.edu/download.php?id=266081,328,2
[full-text, 44 pages]


CAHRS
Working Paper 07  11
Why High and Low Performers Leave and What They Find Elsewhere: Job Performance Effects on Employment Transitions [June 2007]
Charlie O. Trevor, John P. Hausknecht, Michael J. Howard
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/depts/cahrs/downloads/PDFs/WorkingPapers/WP07-11.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]


ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
FREEDOM IN THE WORKPLACE? [August 2007]
Gertrude Ezorsky
http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4717


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


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
COMPARATIVE STUDY
Representativeness of the social partners: Agricultural sector [2 October 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0608017s/index.html
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0608017s/tn0608017s.html
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0608017s/tn0608017s.pdf
[full-text, 48 pages]


ILO
Achieving Equal Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities Through Legislation: Guidelines - English pdf (also available in French pdf, Khmer, Kiswahili (forthcoming), Mandarin, Mongolian, Sinhalese, Spanish pdf, Thai and Vietnamese)
ILO
ISBN: 9789221164272 (print); 9789221174721 (web pdf)
2004 (Revised 2007)
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/eeofinal.pdf
[full-text, 98 pages]


Federal

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Issues in Labor Statistics:
Current Trends in Construction Employment
October 5, 2007
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils62.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]


BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [5 October 2007]
September 2007
Vol. 130, Number 9
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/09/mlr200709.pdf
[full-text, 108 pages]


Business Employment Dynamics data: survival and longevity, II
Amy Knaup and Merissa C. Piazza
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/09/art1full.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]


Employer generosity in employer-matched 401(k) plans, 2002-03
Keenan Dworak-Fisher
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/09/art2full.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]


Caring for America's aging population: a profile of the direct-care workforce
Reagan Baughman and Kristin Smith
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/09/art3full.pdf
[full-text, 7 pages]


Reports

Multiple jobholding in States, 2006
Jim Campbell
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2007/09/rgtrends.pdf
[full-text, 2 pages]




Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22712
Updated September 17, 2007
What Happens if SCHIP Is Not "Reauthorized"?
Chris L. Peterson, Specialist in Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22712_20070917.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]

Economic Research Service (ERS)
Rural America At A Glance, 2007 Edition [1 October 2007]
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib31/
or
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB31/EIB31.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
or
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB31/EIB31_full.pdf


USITC
Publication 3954   September 2007
The Impact of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act Eighteenth Report 2005-2006 [3 October 2007]
Investigation No. 332-227
http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/332/pub3954.pdf
[full-text, 143 pages]

Women's Bureau
Quick Facts on Registered Nurses (RNs)
http://www.dol.gov/wb/factsheets/Qf-nursing-06.htm


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Center for Health Workforce Studies
University at Albany, School of Public Health
New York Registered Nursing Graduations, 1996-2008 [October 2007]
http://chws.albany.edu/index.php?nurse_grad
or
http://chws.albany.edu/download.php?id=73311,329,2
[full-text, 18 pages]

Mercer
Mercer 2007 Total Rewards SnapShot™ Survey Report -- North America (U.S./Canada) [September 2007]
http://www.imercer.com/uploads/US/pdfs/mercer_na_trsnapshot_final.pdf
[full-text, 30 pages]
Press Release
Employers expect training investments to grow faster than investments in other HR categories
United States
New York, 2 October 2007
http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml?idContent=1282915


Monster Employment Index Holds Steady in September, Demonstrating Little Change in Online Recruitment Activity [4 October 2007]
http://www.monsterworldwide.com/Press_Room/MEI/Sep07/US/MEI_US_Sep07.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
See press release 4 October 2007]
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=131001&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1058833&highlight =

Towers Perrin
Talent Retention: Key Trends in Eastern Europe
September, 2007
http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/jsp/hrservices_webcache_html.jsp?webc=HR_Services/United_States/News/Spotlights/2007/2007_09_24_Spotlight_Eastern_Europe_Podcast.htm&language_code=global&selected=home
TRANSCRIPT
http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/getwebcachedoc?webc=HRS/USA/2007/200709/Podcast_Transcript__Key_Trends_in_Eastern_Europe.pdf
PODCAST
http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/getwebcachedoc?webc=HRS/USA/2007/200709/EEpodcast09262007.mp3


Law

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL31250
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
Updated September 26, 2007
Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL31250_20070926.pdf
[full-text, 13 pages]


