Wednesday, June 25, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 25 June 2008
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, 25 June 2008
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, 25 June 2008
Academic Research
- Why Do Leaders Matter? The Role of Expert Knowledge [June 2008]
- Amanda H. Goodall, ILR School, Cornell University and Warwick Business School
- Lawrence M. Kahn , ILR School, Cornell University
- Andrew J. Oswald, ILR School, Cornell University and Warwick University
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/upload/GoodallKahnOswaldBasketball_June_2008.pdf
- [full-text, 35 pages]
- University of Texas, School of Information
- The following is one interview among many by Mike Wallace found at
- http://solstice.ischool.utexas.edu/tmwi/index.php/The_Mike_Wallace_Interview
- 33.
- http://solstice.ischool.utexas.edu/tmwi/index.php/Walter_Reuther
- ILR School, Cornell University, Catherwood Library
- "Best of the Web" Guide on --
- WTO Trade and Labor Issues
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/bestOfTheWeb/wto.html
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3559
- 3558
- 3557
- 3556
- 3555
- 3554
- 3553
- 3552
- 3551
International
- African Development Bank (AFDB)
- SELECTED STATISTICS ON AFRICAN COUNTRIES 2008 [June 2008]
- http://www.afdb.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ADB_ADMIN_PG/DOCUMENTS/STATISTICS/SELECTED%202008_WEB.PDF
- [full-text, 326 pages]
- African Development Bank (AFDB)
- Gender, Poverty and Environmental Indicators on African Countries [June 2008]
- http://www.afdb.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ADB_ADMIN_PG/DOCUMENTS/STATISTICS/GENDER%202008_WEB.PDF
- [full-text, 306 pages]
- African Development Bank (AFDB)
- Compendium of Statistics on Bank Group Operations 2008
- http://www.afdb.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ADB_ADMIN_PG/DOCUMENTS/STATISTICS/COMPENDIUM%202008_WEB.PDF
- [full-text, 198 pages]
- African Development Bank (AFDB)
- The ADB Statistics Pocketbook 2008
- http://www.afdb.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ADB_ADMIN_PG/DOCUMENTS/STATISTICS/POCKETBOOK%202008_WEB.PDF
- [full-text, 167 pages]
- European Commission
- Flash Eurobarometer
- Post-referendum survey in Ireland
- Preliminary results
- Fieldwork: 13-15 June 2008
- Report: June 18 2008
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash/fl_245_en.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- European Commission > Public Opinion Analysis > Archives > Standard EB > N°69
- Standard Eurobarometer 69 [24 June 2008]
- First Results
- Fieldwork : April-May 2008
- Publication : June 2008
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb/eb69/eb69_en.htm
- or
- http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb/eb69/eb_69_first_en.pdf
- [full-text, 138 pages]
- European Commission
- Trade Policy Review of United States
- Statement by Eckart Guth, EC Ambassador at the WTO
- Geneva, 9 & 11 June 2008
- http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/mandelson/speeches_articles/spaw002_en.htm
- Press Release
- The Doha Development Agenda
- EU uses WTO Trade Policy Review of the United States to raise concerns about rising protectionism
- Geneva, 11 June 2008
- http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/newround/doha_da/pr110608_en.htm
- ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization and Resolution on strengthening the ILO's capacity to assist its Members'efforts to reach its objectives in the context of globalization. http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/Officialmeetings/ilc/ILCSessions/97thSession/pr/lang--en/docName--WCMS_094042/index.htm
- or
- http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_094042.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- Press Release
- ILO adopts landmark Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization [12 June 2008]
- http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_094186/index.htm
- BLS: Occupational Projections and Training Data, 2008-09 Edition [16 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/emp/optd/home.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/emp/optd/optd.pdf
- [full-text, 195 pages]
- Census
- INTERNATIONAL DATA BASE (Update 18 June 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
- * Country summary pages showing key population indicators < http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/summaries.html>
- * Tables of demographic indicators for countries and regions < http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/tables.html>
