Tuesday, May 12, 2009
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 13 May 2009
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, 13 May 2009
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, 13 May 2009
Academic Research
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- ADB Economics Working Paper Series
- No. 153 | April 2009
- Poverty Impact of the Economic Slowdown in Developing Asia: Some Scenarios
- Rana Hasan, Maria Rhoda Magsombol, and J. Salcedo Cain
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Working-Papers/2009/Economics-WP153.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- ILR School, Cornell University
- Focus on Research of Michele Williams, ILR Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/directory/mw326/
- Press Release
- Workplace Trust Research
- May 11 2009
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/news/WilliamsTrust051109.html
- Be as Careful of the Company You Keep as of the Books You Read: Peer Effects in Education and on the Labor Market
- http://www.nber.org/papers/w14948.pdf
- [full-text, 54 pages]
- Giacomo DeGiorgi, Michele Pellizzari, Silvia Redaelli
- NBER Working Paper No. 14948
- Issued in May 2009
- ---- Abstract -----
- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w14948
International
- African Development Bank (AFDB)
- AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2008/2009: CONFLICT RESOLUTION, PEACE AND RECONSTRUCTION IN AFRICA [10 May 2009]
- http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/African%20Development%20Report%202008.2009_00_Full_Report.pdf
- [full-text, 127 pages]
- African Development Bank (AFDB)
- ADB STATISTICS POCKETBOOK 2009 [7 May 2009]
- http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/AfDB_Statistics_Pocketbook_2009_01_Full_Report.pdf
- [full-text, 168 pages]
- African Development Bank (AFDB)
- Compendium of Statistics on Bank Group Operations 2009 Volume XXXI - Full Report [7 May 2009]
- http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/Compendium_Statistics_Bank_Group_Operations_2009_Volume_XXXII_01_Full_Report.pdf
- [full-text, 199 pages]
- Aftrican Development Bank (AFDB)
- African Development Bank Group Annual Report 2008 - Full Report [11 May 2009]
- http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/African%20Development%20Bank%20Group%20Annual%20Report%202008%20-%2000.%20Full%20Report.pdf
- [full-text, 312 pages]
- African Development Bank (AFDB)
- Gender, Poverty and Environmental Indicators on African Countries 2009 [6 May 2009]
- http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Vacancies/GenderPovertyEnvironmental_IndicatorsAfricanCountries2009_01_Full_Report.pdf
- [full-text, 305 pages]
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Sustainability Report 2009 [May 2009]
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/sustainability-report/2009/default.asp
- or
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/sustainability-report/2009/SR2009.pdf
- [full-text, 92 pages]
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- The Global Economic Crisis Implications for Asia-Pacific and ADB [updated 8 May 2009]
- http://www.adb.org/Economic-Crisis/default.asp
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- COMPARATIVE STUDY
- Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Personal services sector [6 May 2009]
- May 2009
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0811017s/index.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0811017s/tn0811017s.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0811017s/tn0811017s.pdf
- [full-text, 46 pages]
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- THE COST OF COERCION [12 May 2009]
- REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL
- Global Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
- http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---relconf/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_106230.pdf
- [full-text, 96 pages]
- SUMMARY
- http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/docName--WCMS_106200/index.htm
- With special reports by REGION of the WORLD.
- Press Release 12 May 2009
- New ILO report says "cost of coercion" to workers in forced labour surpasses USD 20 billion per year
- http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_106219/index.htm
- ILO
- Sectoral Activities Programme
- Social dialogue and industrial relations issues in the oil industry [11May 2009]
- Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on Promoting Social Dialogue and Good Industrial Relations from Oil and Gas Exploration and Production to Oil and Gas Distribution
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/sector/techmeet/tmoge09/tmoge-r.pdf
- [full-text, 134 pages]
- Press Release 11 May 2009
- Governments, oil firms and oil workers meeting at ILO to discuss implications of global crisis for oil and gas industry
- http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_106187/index.htm
- Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT)
- 2008 LABOUR OVERVIEW for LATIN AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN [May 2008]
- www.oit.org.pe/WDMS/bib/publ/panorama/labour_overview_08.pdf
- [full-text, 129 pages]
- or
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/intl/72/
- OECD
- AFRICAN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK (AEO) 2008/9 [11 May 2009]
- http://www.africaneconomicoutlook.org/en/home/
- Includes pull-down menu providing
- access to the profiles of 47 of the 53 countries in Africa. Each profile includes synopses of the overall state of the country.
