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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.

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Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
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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, 18 November 2009

Academic Research

Hans Boeckler Foundation

Tangian (Tanguiane) , Andranik S.

Six families of flexicurity indicators developed at the Hans Boeckler Foundation

WSI-Diskussionspapier, Nr. 168, November 2009.

http://www.boeckler.de/pdf/p_wsi_diskp_168.pdf

[full-text, 97 pages]

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College

WORKING PAPERS

http://crr.bc.edu/working_papers/index.php

ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)

COUNTER CULTURE: The American Coffee Shop Waitress

Candacy A. Taylor

http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5398

$19.95t paper

2009, 160 pages, 9 x 9, 119 color photographs, 4 black-and-white photographs

ISBN: 978-0-8014-7440-8

ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)

STATES' GAINS, LABOR'S LOSSES: China, France, and Mexico Choose Global Liaisons, 19802000

Dorothy J. Solinger

http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5457

$45.00s cloth

2009, 224 pages, 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

ISBN: 978-0-8014-4777-8

ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press)

CHANGING THE COURSE OF AIDS: Peer Education in South Africa and Its Lessons for the Global Crisis

David Dickinson; Charles Deutsch (Foreword)

http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=5477

$39.95s cloth

2009, 272 pages, 6 x 9, 14 tables

ISBN: 978-0-8014-4831-7

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers

Recent studies include ---

4564 Life Expectancy and the Environment

4563 Sundays Are Blue: Aren't They? The Day-of-the-Week Effect on Subjective Well-Being and Socio-Economic Status

4562 How Much Should We Trust Linear Instrumental Variables Estimators? An Application to Family Size and Children's Education

4561 No Child Left Behind: Universal Child Care and Children's Long-Run Outcomes

4560 Low-Skilled Immigrant Entrepreneurship

4559 Inflation and Welfare in Long-Run Equilibrium with Firm Dynamics

4558 Culture, Policies and Labor Market Outcomes

4557 The Trade-off between Fertility and Education: Evidence from before the Demographic Transition

4556 Catch Me If You Can: Education and Catch-up in the Industrial Revolution

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

International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)

CASE STUDY

The impact of bankruptcy on restructuring in the UK tourism sector: XL Leisure [12 November 2009]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0993.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/93/en/1/EF0993EN.pdf

[full-text, 29 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

European Monitoring Centre on Change

CASE STUDY

Insolvency and restructuring in the Spanish real estate and construction sector: Martinsa-Fadesa [9 November 2009]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0992.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/92/en/1/EF0992EN.pdf

[full-text, 15 pages]

India

National Informatics Center (NIC)

INDIA: DIRECTORY OF INDIAN GOVERNMENT WEBSITES

http://goidirectory.nic.in/

SEARCH for this site

http://goidirectory.nic.in/search.htm

India

National Informatics Center (NIC)

THE NATIONAL PORTAL OF INDIA

http://india.gov.in/

India

National Informatics Centre (NIC)

THE BUSINESS PORTAL OF INDIA

http://business.gov.in/default.php

International Labour Organization (ILO)

EMPLOYMENT

Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department (EMP/ENTERPRISE)

Sustainable Enterprise Programme

Promoting Responsible and Sustainable Enterprise-Level Practices at Times of Crisis : A Guide for Policy-Makers and Social Partners

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/documents/publication/wcms_108420.pdf

[full-text, 36 pages]

World Bank

World Bank Data Now in Google Search Results [11 November 2009]

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:22386512~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html

World Health Organization (WHO)

GLOBAL ATLAS of the HEALTH WORKFORCE

http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/default.asp

To access the data please click the Data Query tab

http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/DataQuery/default.asp

To access statistics on health workforce demographics

http://apps.who.int/globalatlas/docs/HRH/HTML/SASA_Aug08.htm

Federal

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications

Dick K. Nanto, Coordinator, Specialist in Industry and Trade

October 2, 2009

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34742_20091002.pdf

[full-text, 155 pages]

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/683/

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1688&context=key_workplace

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Job Loss and Infrastructure Job Creation Spending During the Recession

Linda Levine, Specialist in Labor Economics

October 2, 2009

http://opencrs.com/document/R40080/2009-10-02/download/1013/

[full-text, 16 pages]

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/681/

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1686&context=key_workplace

Employment & Training Administration (ETA)

