This article proposes a users’ typology grounded in the users’ needs and motivation. We apply cluster analysis, a multivariate technique seldom applied in IS research, to the data obtained from a purposely diversified population of 247 respondents. The three-stage research design is...

Presents the results of a survey conducted in 22 small textile and clothing industrial enterprises and interviews of 83 woman workers in these sectors.

Comprises three contributions which analyse the current situation with respect to information supplied to, and information needs of, migrant workers.

Introduces the notion of employment elasticity and describes statistical methods for its estimation. Based on annual labour force surveys and censuses, estimates the employment elasticity of major sectors in Indonesia between 1977 and 1996. Makes recommendations based on a comparison of the...

Includes a list of ILO Conventions apply to temporary construction workers.

Discusses the impact of structural transformation in the industrial sector and regional integration on labour market issues in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.