- * Population pyramids showing age and sex composition < http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/pyramids.html>
- World Population approaching 7 Billion
- http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/worldpopinfo.html
- See PRESS RELEASE
- World Population Approaches 7 Billion
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012112.html
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
- June 20, 2008 / Vol. 57 / No. 24
- Heat-Related Deaths Among Crop Workers United States, 19922006
- http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5724.pdf
- [full-text, 32 pages]
- Transcript from Media Conference
- Heat-Related Deaths Among Crop Workers
- http://www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/2008/t080619.htm
- Committee on Education and Labor
- Full Committee Hearing: "Hidden Tragedy: Underreporting of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses"
- Thursday, June 19, 2008
- http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/fc-2008-06-19.shtml
- Committe Report:
- HIDDEN TRAGEDY: Underreporting of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
- A MAJORITY STAFF REPORT BY
- THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR
- U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- THE HONORABLE GEORGE MILLER
- CHAIRMAN
- June 2008
- http://edlabor.house.gov/publications/20080619WorkplaceInjuriesReport.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL32461
- Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data
- Updated May 13, 2008
- James K. Jackson, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32461_20080513.pdf
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/520/
- [full-text, 46 pages]
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
- Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace
- National Resources
- http://www.dol.gov/asp/programs/drugs/nationalresources/nationalresources.htm
- NOTE: DRUG-FREE WORK WEEK will be OCTOBER 20-26, 2008
- http://www.dol.gov/asp/programs/drugs/workingpartners/dfww-introduction.asp
- AARP Public Policy Institute
- Research Report
- FACT SHEET
- Update on the Aged 55+ Worker: 2007
- Sara E. Rix, Ph.D., AARP Public Policy Institute
- May 2008
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/fs142_worker.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/fs142_worker.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Brookings Institution
- Policy Brief
- A Bridge to Somewhere: Rethinking American Transportation for the 21st Century [12 June 2008]
- Robert Puentes
- http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2008/06_transportation_puentes/06_transportation_puentes_policybrief.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Development Gateway Foundation (DGF)
- COUNTRY RESOURCES
- http://www.developmentgateway.org/cg
- See also -
- Development Data & Statistics
- http://www.developmentgateway.org/cg/country-gateways/dataandstatistics.do
- and --
- Country Gateway Network
- http://www.developmentgateway.org/cg/country-gateways/cgn.do
- The Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU)
- Health Insurance Coverage in America, 2006 [ONLINE w/ CHARTS] [June 2008]
- http://facts.kff.org/chartbook.aspx?cb=50
- This chart book provides figures and tables for the following subpopulations:
- · < http://facts.kff.org/chart.aspx?cb=50&sctn=136>
- · < http://facts.kff.org/chart.aspx?cb=50&sctn=137>
- · < http://facts.kff.org/chart.aspx?cb=50&sctn=138>
- · < http://facts.kff.org/chart.aspx?cb=50&sctn=139>
- Manpower
- The Borderless Workforce Survey: Global Results [24 June 2008]
- http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/MAN/290446505x0x208357/41b8de87-062c-4840-9b0a-8ff48bd175b4/2008_Borderless%20Workforce%20Survey_Global%20Results_FINAL.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- The Borderless Workforce
- http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/MAN/290446505x0x208357/41b8de87-062c-4840-9b0a-8ff48bd175b4/2008_Borderless%20Workforce%20Survey_Global%20Results_FINAL.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- PRESS RELEASE 24 June 2008
- Manpower Inc. Research Reveals Competing Agendas of Employers and Jobseekers, With 37% of Individuals Willing to Relocate Anywhere in the World for a Better Career, While 31% of Employers Are Worried About Talent Migrating Abroad [24 June 2008]
- http://www.manpower.com/investors/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=317969
- [NOTE: The following series is appropriately used for teaching in high schools, colleges & universities; training and development in industry; and for general policy discussions].