ETAOP 2009-13

UI BENEFITS STUDY: Recent Changes in the Characteristics of Unemployed Workers

Release Year : 2009

IMPAQ International, LLC

Author(s): Michaelides, Marios ; Mueser, Peter

http://wdr.doleta.gov/research/keyword.cfm?fuseaction=dsp_resultDetails&pub_id=2422&mp=y

or

http://wdr.doleta.gov/research/FullText_Documents/UI%20Benefits%20Study%20%2D%20Recent%20Change%20in%20Characteristics%20of%20Unemployed%20Workers%2Epdf

[full-text, 43 pages

See additional research topics at

http://wdr.doleta.gov/research/

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Farm Labor [21 August 2009]

http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1063

or

http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/FarmLabo/FarmLabo-08-21-2009_new_format.pdf

[full-text, 21 pages]

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Public Elementary and Secondary School Student Enrollment and Staff From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2007-08 [10 November 2009]

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010309

or

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2010/2010309.pdf

[full-text, 25 pages]

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

New Web Site!

WORKPLACE SAFETY & H1N1 (Flu) [9 November 2009]

http://www.osha.gov/h1n1/

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP

Personal Finances: The Final Frontier for Social Media

Results of a National Survey of Young Adults

By: Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research; Anna Greenberg; Jessica Keating | October 2009

http://www.aarp.org/research/surveys/money/finance/invest/articles/lifetuner.html

or

http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/lifetuner.pdf

[full-text, 52 pages]

AARP

Job Skills Training and Opportunities: Opinions and Perceptions of Alabama Workers Age 40+

By: Jennifer H. Sauer; Cassandra Burton, AARP Knowledge Management | October 2009

http://www.aarp.org/research/surveys/money/work/employment/articles/al_workers_09.html

or

http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/al_workers_09.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]

Euro-WorksCouncil

www.euro-workscouncil.net

Training and Consultancy

The training and consultancy network "euro-workscouncil.net" is there to inform you about the activities of European Works Councils and related subjects.

EWC News

issue no. 3 / 2009

31st October 2009

http://www.ewc-news.com/en032009.htm

or

http://www.ewc-news.com/en032009.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

Past Issues at

http://www.ewc-news.com/

Sibson Consulting (A Division of Segal)

Expatriate Talent Market Trends Survey [Fall 2009]

http://www.sibson.com/publications/surveysandstudies/expats.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

Urban Institute

Variation in Insurance Coverage Across Congressional Districts: New Estimates from 2008 [5 October 2009]

http://urbaninstitute.org/publications/411967.html

or

http://urbaninstitute.org/uploadedpdf/411967_variation_in_insurance.pdf

[full-text, 48 pages]

Wells Fargo

Workers Failing to Save Enough for Expected Retirement Lifestyle, Wells Fargo Study Finds [5 November 2009]

Women more likely to feel affected by economic downturn and less certain about retirement

https://www.wellsfargo.com/press/2009/20091105_Retirement

WorldatWork Sponsored Research:

Case Studies in Optimizing Executive Compensation Design

Diane Vavrasek, Cornell University

November 2009

http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=35568

[full-text, 33 pages]

Law

American Bar Association

Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law

Disability Statistic Reports

http://www.abanet.org/disability/resources/statistics.shtml

(1) * 2009 Goal III Report

http://www.abanet.org/disability/docs/2009GoalIII.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

(2) * 2009 Disability Diversity Statistics:

http://www.abanet.org/disability/docs/ABADisabilityStatisticsReport.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Federal Employees' Retirement System: Legislation Enacted in the 111th Congress

Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security

November 12, 2009

http://opencrs.com/document/RS22933/2009-11-12/download/1013/

[full-text, 10 pages]

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/682/

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1687&context=key_workplace

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Private Health Insurance Provisions of H.R. 3962

Hinda Chaikind, Specialist in Health Care Financing

Bernadette Fernandez, Analyst in Health Care Financing

Chris L. Peterson, Specialist in Health Care Financing

Paulette C. Morgan, Specialist in Health Care Financing

Mark Newsom, Analyst in Health Care Financing and Insurance

Janemarie Mulvey, Specialist in Aging Policy

October 30, 2009

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R40885_20091030.pdf

[full-text, 33 pages]

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/680/

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1685&context=key_workplace

Statistical Reports

BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES September 2009 [13 November 2009]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/trad0909.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/pdf/trad0909.pdf

[full-text, 47 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/xls/trad0909.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/2009/pdf/trad0909_fax.pdf

BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - OCTOBER 2009 [13 November 2009]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm

BLS: International Comparisons of Annual Labor Force Statistics, Adjusted to U.S. Concepts, 10 Countries, 1970-2008 [2 October 2009]

http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf/lfcompendium.pdf

[full-text, 52 pages]

or

ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/lfcompendium.xls

[spreadsheet]

BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover September 2009 [10 November 2009]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/jolts_11102009.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/jolts_11102009.pdf

[full-text, 16 pages]

BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS THIRD QUARTER OF 2009 [10 November 2009]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf

[full-text, 21 pages]

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Unit labour costs rise strongly across OECD economies in second quarter 2009 [13 November 2009]

http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,3343,en_2649_34251_44051913_1_1_1_37457,00.html

or

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/40/36/44061973.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

International Labour Organizaton (ILO)

ILO PHOTO GALLERY

http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/photo/lang--en/index.htm

See in particular

SEARCH the PHOTO GALLERY at

http://www.ilo.org/dyn/media/mediasearch.home?p_lang=en

Interuniversity Research Centre on Globalization and Work (CRIMT)

22 October 2009 Call for papers

THEMATIC AND EXTRA-THEMATIC CALLS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Employee Representation in the New World of Work: The Dynamics of Rights, Voice, Performance and Power

http://www.crimt.org/Francais/Accueil_fr.html

[in FRENCH)

or

http://www.crimt.org/English/Accueil_eng.html

or

http://www.crimt.org/CIRA-CRIMT-2010_Thematic_and_Extra-thematic_Call_for_papers.pdf

[full-text, 3 pages]

NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)

www.ictr.org

Press Release

IICTR/INFO-9-2-662.EN

Arusha, 16 November 2009

Prosecutors of International Criminal Tribunals Call for Full Cooperation

http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/622.htm

THE BACHARACH BLOG

http://bacharachblog.com/

Top 10 Compelling Proactive Leadership Links: Nov. 9-13

http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/top-10-compelling-proactive-leadership-links-nov-9-13/

Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Nov 13, 2009

Top 10 Compelling Proactive Leadership Links: Nov. 9-13

http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/10-funny-leadership-cartoons/

By Samuel B. Bacharach on 11/12/09

Leadership Book Corner: Leadership in China and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/leadership-book-corner-leadership-in-china-and-the-heavenly-kingdom/

By Samuel B. Bacharach on 11/11/09

______________________________
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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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 November 2009

Academic Research

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers

Recent studies include ---

4550 Dynamic Female Labor Supply

4549 Redistributive Politics and Market Efficiency: An Experimental Study

4548 From Angela's Ashes to the Celtic Tiger: Early Life Conditions and Adult Health in Ireland

4547 The Unknown Immigration: Incentives and Family Composition in Intercountry Adoptions to the United States

4546 The Ratio Bias Phenomenon: Fact or Artifact?

4545 Incentive Effects on Risk Attitude in Small Probability Prospects

4544 Impacts of Labor Taxation with Perfectly and Imperfectly Competitive Domestic Labor Markets under Flexible Outsourcing

4543 A Simple GMM Estimator for the Semi-Parametric Mixed Proportional Hazard Model

4542 The Timing of Work and Work-Family Conflicts in Spain: Who Has a Split Work Schedule and Why?

4541 Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Migration, Entrepreneurship and Social Capital

4540 Lab Experiments Are a Major Source of Knowledge in the Social Sciences

(definitive version published in: Science, 2009, 326 (5952), 535-538)

4539 Does Self-Employment Increase the Economic Well-Being of Low-Skilled Workers?

4538 Happiness in Europe: Cross-Country Differences in the Determinants of Subjective Well-Being

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

International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

Living and working in Ireland [9 November 2009]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0946.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/46/en/1/EF0946EN.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

4th Foundation Forum, Dublin Castle,

Ireland, 5-6 November 2009

Global recession: Europe's way out - Background paper [2 November 2009]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0998.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/98/en/1/EF0998EN.pdf

[full-text, 28 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)

European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)

ERM Report 2009: Restructuring in recession [4 November 2009]

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0973.htm

or

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/73/en/1/EF0973EN.pdf

[full-text, 148 pages]

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)

2009 Annual report: the state of the drugs problem in Europe [5 November 2009]

EMCDDA, Lisbon, November 2009

http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/annual-report/2009

[Go to this URL above to pick the language of your choice in downloading the report]

or

ONLINE VERSION

http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/situation/analysis

or

ENGLISH FULL-TEXT

http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/attachements.cfm/att_93236_EN_EMCDDA_AR2009_EN.pdf

