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Global supply chains and decent work
Vereinte Nationen / Economic Commission for Latin …; … - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596622
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The Same Yet Different : Worker Reports on Labour Practices and Outcomes in a Single Firm Across Countries
Freeman, Richard B. - 2007
This paper examines cross-country differences in labour policies and practices and employee performance and attitudes toward work from a sample of nearly 30,000 employees in a large multinational manufacturing firm. The analysis shows: 1) large establishment and country differences in work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012465420
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The 2004 Global Labor Survey : Workplace Institutions and Practices Around the World
Chor, Davin - 2005
respectively to the Fraser Institute and World Economic Forum reports, the GLS and the labor market components of the economic … countries around the world, covering issues such as freedom of association, the regulation of work contracts, employee benefits …) and competitiveness (World Economic Forum) …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012467079
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Domestic workers across the world : global and regional statistics and the extent of legal protection
2013
The adoption of new international labour standards on domestic work (Convention No. 189 and its accompanying Recommendation No. 201) by the ILO at its 100th International Labour Conference in June 2011 represents a key milestone on the path to the realization of decent work for domestic workers....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012676645
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Maternity at work : a review of national legislation : findings from the ILO database of conditions of work and employment laws
2010 - 2nd ed
This global report updates the current knowledge of the status and progress of maternity legislation around the world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012674381
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Working anytime, anywhere : the effects on the world of work
Messenger, Jon C.; Llave Vargas, Oscar; Gschwind, Lutz; … - European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and …; … - 2017
Survey, to consider the effects of telework and ICT-mobile work (T/ICTM) on the world of work. The report shows that this … and even contradictory effects of T/ICTM on working conditions represent a current, real-world example about the …
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The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work
Internationales Arbeitsamt - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012990284
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Skill-specific rather then General Education : A Reason for US-Europe Growth Differences?
Krueger, Dirk - 2003
In this paper, we develop a model of technology adoption and economic growth in which households optimally obtain … between their growth rates will increase with the growth rate of available technology. By characterizing the optimal Ramsey … available technology. Our theory suggests that European education policies that favored specialized, vocational education might …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012469295
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Working towards sustainable development : opportunities for decent work and social inclusion in a green economy
2012
A green economy is necessary if sustainable development is to be realized. However, as this report emphasizes, a green economy can also, if accompanied by the right policy mix, create more and better jobs, lift people out of poverty and promote social inclusion. In fact, the growth model of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015203599
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Minimum Hours Constraints, Job Requirements and Retirement
Gustman, Alan L. - 2004
A structural retirement model estimated with data from the Health and Retirement Study is used to simulate the effects of policies firms might adopt to improve employment conditions for older workers and thereby encourage delayed retirement. Firm policies that effectively abolished minimum hours...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012467813