- Marketplace and Homelands Productions
- Marketplace from American Public Media
- PAKISTANI TEENAGER IS LATEST SUBJECT IN SERIES ON GLOBAL WORK [12 June 2008]
- http://marketplace.publicradio.org/segments/working/mohmen.html
- Watson Wyatt
- Changing Strategies in HR Technology and Outsourcing - 2007 HR Technology Trends Survey [24 June 2008]
- Executive Summary
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/research/resrender.asp?id=2007-US-0151&page=1
- Press Release
- Companies Continue Move Toward Selective Outsourcing Approach, Watson Wyatt Finds [24 June 2008]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=19272
- Congressional Research Service
- Order Code RL34510
- The Fair Labor Standards Act: Continuing Issues in the Debate
- May 28, 2008
- William G. Whittaker, Specialist in Labor Economics, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34510_20080528.pdf
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/519/
- [full-text, 34 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34088
- Leave Benefits in the United States
- Updated May 7, 2008
- Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34088_20080507.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL32044
- Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs
- Updated May 28, 2008
- Andorra Bruno, Specialist in Immigration Policy, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32044_20080528.pdf
- [full-text, 49 pages]
- BLS: MEXICO: Hourly Compensation Costs for Workers in Maquiladora Manufacturing Export Industries, 1975-2006 [29 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/fls/flshcindmaq.htm
- BLS: MASS LAYOFFS IN MAY 2008 [20 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- BLS: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-MARCH 2008 [11 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES- MAY 2008 - [12 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm
- ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)
- MOTHERHOOD, THE ELEPHANT IN THE LABORATORY
- Women Scientists Speak Out
- Emily Monosson (Editor)
- http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4821
- $25.00t cloth
- 2008, 232 pages, 6 x 9, 8 charts/graphs
- ISBN: 978-0-8014-4664-1
- 110th Congress COMMITTEE PRINT 2nd Session
- THE DECLINE IN AMERICA'S REPUTATION: WHY?
- June 11, 2008
- The first of three reports on America's International Image (covering Decline, Impact on U.S. National Interests, and Recommendations) by the
- SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND OVERSIGHT
- of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
- Based on a series of 10 hearings
- http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/110/42566.pdf
- [full-text, 47 pages]
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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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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Thursday, June 12, 2008
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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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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
________________________________________________________________________
NO MESSAGES will be sent until 25 June 2008.
______________________________
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
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# posted by SBasefsky : 2:12 PM
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 11 June 2008
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, 11 June 2008
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, 11 June 2008
Academic Research
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- Privatization for the Public Good?. Welfare Effects of Private Intervention in Latin America [Book]
- Editor: Chong, Alberto
- Published: June 2008
- Language: English
- http://www.iadb.org/res/pub_desc.cfm?pub_id=B-629
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- INFORM
- Bureau of Library and Information Services
- Department of Communication and Public Information
- Resource guide on child labour [9 June 2008]
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/resource/subject/childlabor.htm
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3540
- 3539
- 3538
- 3537
- 3536
- 3535
- 3534
- 3533
International
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperaton (APEC)
- CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY in the GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN: AN APEC CASEBOOK [online March 2008]
- http://www.apec.org/apec/publications/free_downloads/2008.MedialibDownload.v1.html?url=/etc/medialib/apec_media_library/downloads/workinggroups/hrdwg/pubs/2008.Par.0002.File.v1.1
- [full-text, 276 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Tackling undeclared work in the European Union [10 June 2008]
- [DATABASE of CASE STUDIES]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/areas/labourmarket/tackling/search.php
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- Around the world in 80 ways - Today's global market place
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/resourcepacks/globalisation.htm
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Restructuring Monitor
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.htm
- Fact sheets [5 June 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.php?template=searchfactsheets
- ILO Decent Work Research Prize shared by Nobel laureate and leading Canadian labour researcher [4 June 2008]
- http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_093834/index.htm
- ILO launches year-long campaign "Gender Equality at the Heart of Decent Work" [5 June 2008]
- http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_093852/index.htm
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Bureau International du Travail (BIT)
- Programme Universitas du Bureau international du Travail en partenariat avec le Centre Sportif de la Vallée de Joux
- Travail Décent, Développement local et Sport
- Réalisé par Giovanni di Cola avec Christel Costa, Claire Bélony et Bertrand Loze
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/universitas/download/events/travail_decent.pdf
- [full-text, 91 pages]
- Also
- Bureau International du Travail
- Travail Décent, Développement local et Sport :
- Méthodologies pour la formation à partir des initiatives et évènements sportifs, culturels et touristiques locaux
- Par Giovanni di Cola
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/universitas/download/publi/gdc_cnt_fr.pdf
- Other Studies and Publications by Universitas are found at
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/universitas/publi.htm
- INDIA
- Report to the People [22 May 2008]
- UPA Government
- 2004 2008
- http://pib.nic.in/archieve/upareport/report2008.pdf
- [full-text, 71 pages]
- INDIA
- The Ministry of Labour and Employment
- The Ministry of Labour Annual Report 2007 - 2008 [online 25 April 2008]
- http://www.labour.nic.in/annrep/annrep2007.htm
- [Note: This page indicates the year 2006 -2007. However, all links take one to the 2007 - 2008 report].