- Press Release
- African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2008/9 [11 May 2009]
- http://www.oecd.org/document/43/0,3343,en_2649_15162846_42719915_1_1_1_1,00.html
- Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD
- Global crisis: list of trade union statements and press releases
- http://www.tuac.org/print/en/public/e-docs/00/00/03/CF/document_doc.phtml
- BLS: EMPLOYMENT & EARNINGS ONLINE [8 May 2009]
- March 2009
- Vol. 56 No. 3
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/ee/empearn200903.pdf
- [full-text, 222 pages]
- The 2010 President's Budget for the Bureau of Labor Statistics [7 May 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/bls/budget2010.htm
- and
- http://www.dol.gov/dol/budget/2010/PDF/CBJ-2010-V3-01.pdf
- [full-text 71 pages]
- Census 2000 Foreign-Born Population Map Series by Selected Countries of Birth [7 May 2009]
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/index.html
- MAPS in particular at
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/foreign/fb-maps.html
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- HRSA Geospatial Data Warehouse (HGDW)
- http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/default.aspx
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Basic Reading Skills and the Literacy of the America's Least Literate Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) Supplemental Studies [6 May 2009]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009481
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009481.pdf
- [full-text, 83 pages]
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools, Findings from the School Survey on Crime and Safety: 2007-08 [5 May 2009]
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009326
- or
- http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009326.pdf
- [full-text, 81 pages]
- NIOSH Safety and Health Topic:
- Occupational Health Issues Associated with H1N1 Influenza Virus (Swine Flu) [2 May 2009]
- http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/H1N1flu/
- United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
- Investigation No. 332-477
- USITC Publication 4071
- April 2009
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Effects of Infrastructure Conditions on Export Competitiveness, Third Annual Report [8 May 2009]
- http://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4071.pdf
- [full-text, 195 pages]
- Press Release 8 May 2009
- POOR INFRASTRUCTURE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERMINES EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, USITC FINDS
- Governments, Private Sector Aware Of, Working to Address Infrastructure Issues
- http://www.usitc.gov/ext_relations/news_release/2009/er0508gg3.htm
- European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) -- web page
- Economic and social crisis: ETUC positions and actions
- http://www.etuc.org/a/5838
- Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
- Monthly Estimates of the Total Foreign-Born and Mexican/Central American-Born Labor Force, January 2000 to March 2009
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/DataHub/charts/laborforce.3.shtml
- Unemployment Rates by Nativity, January 2000 to March 2009
- (not seasonally adjusted)
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/DataHub/charts/laborforce.4.shtml
- Foreign Born as a Percentage of the Total Population and of the Civilian Labor Force by State, 1980 to 2007
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/DataHub/charts/laborforce.2.shtml
- The above charts are found by visiting the
- US Historical Immigration Trends
- http://contact.migrationpolicy.org/site/R?i=uldP0S0ytHM8l1jVQEX9ug.. page, click on
- Immigrants in the US Labor Force, and then select a chart of your interest.
- http://contact.migrationpolicy.org/site/R?i=Gx0RevKMV1XQMHN5jO1n2A ..
- Watson Wyatt
- Majority of Fortune 100 Companies Offer Only Defined Contribution Plans to New Salaried Employees, Watson Wyatt Analysis Finds [11 May 2009]
- Hybrid Pension (Cash Balance) Plans Become More Prevalent Than Traditional Pension Plans for the First Time
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=21177
- Baker & McKenzie LLP
- Global Practice Group
- Worldwide Guide to Trade Unions and Works Councils 2009 Edition
- http://bakerxchange.com/ve/ZZO30Jn85a718393es5/stype=dload/OID=70955213548273/VT=0
- [full-text, 336 pages]
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: APRIL 2009 [8 May 2009]
- 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 Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS First Quarter 2009, Preliminary [7 May 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: PRELIMINARY MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS, 2008 [6 May 2009]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod3.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod3.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/prod3.supp.toc.htm
- Census
- 2007 Economic Census: Transportation and Warehousing Industry Series
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/EconSectorServlet?caller=dataset&sv_name=*&_SectorId=48&ds_name=EC0700A1&_lang=en&_ts=259506943587
- Census
- 2007 Economic Census: Manufacturing Industry Series [7 May 2008]
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/EconSectorServlet?caller=dataset&sv_name=*&_SectorId=31&ds_name=EC0700A1&_lang=en&_ts=259166765542
- Census
- 2007 Economic Census: Wholesale Trade Industry Series [7 May 2008]
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/EconSectorServlet?caller=dataset&sv_name=*&_SectorId=42&ds_name=EC0700A1&_lang=en&_ts=259483962809
- THE BACHARACH BLOG
- http://bacharachblog.com/
- Friendship: Establishing Bonds in the Workplace Painlessly
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/friendship-establishing-bonds-in-the-workplace-painlessly/
- May 11, 2009
- Jackson Pollock or Knute Rockne: How Do You Lead?
- http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/jackson-pollock-or-knute-rockne-how-do-you-lead/
- May 11, 2009
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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