[104 pages]

For earlier reports, see -

http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/searchresults?action=list&type=PUBLICATIONS&SERIES_PUB=w36

Government of India

Labour Bureau

[INDIA] Pocket Book of Labour Statistics 2008

http://labourbureau.nic.in/PBLS%202k8%20Contents.htm

Government of India

Labour Bureau

[INDIA] LATEST REPORTS

http://labourbureau.nic.in/reports.htm

including the following:

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS FOR AGRICULTURAL & RURAL LABOURERS (BASE 1986-87=100) ANNUAL REPORT 2007-08

http://labourbureau.nic.in/Annual_Rep_ALRL_2k7_08.pdf

OCCUPATIONAL WAGE SURVEY SIXTH ROUND 2008 REPORT ON TEN ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES

http://labourbureau.nic.in/OWS%202k8%20Engg%20contents.htm

WAGE RATES IN RURAL INDIA (2007-08)

http://labourbureau.nic.in/WR%20Rural%20India%202k7-8%20Contents.htm

REPORT ON EFFECT OF ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ON EMPLOYMENT IN INDIA ( APRIL - JUNE 2009 )

http://labourbureau.nic.in/Third_Quick_Report_Main_1.pdf

EVALUATION STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MINIMUM WAGES ACT,1948 IN STONE BREAKING & STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRY IN GUJARAT 2007-08

http://labourbureau.nic.in/EMW_Guj_Stone_200708.pdf

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF WOMEN WORKERS IN PLANTATION INDUSTRY 2008-09 - MAIN REPORT

http://labourbureau.nic.in/SECOWW_Plantation_200809.pdf

ANNEXURES

http://labourbureau.nic.in/SECOWW_Annex_200809.pdf

EVALUATION STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MINIMUM WAGES ACT,1948 IN STONE BREAKING & STONE CRUSHING INDUSTRY IN KARNATAKA 2007-08

http://labourbureau.nic.in/EMW_REP_KAR_2007.pdf

REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948 FOR THE YEAR 2006

http://labourbureau.nic.in/MW2k6%20Contents.htm

STATISTICS ON INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES, CLOSURES, RETRENCHMENTS AND LAY-OFFS IN INDIA DURING THE YEAR, 2007

http://labourbureau.nic.in/ID%202k7%20Contents.htm

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX NUMBERS (for Industrial Workers) 2001 = 100

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

http://labourbureau.nic.in/CPI%20IW%202K7%20Contents.htm

WAGE RATES IN RURAL INDIA 2006-07

http://labourbureau.nic.in/WR%202k6-7%20Contents.htm

AND MUCH MORE.....

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

OECD: Key employment statistics

http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,3343,en_2649_39023495_42788213_1_1_1_37457,00.html

How does your country compare?

http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,3343,en_2649_39023495_42788213_1_1_1_37457,00.html#cc

How do OECD labour markets perform?

http://www.oecd.org/document/53/0,3343,en_2649_39023495_42788213_1_1_1_37457,00.html#lm

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Union members and employees

Data on the number of trade union members and employees

http://stats.oecd.org/wbos/default.aspx?DatasetCode=U_D_D

TRADE UNION DENSITY IN OECD COUNTRIES, 1960-2007

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/25/42/39891561.xls

SOURCES for:

TRADE UNION MEMBERS AND UNION DENSITY IN OECD COUNTRIES

Jelle Visser, Sébastien Martin and Peter Tergeist

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/37/2/35695665.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Online OECD Employment Database

http://www.oecd.org/document/34/0,3343,en_2649_33927_40917154_1_1_1_1,00.html

(UK) National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

NICE public health guidance 22: Promoting mental wellbeing at work

Promoting mental wellbeing through productive and healthy working conditions: guidance for employers [5 November 2009]

http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/PH22Guidance.pdf

[full-text, 41 pages]

World Bank

China Quarterly Update, November 2009

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/CHINAEXTN/0,,contentMDK:22102737~pagePK:1497618~piPK:217854~theSitePK:318950,00.html

or

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTCHINA/Resources/318862-1237238982080/5923417-1257229995645/cqu_Oct_2009.pdf

[full-text, 23 pages]

and

Overview

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTCHINA/Resources/318862-1237238982080/5923417-1257229995645/overview_cqu_Oct_2009.pdf