- INDIA
- Ministry of Labour and Employment
- Labour Bureau
- Reports Released - Latest
- http://labourbureau.nic.in/reports.htm
- INDIA
- Ministry of Labour and Employment
- Labour Bureau
- NEW WEBSITE ADDRESS
- http://labourbureau.gov.in/main2.html
- World Bank
- Global Development Finance 2008: The Role of International Banking [10 June 2008]
- http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTGDF2008/Resources/gdf_complete_web-appended.pdf
- [full-text, 173 pages]
- Press Release 10 June 2008
- Developing Country Growth Resilient in the Face of Financial Turmoil and Soaring Food and Energy Prices
- Despite volatility, rise of foreign banks in developing countries holds promise
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21797101~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html
- World Bank & OECD
- Prospects for the Global Economy [10 June 2008]
- http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTDECPROSPECTS/EXTGBLPROSPECTSAPRIL/0,,menuPK:659178~pagePK:64218926~piPK:64218953~theSitePK:659149,00.html
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- WORLD HEALTH STATISTICS 2008
- http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/2008/en/index.html
- or
- http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/EN_WHS08_Full.pdf
- [full-text, 115 pages]
- BLS NOTICE: PPI Transitions to New Computer System [6 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/ppi/newsystem.htm
- General Accountability Office (GAO)
- Federal Disability Programs: Coordination Could Facilitate Better Data Collection to Assess the Status of People with Disabilities, GAO-08-872T, June 04, 2008
- http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08872t.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- U.S. Department of State
- Trafficking in Persons Report 2008 [4 June 2008]
- http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2008/
- or
- http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/105501.pdf
- [full-text, 295 pages]
- Release of the Eighth Annual Trafficking in Persons Report
- Secretary Condoleezza Rice
- Washington, DC
- June 4, 2008
- http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/06/105561.htm
- VIDEO
- http://video.state.gov/?fr_story=ebcd8b9763b11676ef46733025b019b9dbffc8da
- AARP Policy & Research
- Research Report
- Workforce Issues: Views from 103 North Carolina Employers. Summary of Findings from a Web Survey
- Jennifer H. Sauer, M.A., AARP Knowledge Management
- June 2008
- http://www.aarp.org/research/work/employment/nc_employer_08.html
- or
- http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/nc_employer_08.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
- ECONOMIC SNAPSHOTS
- Snapshot for June 4, 2008.
