Wednesday, June 11, 2008
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 11 June 2008
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 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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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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