[full-text, 1 pages]

Federal

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Spotlight On Statistics: HEALTH CARE [4 November 2009]

http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2009/health_care/home.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2009/health_care/pdf/health_care_bls_spotlight.pdf

[full-text, 13 pages]

Census

Selected Characteristics of Baby Boomers 42 to 60 Years Old in 2006 [9 November 2009]

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/miscellaneous/014411.html

or

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/age/general-age.html#bb

or

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/age/2006%20Baby%20Boomers.pdf

[full-text, 46 pages -- PDF of PowerPoint]

Census

Consumer Income

P60-237

Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2007 [9 November 2009]

http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p60-237.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

DETAILED TABLES

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/childsupport/cs07.html

or

2007

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/childsupport/chldsu07.pdf

[full-text, 49 pages]

Press Release 9 November 2009

Nearly Half of Parents Get Full Amount of Child Support, Census Bureau Reports

Report Finds Increase in Age and Education of Custodial Mothers

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/children/014410.html

Census

School Enrollment in the United States: 2008 [2 November 2009]

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/014354.html

or

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school.html

DETAILED TABLES

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/cps2008.html

Source and Accuracy

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/2008school_S&A.pdf

[full-text, 19 pages]

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Income of Americans Aged 65 and Older, 1968 to 2008

Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security

November 4, 2009

http://opencrs.com/document/RL33387/2009-11-04/download/1013/

[full-text, 40 pages]

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/672/

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1677&context=key_workplace

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program

Lennard G. Kruger, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy

October 16, 2009

http://opencrs.com/document/RL33375/2009-10-16/download/1013/

[full-text, 12 pages]

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/676/

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1681&context=key_workplace

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Poverty in the United States: 2008

Thomas Gabe, Specialist in Social Policy

October 6, 2009

http://opencrs.com/document/RL33069/2009-10-06/download/1013/

[full-text, 21 pages]

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/678/

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1683&context=key_workplace

National Science Foundation (NSF)

NSF 10-302 | November 2009

Science and Engineering State Profiles: 200608 [4 November 2009]

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10302/

or

Summary

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10302/tables/summary.pdf

[full-text, 5 pages]

or

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10302/tables/summary.xls

[spreadsheet]

Individual State Profiles

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10302/#state

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Detailed Statistical Tables | NSF 10-300 | November 2009 |

Science and Engineering Degrees, by Race/Ethnicity: 19972006 [4 November 2009]

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10300/

or

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10300/pdf/nsf10300.pdf

[full-text, 129 pages]

U.S. Department of State

2009 Report on International Religious Freedom [26 October 2009]

http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2009/index.htm

Reports on individual countries are available via the URL above.

Remarks on the Release of the 2009 Annual Report on International Religious [26 October 2009]

http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/10/130937.htm

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

CHALLENGER, GRAY & CHRISTMAS, INC.

JOB-CUT ANNOUNCEMENT REPORT

Press Release 4 November 2009

Job Cuts Continue To Fall In October

OCTOBER JOB CUTS FALL 16% TO 55,679

http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2009/11/iws-challenger-job-cuts-fall-16-to.html

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

Fast Facts from EBRI

Oct. 28, 2009 #141

How Does Union Membership Affect Health Insurance Coverage? [28 October 2009]

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/FFE141.28Oct09.Final.pdf

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI Issue Brief #336

November 2009

Employment-Based Retirement Plan Participation: Geographic Differences and Trends, 2008 [4 November 2009]

http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=4402

or

http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_11-2009_No336_Ret-Part.pdf

[full-text, 40 pages]

Green jobs, safe jobs

Hazards magazine | International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Lead a case of right answer, wrong question

By Rory O'Neill | Published: 6 November, 2009

http://www.hazards.org/greenjobs/blog/2009/11/06/lead-%E2%80%93a-case-of-right-answer-wrong-question/

Urban Institute

Unemployment Statistics on Older Americans [6 November 2009]

Updated 11/09

Richard W. Johnson, Corina Mommaerts

http://www.urban.org/publications/411904.html

or

http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411904_unemploymentstatistics.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

Law

NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.

Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS)

Presented by the IWS in conjunction with the Cornell Law School

Last month, the IWS Colloquium Series, with cosponsorship of the Cornell Law School (represented by Prof. Claire Germain) hosted Sir Dennis Byron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for

Rwanda (ICTR), who spoke about the Role of the Courts in Protecting and Preserving Human Rights. It was a fascinating evening that touched on both legal and institutional issues, never flinching from some of the moral and social issues. Of particular note are the ground-breaking precedents of the ICTR in regard to sexual violence and the limits of freedom of speech.

Video highlights from the October 6th lecture

THE ROLE OF THE COURTS IN PROTECTING AND PRESERVING HUMAN RIGHTS

with Judge Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron , President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/iws/news/humanrights1069.html

Brief biographical description of Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron , President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)

http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/factsheets/byron.htm

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Health Reform and the 111th Congress

Hinda Chaikind, Specialist in Health Care Financing

October 14, 2009

http://opencrs.com/document/R40581/2009-10-14/download/1013/

[full-text, 27 pages]

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/679/

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1684&context=key_workplace

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Proposed U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement

J. F. Hornbeck, Specialist in International Trade and Finance

October 15, 2009

http://opencrs.com/document/RL32540/2009-10-15/download/1013/

[full-text, 33 pages]

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/677/

or

http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1682&context=key_workplace

U.S. Dept. of Labor

Employment Standards Administration [ESA}

Employers jailed for failing to comply with court order to pay back wages to Southland cleaning service workers [4 November 2009]

Southern California Maid Service owes workers more than $3.5 million in back pay

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/esa/esa20091092.htm

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Black Lung Benefits Program: Administrative and Structural Changes Could Improve Miners' Ability to Pursue Claims

GAO-10-7, October 30, 2009

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d107.pdf

[full-text, 57 pages]

Statistical Reports

BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- OCTOBER 2009 [6 November 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 Third Quarter 2009, Preliminary [5 November 2009]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

NCHS Data Brief

Number 23, November 2009

Behind International Rankings of Infant Mortality: How the United States Compares with Europe

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db23.htm

or

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db23.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)

www.ictr.org

Press Release

ICTR/INFO-9-2-620.EN

Arusha, 6 November 2009

Michel Bagaragaza Sentenced to 8 years imprisonment

http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/620.htm

THE BACHARACH BLOG

http://bacharachblog.com/

How Does a Leader Sustain Momentum? 4 Key Strategies

http://bacharachblog.com/podcasts/how-does-a-leader-sustain-momentum-4-key-strategies/

Posted by Samuel B. Bacharach on Nov 6, 2009

10 Compelling Proactive Leadership Links: November 2-6

http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-links/10-compelling-proactive-leadership-links-november-2-6/

By Samuel B. Bacharach on 11/06/09

4 Tactics for Sustaining the Coalition Mindset

http://bacharachblog.com/proactive-leadership-skills/4-tactics-for-sustaining-the-coalition-mindset/

By Samuel B. Bacharach on 11/05/09

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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 4 November 2009

Academic Research

IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)

http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers

Recent studies include ---

4509 How Effective Are Unemployment Benefit Sanctions? Looking Beyond Unemployment Exit

4508 Policy Relevant Heterogeneity in the Value of Statistical Life: New Evidence from Panel Data Quantile Regressions

(forthcoming in: Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2010)

4507 Two Heads Are Less Bubbly than One: Team Decision-Making in an Experimental Asset Market

4506 Health and Income: A Robust Comparison of Canada and the US

4505 How Sensitive Are Retirement Decisions to Financial Incentives: A Stated Preference Analysis

4504 Money for Nothing? Universal Child Care and Maternal Employment

4503 Can Child Care Policy Encourage Employment and Fertility? Evidence from a Structural Model

4502 The Extent of Collective Bargaining and Workplace Representation: Transitions between States and their Determinants. A Comparative Analysis of Germany and Great Britain

4501 Credit Constraints and the Persistence of Unemployment

4500 Now Daddy's Changing Diapers and Mommy's Making Her Career: Evaluating a Generous Parental Leave Regulation Using a Natural Experiment

4499 Village Economies and the Structure of Extended Family Networks

4498 Extended Family Networks in Rural Mexico: A Descriptive Analysis

4497 Family Networks and School Enrolment: Evidence from a Randomized Social Experiment

Cornell Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI) Working Papers

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cheri/workingPapers/

Recent Studies include --

WP 124 The Scope and Scale of Clinical Research Accomplished by Rheumatologists Early in Their Careers

WP 123 Job Stability among U.S. University Presidents

WP 122 Building Knowledge Stocks: The Role of State Higher-Education Policies

WP 121 Do Expenditures Other Than Instructional Expenditures Affect Graduation and Persistence Rates in American Higher Education?