- Bush Budget Spends 100 Times More to Regulate Unions
- By Ross Eisenbrey
- http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/webfeatures_snapshots_20080604
- Mercer
- Quality of Living global city rankings Mercer survey
- http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1307990
- Includes TABLES of
- (1) Top 50 cities: Quality of living
- and
- (2) Top 50 cities: Personal Safety
- http://www.mercer.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1307990#Top50_qol
- PEW Hispanic Center
- Latino Labor Report, 2008: Construction Reverses Job Growth for Latinos [4 June 2008]
- http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/88.pdf
- [full-text, 39 pages]
- Political Economy Research Institute, Univ. of Mass. Amherst
- JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GREEN ECONOMY: A STATE-BY-STATE PICTURE OF OCCUPATIONS THAT GAIN FROM GREEN INVESTMENTS [28 May 2008]
- http://www.kintera.org/htmlcontent.asp?cid=81548
- or
- http://www.bluegreenalliance.org/atf/cf/%7B3637E5F0-D0EA-46E7-BB32-74D973EFF334%7D/NRDC_report_May28.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- RAND
- Post-Secondary Education in Qatar: Employer Demand, Student Choice, and Options for Policy [2007] [online June 2008]
- By: Cathleen Stasz, Eric R. Eide, Francisco Martorell with Louay Constant, Charles A. Goldman, Joy S. Moini, Vazha Nadareishvili, Hanine Salem
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG644/
- or
- http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2007/RAND_MG644.pdf
- [full-text, 159 pages]
- RAND
- How Do Earnings Change When Reservists Are Activated? [2 June 2008]
- A Reconciliation of Estimates Derived from Survey and Administrative Data
- By: Francisco Martorell, Jacob Alex Klerman, David S. Loughran
- http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR565/
- or
- http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2008/RAND_TR565.pdf
- [full-text, 74 pages]
- and
- Summary
- http://rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2008/RAND_TR565.sum.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- Watson Wyatt
- Watson Wyatt releases new editions of its two Central and Eastern Europe reports [9 June 2008]
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=19185
- EEOC
- WAL-MART TO PAY $250,000 FOR DISABILITY BIAS [9 June 2008]
- EEOC Said Long-Time Pharmacy Technician Fired Because of Gunshot Disability
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/6-9-08.html
- BEA: Gross Domestic Product by State, advance 2007 and revised 2004-2006 [5 June 2008]
- STATE ECONOMIC GROWTH SLOWED IN 2007
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/2008/gsp0608.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/2008/pdf/gsp0608.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/2008/xls/gsp0608.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/2008/pdf/gsp0608_fax.pdf
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MAY 2008 [6 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
- U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Annual Revision for 2007 [10 June 2008]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/trad1308.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/pdf/trad1308.pdf
- [full-text, 68 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/xls/trad1308.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- see also 1992 - present
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/xls/trad_time_series_0408.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- BLS: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services APRIL 2008 [10 June 2008]
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/trad0408.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/pdf/trad0408.pdf
- [full-text, 49 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/xls/trad0408.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2008/pdf/trad0408_fax.pdf
- BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: APRIL 2008 [10 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- USA.gov
- Get It Done Online!
- http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Services.shtml
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Multimedia Gallery
- http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/index.cfm?s=2
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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[IWS] IWS Weekly Bulletin, 4 June 2008
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, 4 June 2008
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, 4 June 2008
Academic Research
- IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
- Recent studies include
- 3525
- 3524
- 3523
- 3522
- 3521
- 3520
- 3519
- 3518
- Cornell Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI)
- Working Papers
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/work.html
- WP 112
- WP 111
- WP 110
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- EU transport and logistics sector: Location decisions [22 May 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0849.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/49/en/1/ef0849en.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- Small companies less likely to offer continuing vocational training [15 May 2008]
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/LU0803019D/LU0803019D.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/surveyreports/LU0803019D/LU0803019D.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- International Labour Office (ILO)
- International Labour Conference, 97th Session, 2008
- Report of the Director-General
- Appendix
- The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories [22 May 2008]