The National Labor Relations Board Issues 4 Lead Cases: Dana, BE&K, Toering, Jones Plastic
Press Releases & Cases
R-2634 Oct 3 2007 NLRB Clarifies Reinstatement Rights of Striking Employees
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2634.pdf
see in particular  Jones Plastic & Engineering, 351 NLRB No. 11
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Board%20Decisions/351/v35111.pdf


R-2635 Oct 3 2007 NLRB Finds that an Employer's Voluntary Recognition of a Union does not bar a Decertification or Rival Union Petition Filed During a 45-day Period Following Recognition
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2635.pdf
see in particular  Dana Corp., 351 NLRB No 28 (September 29, 2007)
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Board%20Decisions/351/v35128.pdf



R-2636 Oct 3 2007 NLRB Finds the Filling and Maintenance of a Reasonably Based Lawsuit is not Unlawful Regardless of Motive for Bringing Suit
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2636.pdf
see in particular  BE&K Construction Company, 351 NLRB No. 29
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Board%20Decisions/351/v35129.pdf


R-2637 Oct 3 2007 NLRB Modifies Standard in Hiring Discrimination Cases
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2007/R-2637.pdf
see in particular  Toering Electric Co, 351 NLRB No. 18
http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Board%20Decisions/351/v35118.pdf


Statistical Reports

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  SEPTEMBER 2007 [5 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]
and
Supplemental File Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

NOTE: All businesses, workers, and governments should be notified about the availability of these sources. Librarians should be doing the PR and Training.
American Bar Association (ABA)
ABA Legal Technology Resource Center
Helping Lawyers Solve the Technology Puzzle
FYI: Library Databases
http://www.abanet.org/tech/ltrc/fyidocs/library.html
Introduction
Many public libraries now offer extensive database collections free to their patrons. For most libraries these databases can be accessed from a remote computer with a library card ID number. Which means research can be conducted at home or at the office utilizing these powerful resources. Check with your local library and see if a library card combined with free database access can supplement your law practice.


Federal Citizen Information Center, General Services Administration
Gov Gab : Your U.S. Government Blog
http://blog.usa.gov/roller/govgab/
See Press Release 3 October 2007
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/press/nfcgovgab07.htm


Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
*Special Edition*
The 2008 Presidential Election
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010725.html


Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
*Special Edition*
Launch of Sputnik I and Start of the "Space Race": 50th Anniversary (Oct. 4)
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/010731.html


______________________________
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                  
****************************************


Wednesday, October 03, 2007

[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 3 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
________________________________________________________________________

IWS Weekly Bulletin, 3 October 2007


Academic Research

U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Working Paper 408
September 2007
Office of Productivity and Technology
R&D and Productivity Growth: A Review of the Literature
by Leo Sveikauskas
http://www.bls.gov/ore/pdf/ec070070.pdf
[full-text, 56 pages]


ILR School, Cornell University
Ombudsmen in Higher Education: Similarities, Divergences, and the Rise of Alternative Dispute Resolution [August 2007]
Author: Newhart, Mary J.
http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/8147
or
http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/8147/1/NewhartMSThesis.pdf
[full-text, 108 pages


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


International

Asian Development Bank (ADB)
KEY INDICATORS 2007: Inequality in Asia (August 2007)
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2007/default.asp
[scroll down this page for individual country information]
or
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2007/pdf/Key-Indicators-2007.pdf
[full-text, 491 pages]
and
Highlights
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2007/pdf/Inequality-in-Asia-Highlights.pdf
[full-text, 24 pages]
ADB: Inequality in Asia (Special Chapter)
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2007/pdf/Special-Chapter-2007.pdf


European Parliament
European "blue card" to solve problem of aging population? [26 September 2007]
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/story_page/018-10568-267-09-39-902-20070921STO10548-2007-24-09-2007/default_en.htm


ILO Bankok
ILO Recent Publications, No.2007/3.