WP 120 Keeping up with the Joneses: Institutional Changes Following the Adoption of a Merit Aid Policy

WP 119 The Effects Of Higher Admission Standards On NCAA Student-Athletes: An Analysis Of Proposition 16

WP 118 Demystifying Endowments

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

International

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Employment Sector

Strategy for Gender Mainstreaming in the Employment Sector for the implementation of the ILO Action Plan for Gender Equality 2008-09 [2009]

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/documents/publication/wcms_103610.pdf

[full-text, 24 pages]

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Multinational Enterprises (EMP/MULTI)

http://www.ilo.org/empent/WorkingUnits/lang--en/facet--ORG-_-ED_EMP----EMP_ENT----MULTI-_-TYP-_-Publication-_-2678/WCMS_DOC_ENT_DPT_MLT_EN

The ILO and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) -

< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116336.pdf >

29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet No. 1 (Fact sheet) The MNE Declaration: Your gateway to understanding and implementing labour standards -

< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116337.pdf >

29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet No. 2 (Fact sheet) The MNE Declaration - the detail -

< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116338.pdf >

29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet No. 3 (Fact sheet) Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work -

< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116339.pdf >

29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet No. 4 (Fact sheet) Putting Decent Work Principles into Practice: Labour-Management Cooperation for Responsible Enterprise Restructuring - < http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116340.pdf >

29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet (Fact sheet) Eliminating Discrimination in the Workplace -

< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116342.pdf >

29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet No. 5 (Fact sheet) Workers' housing -

< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116344.pdf >

29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet No. 6 (Fact sheet) International Labour Standards for Plantation Work -

< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116346.pdf >

29 October 2009 - ILO Helpdesk Factsheet No. 7 (Fact sheet) The Financial & Economic Crisis: Responding Responsibly Some frequently asked questions -

< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---multi/documents/publication/wcms_116348.pdf >

New Zealand

Ministry of Social Development

2009 SOCIAL REPORT [27 October 2009]

http://socialreport.msd.govt.nz/

or

http://socialreport.msd.govt.nz/tools/downloads.html

or

http://socialreport.msd.govt.nz/documents/social-report-2009.pdf

[full-text, 178 pages]

and

REGIONAL INDICATORS 2009

http://socialreport.msd.govt.nz/documents/regional/regional-indicators-2009.pdf

[full-text, 39 pages]

Press Release

The Social Report 2009 [27 October 2009]

http://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/newsroom/media-releases/2009/pr-2009-10-23.html

Federal

BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online [30 October 2009]

October 2009, Vol. 132, No. 10

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/10/home.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/10/mlr200910.pdf

[full-text, 117 pages]

Part-time workers: some key differences between primary and secondary earners

H. Luke Shaefer

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/10/art1full.pdf

[full-text, 13 pages]

Manhattan's financial sector and the 200507 employment dynamic

Solidelle F. Wasser, Bruce J. Bergman, and Emily A. Harcum

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/10/art2full.pdf

[available soon]

The parenting of infants: a time-use study

Robert Drago

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/10/art3full.pdf

[full-text, 11 pages]

Unemployment insurance recipients and nonrecipients in the CPS

Wayne Vroman

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/10/art4full.pdf

[full-text, 10 pages]

BLS

Compensation and Working Conditions

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/

The New Health Participation and Access Data from the National Compensation Survey

by Jason L. Ford

Originally Posted: October 26, 2009

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20091022ar01p1.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20091022ar01p1.htm

The Employment Cost Index and the Impact on Medicare Reimbursements

by Jeffrey L. Schildkraut

Originally Posted: October 26, 2009

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20091020ar01p1.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20091020ar01p1.htm

Census

Finances of Selected State and Local Government Employee Retirement Systems [29 October 2009]

http://www.census.gov/govs/www/qpr.html

Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Preliminary Analysis of the Affordable Health Care for America Act [29 October 2009]

http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10688

or

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/106xx/doc10688/hr3962Rangel.pdf

[full-text, 27 pages]

Office of Homeland Security

Office of Immigration Statistics

POLICY DIRECTORATE

Estimates of the Legal Permanent Resident Population in 2008 [October 2009]

NANCY RYTINA

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/ois_lpr_pe_2008.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