- http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_092729.pdf
- [full-text, 49 pages]
- Press Release at
- http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_093578/index.htm
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- OECD Economic Outlook No. 83, June 2008 [4 June 2008]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/18/0,3343,en_2649_201185_20347538_1_1_1_1,00.html
- COUNTRY SUMMARIES
- http://www.oecd.org/document/52/0,3343,en_2649_201185_19726196_1_1_1_1,00.html
- World Bank
- Commission on Growth and Development
- The Growth Report: Strategies for Sustained Growth and Inclusive Development [21 May 2008]
- http://www.growthcommission.org/storage/cgdev/documents/Report/GrowthReportfull.pdf
- [full-text, 180 pages]
- Includes STATISTICAL ANNEX
- Press Release
- New Report Sheds Light on Success Strategies of Fast-Growing Countries
- http://www.growthcommission.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97&Itemid=189
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [2 June 2008]
- May 2008
- Vol. 131, Number 5
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- Employment characteristics of Gulf War-era II veterans in 2006: a visual essay
- James A. Walker
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/05/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- Job openings, hires, and turnover decrease in 2007
- Zhi Boon
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/05/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Wage and productivity stability in U.S. manufacturing plants
- Mark C. Long, Kristin M. Dziczek, Daniel D. Luria, and Edith A. Wiarda
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2008/05/art3full.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- BLS: Issues in Labor Statistics
- Local Employment Trends in Residential Framing Contractors: Five Counties [30 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ils/pdf/opbils65.pdf
- [full-text, 3 pages]
- BLS: National Compensation Survey:
- Retirement Benefits in State and Local Governments in the United States, 2007, Summary 08-03 [22 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/sp/ebsm0008.pdf
- [full-text, 63 pages]
- BLS: [Chart book] Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2006 [28 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/oes/2006/may/chartbook.pdf
- [full-text, 64 pages]
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online 22 May 2008
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Profiles of Significant Collective Bargaining Disputes in 2007 [22 May 2008]
- by Jeffrey L. Schildkraut, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cb20080520ar01p1.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cb20080520ar01p1.htm
- BLS Resumes Estimation of Sample Errors for Benefits Measures [22 May 2008]
- by Omolola E. Ojo and Jonathan J. Lisic, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20080520ar01p1.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20080520ar01p1.htm
- Census: Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- CB08-FF.11 May 27, 2008
- Americans with Disabilities Act: July 26 [27 May 2008]
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/011953.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb08ff-11.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Health Care and Behavioral Economics
- A Presentation to the National Academy of Social Insurance, May 29, 2008
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/93xx/doc9317/05-29-NASI_Speech.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22331
- Updated March 12, 2008
- Foreign Holdings of Federal Debt
- Justin Murray, Information Research Specialist, Knowledge Services Group
- Marc Labonte, Specialist in Macroeconomics, Government and Finance Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22331_20080312.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34498
- Statutory Individual Income Tax Rates and Other Elements of the Tax System: 1988 through 2008
- May 21, 2008
- Maxim Shvedov, Analyst in Public Sector Economics, Government and Finance Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34498_20080521.pdf
- [full-text, 45 pages]
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- The Condition of Education 2008 [29 May 2008]
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/
- Highlights from COE 2008
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/press/index.asp
- PRINT EDITION for 2008
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008031
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2008/2008031.pdf
- [full-text, 334 pages]
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- ISSUE BRIEF No. 317, May 2008
- Savings Needed to Fund Health Insurance and Health Care Expenses in Retirement: Findings from a Simulation Model [May 2008]
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/EBRI_IB_05-2008.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- Fast Facts from EBRI
- FFE #83, May 21, 2008
- Breakdown of Uninsured by Metropolitan Statistical Area [21 May 2008]
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/facts/index.cfm?fa=fastfacts
- Families and Work Institute (FWI)
- 2008 National Study of Employers (NSE) [21 May 2008]
- http://familiesandwork.org/site/research/reports/2008nse.pdf
- [full-text, 44 pages]
- Press Release 21 May 2008
- EMPLOYER STUDY FROM FAMILIES AND WORK INSTITUTE SHOWS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FOR U.S. WORKERS SINCE 1998
- 2008 National Study of Employers follows ten years trends related to U.S. workplace policies and benefits
- http://familiesandwork.org/site/newsroom/releases/2008nse.html
