ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on industrial structure change in a small open economy, comprising a case study of adjustment successes in the Netherlands - discusses the economic structure, economic growth trends (1960-1983), and impact of economic recession and international division of labour...

Provides information on the situation in Barbados and Jamaica as it relates to employment, working conditions and labour relations in offshore data service enterprises, against the background of the ILO's Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy.

Analyzes the banana industry crisis and its labour related effects. Highlights the continuing importance of the banana industry to the region.

ILO pub. Working paper on agrarian structure changes in the plantation economy, comprising case studies of Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras and Jamaica - examines the social implications and economic implications of changes over time in land ownership, land utilization patterns, foreign investment,...