USAID

GLOBAL EDUCATION DATABASE (GED)

http://ged.eads.usaidallnet.gov/

includes

EDUCATION DATA

http://ged.eads.usaidallnet.gov/data/

ANALYTIC TOOLS

http://ged.eads.usaidallnet.gov/analysis/

Institutes/Associations/Commercial

Conference Board

Working at the Intersection of Human Resources, Ethics, and Compliance - The Need for Collaboration [29 October 2009]

http://www.conference-board.org/publications/describe.cfm?id=1699

Press Release 29 October 2009

Working at the Intersection of Human Resources, Ethics, and Compliance - The Need for Collaboration

http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=3775

RAND

National Evaluation of the Demonstration to Improve the Recruitment and Retention of the Direct Service Community Workforce [27 October 2009]

Cover: National Evaluation of the Demonstration to Improve the Recruitment and Retention of the Direct Service Community Workforce

By: John Engberg, Nicholas G. Castle, Sarah B. Hunter, Laura A. Steighner, Elizabeth Maggio

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR699/

or

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2009/RAND_TR699.pdf

[full-text, 419 pages]

or

Summary

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/2009/RAND_TR699.sum.pdf

[full-text, 7 pages]

RAND

[Dissertation]

Self-Employment among Older Workers: Assistance Programs, Liquidity Constraints and Employment Patterns [23 October 2009]

By: Qian Gu

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD252/

or

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/2009/RAND_RGSD252.pdf

[full-text, 145 pages]

Watson Wyatt

Effect of the Economic Crisis on HR Programs

Update: October 2009 [28 October 2009]

http://www.watsonwyatt.com/hrprogramsOct09

[full-text, 12 pages]

Press Release 28 October 2009

Number of Companies Planning to Reverse Salary, Hiring Freezes Jumps Sharply Since August, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds

http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=22602

Law

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

EEOC Poster Request Form [22 October 2009]

http://www.eeoc.gov/posterform.html

HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE PROTECTIONS

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

HEARING HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC, MARCH 3, 2009

Serial No. 1115

ENCOURAGING FAMILYFRIENDLY WORKPLACE POLICIES

http://catalog.gpo.gov:80/F/7IHB98NJ54B12TH17GRKBV11BMTSI1SNX3D6XN6SIK78PK4EY2-11728?func=service&doc_library=GPO01&doc_number=000650144&line_number=0002&service_type=MEDIA

[full-text, 52 pages]

News Release

OSHA News Release: [10/30/2009]

Contact Name: Diana Petterson

Phone Number: (202) 693-1898

Release Number: 09-1311-NAT

US Department of Labor's OSHA issues record-breaking fines to BP [30 October 2009]

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/osha/osha20091311.htm

Statistical Reports

BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: THIRD QUARTER 2009 (ADVANCE ESTIMATE) [29 October 2009]

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/gdp3q09_adv.htm

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/pdf/gdp3q09_adv.pdf

[full-text, 14 pages]

or

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/xls/gdp3q09_adv.xls

[spreadsheet]

and

Highlights

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2009/pdf/gdp3q09_adv_fax.pdf

BLS: EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX - SEPTEMBER 2009 [30 October 2009]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf

[full-text, 22 pages]

and

Supplemental Files Table of Contents

http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm

BLS: WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES--2008 [29 October 2009]

also known as

Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (Annual)

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh.toc.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh.pdf

[full-text, 28 pages]

BLS: METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- SEPTEMBER 2009 [28 October 2009]

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/news.release/metro.toc.htm

Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Asian Sanitation Data Book 2008: Achieving Sanitation for All [October 2009]

http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/sanitation-dbook/2008/default.asp

or

http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/sanitation-dbook/2008/sanitation-dbook.pdf

[full-text, 178 pages]

SAVE the DATE

Thursday, DECEMBER 3, 2009 at the CORNELL CLUB-New York

Challenging Issues, Challenging Times

THE EMPLOYMENT LAW HORIZON FACING GLOBAL EMPLOYERS IN 2010

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/law/events/120309_GlobalEmployers.html

A Program Co-Sponsored by

The Cornell ILR Labor and Employment Law Program

and

Ius Laboris/The Global Alliance of Leading Employment Law Practices

http://www.iuslaboris.com/

NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)

www.ictr.org

Press Release

ICTR/INFO-9-2-619.EN

Arusha, 28 October 2009

ICTR Launches a Pilot Outreach Project in Rwanda

http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/PRESSREL/2009/619.html

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