International labour standards on migrant workers' rights: guide for policymakers and practitioners in Asia and the Pacific
by ILO Subregional Office for East Asia
Bangkok: ILO, 2007
viii, 89 p.
English version
ISBN 978-92-2-120246-2 (print version)
ISBN 978-92-2-120247-9 (web version)
ISBN 978-92-2-120248-6 (CD version)
http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-10.pdf


ILO policy brief on youth employment in Cambodia
by ILO Subregional Office for East Asia
Bangkok: ILO, 2007
12 p.
English version
ISBN 978-92-2-120112-0 (Print version)
ISBN 978-92-2-120113-7 (Web version)
http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-08.pdf
Cambodian version
ISBN 978-92-2-820112-3 (Print version)
ISBN 978-92-2-820113-0 (Web version)
http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-09.pdf


Lao People's Democratic Republic, report to the Government on the actuarial valuation of the Social Security Fund
Jean-Claude Hennicot
Bangkok: ILO, 2007
xx, 86 p.
ISBN 978-92-2-118828-5 (Print version)
ISBN 978-92-2-118829-2 (Web version)
http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-11.pdf


Report of independent final evaluation, ILO/Japan Regional Programme on Expansion of Employment Opportunities for Women (EEOW) – Viet Nam chapter
by Nguyen Van Hung, Hoang Thuy Lan and Anne Richmond
Bangkok: ILO, 2007
72 p.
English version
ISBN 9789221200895 (Print version)
ISBN 9789221200901 (Web version)
http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-05.pdf
Vietnamese version
ISBN 9789228200898 (Print version)
ISBN 9789228200904 (Web version)
http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-06.pdf


ILO AP Issues, August 2007
http://www.ilo.org/asia/download/apissues/issue07_02.pdf


(Thanks to Chanitda Wiwatchanon, Regional Librarian, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific for the tip).



OECD Statistics - beta release [25 September 2007]
http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/default.aspx


World Bank
DOING BUSINESS 2008: Comparing Regulation in 178 Economies [26 September 2007]
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
[see pull-down menu(s) upper right corner]
To get FULL DATA go to
http://www.doingbusiness.org/CustomQuery/
Overview
http://www.doingbusiness.org/documents/DB-2008-overview.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]
Press Release 26 September 2007
Doing Business 2008: Large Emerging Markets Reforming Fast; Egypt the Top Reformer, Eastern Europe Overtakes East Asia on Ease of Doing Business
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21485981~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html


World Bank EU8+2
Regular Economic Report
September 2007 [27 September 2007]
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTECA/Resources/RER_Main_FINAL_9-26-07.pdf
[full-text, 41 pages]
Statistical Annex
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTECA/Resources/RER_Sept_2007_Annex.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Press Release
Economic Growth Remains High In The New Eu Member States Despite Recent
Global Financial Market Turbulence, But Attention Should Be Paid To Persistent Medium Term Challenges
EU8+2 Regular Economic Report also points to emerging shortages of skilled workers
Press Release No:2008/077/ECA
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21489898~menuPK:34463~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html


Federal

BLS: Charting the U.S. Labor Market in 2006 [28 September 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/cps/labor2006/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/cps/labor2006/chartbook.pdf
[full-text, 70 pages]


BLS: Transfer of Collective Bargaining Agreements File to Employment Standards Administration [28 September 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/cba/


CDC
National Center for Injury Prevention
WISQARS -- update [28 September 2007]
(Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) is an interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/
Newly Updated are
WISQARS Nonfatal Injury Reports
http://webappa.cdc.gov/sasweb/ncipc/nfirates2001.html


Census
Press Release
Census Bureau Releases New Data on Residents of Adult Correctional Facilities, Nursing Homes and Other Group Quarters [27 September 2007]
Annual Data Also Paint Diverse Portrait of Nation's Race, Ethnic and Ancestry Groups
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/010709.html
Detailed tables
< http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=datasets_1&_lang=en&_ts = >
2006 data user guide
< http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Products/users_guide/>
ACS media tool kit page
< http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2004/NewsMediaKit.html>
2000 Data (Race, Hispanic Origin)
< http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/grpqtr.html>
1990/2000 Data (Type, Sex, Age)
< http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t26.html>
1980 Data
         Institutional [PDF]
          - < http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/Institutional.pdf>
         Noninstitutional [PDF]
          - < http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/NonInstitutional.pdf >
        by Type [PDF]
          - < http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/Type.pdf>


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34185
Consumer Spending by Older Americans, 1985 to 2005
September 24, 2007
Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34185_20070924.pdf
[full-text, 72 pages]


EEOC PRESENTS 'FREEDOM TO COMPETE AWARD' FOR BEST PRACTICES IN EMPLOYMENT [26 September 2007]
Five Employers Honored for Programs Promoting Access and Inclusion
http://www.eeoc.gov/press/9-26-07.html


SSA: Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2007
(released September 2007)
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2007/index.html
or
CHART BOOK in HTML
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2007/fast_facts07.html
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2007/fast_facts07.pdf
[full-text, 42 pages]