- International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
- International Labour and Social Policy Review 2008 [29 May 2008]
- http://www.ioe-emp.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents_pdf/papers/ilspr/International_Labour_and_Social_Policy_Review_2008.pdf
- [full-text, 76 pages]
- See PRESS RELEASE 29 May 2008
- http://www.ioe-emp.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents_pdf/press_releases/english/pr_080529_ilspr08.pdf
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ITUC)
- INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED CORE LABOUR STANDARDS IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
- REPORT FOR THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL REVIEW OF THE TRADE POLICIES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
- (Geneva, 21 and 23 May 2008)
- http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/China_report._16_May.1330.FINAL.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
- Mexican Immigrants in the United States [April 2008]
- By Jeanne Batalova PhD, Migration Policy Institute
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?ID=679
- or
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/print.cfm?ID=679
- Watson Wyatt
- Employer Use of Financial Incentives to Reward Healthy Behavior Expected to Surge [29 May 2008]
- Companies Tailor Programs to Target Specific Actions, According to Watson Wyatt
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=19144
- WorldatWork & The National Association of Sales Professionals (NASP)
- Sales Compensation Practices 2008 [May 2008]
- http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=26213
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- WorldatWork
- Rewards Communication and Pay Secrecy
- A Survey of Policies, Practices and Effectiveness [March 2008]
- http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=25110
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- WorldatWork
- TRENDS IN EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION [April 2008]
- http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=25653
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- WorldatWork
- FMLA Practices and Perspectives [April 2008]
- http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=25672
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- World Economic Forum (WEF)
- AFRICA@RISK: A GLOBAL RISK NETWORK BRIEFING
- http://www.weforum.org/pdf/Africa2008/Africa_RiskReport_08.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- See PRESS RELEASE 30 May 2008
- Africa@Risk 2008: Report Highlights Four Key Risks Facing the Region
- http://www.weforum.org/en/media/Latest%20Press%20Releases/PR_AfricaRisk08
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RS22786
- January 8, 2008
- Labor-Management Relations and the Federal Aviation Administration: Background and Current Legislative Issues
- Jon O. Shimabukuro, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22786_20080108.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34501
- Alien Smuggling: Recent Legislative Developments
- May 22, 2008
- Yule Kim, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34501_20080522.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- Congressional Research Service (CRS)
- Order Code RL34500
- Unauthorized Aliens� Access to Federal Benefits: Policy and Issues
- May 21, 2008
- Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy, Domestic Social Policy Division
- http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34500_20080521.pdf
- [full-text, 23 pages]
- EEOC
- TAVERN ON THE GREEN TO PAY $2.2 MILLION FOR HARASSMENT OF FEMALES, BLACKS, HISPANICS [2 June 2008]
- EEOC Settles Job Discrimination Suit with Landmark NYC Restaurant
- http://www.eeoc.gov/press/6-2-08.html
- BLS: AMERICAN TIME USE SURVEY--2006 RESULTS [3 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/atus.pdf
- [full-text, 28 pages]
- BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS First Quarter 2008, Revised [4 June 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: EMPLOYMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES IN 2007 [30 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/famee.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/famee.pdf
- [full-text, 13 pages]
- BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: APRIL 2008 [28 May 2008]
- 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: MASS LAYOFFS IN APRIL 2008 [22 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mmls.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: THIRD QUARTER 2007 [21 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS BY INDUSTRY: SELECTED SERVICE-PROVIDING AND MINING INDUSTRIES, 2006 [21 May 2008]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prin2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prin2.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET?
- How Can the Internet make the World a Better Place?
- http://www.youtube.com/futureinternet
- OECD and YouTube launch "Future of the Internet" initiative [29 May 2008]
- http://www.oecd.org/LongAbstract/0,3425,en_2649_34487_40713859_119690_1_1_1,00.html
- New! Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age [June 2008]
- by Maggie Jackson
- http://www.prometheusbooks.com/
- * Publisher: Prometheus Books
- * Pub. Date: June 2008
- * ISBN-13: 9781591026235
- * 320pp
- Barnes & Noble
- http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=38MUSELAQE&isbn=1-59102-623-7&itm=1
- Amazon
- http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591026237/
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
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