U.S. Commercial Service
Recent Selected Country Commercial Guides


INDIA: Country Commercial Guide 2007 [June 2007]
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_977445.pdf
[full-text, 78 pages]


BRAZIL: Country Commercial Guide 2007
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_3004529.pdf
[full-text, 73 pages]


GERMANY: Country Commercial Guide 2007
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_3537473.pdf
[full-text, 79 pages]


KOREA: Countary Commercial Guide 2007
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_92080.pdf
[full-text, 121 pages]



Unites States International Trade Commission (USITC)
Publication 3949  September 2007
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: Potential Economy-wide and Selected Sectoral Effects [20 September 2007]
Investigation No. TA-2104-24
http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/2104F/pub3949.pdf
[full-text, 393 pages]


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

RAND
Evaluating Teacher Quality Under No Child Left Behind - September 24, 2007
by Beatrice Birman, Kerstin Le Floch, Amy Klekotka, Meredith Ludwig, James Taylor, Kirk Walters, Andrew Wayne, Kwang-Suk Yoon, Georges Vernez, Michael Garet, Jennifer O'Day
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9287/
or
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9287/index1.html
or
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2007/RAND_RB9287.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]
FULL-TEXT REPORT
State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act Volume II—
Teacher Quality Under NCLB: Interim Report
A report from the National Longitudinal Study of No Child Left Behind (NLS-NCLB) and the
Study of State Implementation of Accountability and Teacher Quality Under No Child Left Behind (SSI-NCLB)
http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/2007/RAND_RP1283.pdf
[full-text, 213 pages]

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
20,000 Sign SPLC Petition Urging Congress, President to Stop Guestworker Abuse [26 September 2007]
http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=284


Towers Perrin
Towers Perrin Health Care Cost Survey Projects That Average Annual Per-Employee Cost for 2008 Will Exceed $9,300 [24 September 2007]
Data Indicate That Rigorous Management of Health Care Delivery Pays Off ­ High Performing Companies Beating Low Performers on Cost by Nearly 20%
Pronounced Concerns Remain on Affordability of Health Benefits for Retirees and Low-Wage Workers
http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/jsp/hrservices_webcache_html.jsp?webc=HR_Services/United_States/Press_Releases/2007/20070924/2007_09_24.htm&selected=press&language_code=global


Law

Department of Labor
Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations
A Report on the Department of Labor's Request for Information 2007 Update
Employment Standards Administration
Victoria A. Lipnic, Assistant Secretary
Wage and Hour Division
Paul DeCamp, Administrator
June 2007
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/FMLA2007Report/2007FinalReport.pdf
[full-text, 181 pages]


Department of Labor
WAGE and HOUR Division (WHD)
STATISTICS FACT SHEETS by YEAR
2006
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/statistics/200631.htm

2005
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/statistics/200531.htm

2004
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/statistics/200411.htm

2003
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/statistics/200318.htm

2002
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/statistics/200212.htm


Statistical Reports

BEA: PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS: AUGUST 2007 [28 September 2007]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pi0807.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pdf/pi0807.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/xls/pi0807.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/2007/pdf/pi0807_fax.pdf


BEA: FULL-TEXT REPORT of
2007 Research and Development Satellite Account
Bureau of Economic Analysis/National Science Foundation
September 28, 2007
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/general/rd/2007/pdf/rdreport07.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]
Press Release
Research and Development Satellite Account [28 September 2007]
2007 Satellite Account Underscores Importance of R&D
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/general/rd/2007/rdspend07.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/general/rd/2007/pdf/rdspend07.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]


BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT:  SECOND QUARTER 2007 (FINAL) [27 September 2007]
CORPORATE PROFITS:  SECOND QUARTER 2007 (FINAL)
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/gdp207f.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/pdf/gdp207f.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/xls/gdp207f.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2007/pdf/gdp207f_fax.pdf


BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT:  AUGUST 2007 [2 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/metro.supp.toc.htm


BLS: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTIVITY AND UNIT LABOR COST TRENDS 2006 [27 September 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod4.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod4.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]


BLS: OCCUPATIONAL PAY COMPARISONS AMONG METROPOLITAN AREAS, 2006 [26 September 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ncspay.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ncspay.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Census 2000 Brief
Issued September 2007
C2KBR-37
Home Equity Lines of Credit—Who Uses This Source of Credit? [25 September 2007]
http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/c2kbr-37.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL32170
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2007
Updated September 12, 2007
Richard F. Grimmett, Specialist in National Defense, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32170.pdf
[full-text, 43 pages]

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