Covers trends in the 1980s and 1990s. Includes case studies of social and labour policies in eight companies.

Explores the possibility of predicting informal sector employment and wages when information is available only for the formal sector.

Working paper on the interrelationship between employment of women workers and fertility in Hungary. Discusses occupational structure, trends (1949-1980), wage structure, factors affecting fertility (incl. standard of living, occupational status, educational level, urbanization, infant and child...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the economic implications of petroleum price increases in Peru, 1973 to 1980 - reviews trends in economic conditions; examines impact of higher oil prices on balance of trade, balance of payments, external debt, inflation and employment; looks at power...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on industrial sector employment of woman workers in Mauritius - based on interviews and a 1977 survey, examines the conditions (lower minimum wages, higher labour productivity, less absenteeism and easier human relations) dictating employer preference for female...

ILO pub. Working paper analysing employment effects of Swedish multinational enterprises abroad on the metalworking industry in Sweden - considers market shares, size of enterprise, competition strategies, type of foreign linkage, etc., And concludes that some additional production employment...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the eradication of child labour and the evolution of youth policy in the USSR - comments on labour legislation concerning the minimum age and employment conditions of young workers, and covers the institution of compulsory education, the social integration of...

Deals with the linkages among growth, employment and environmental pollution or degradation, by analysing the national press coverage of environmental issues. Takes into account political and socioeconomic transformations from 1973 to 1992.

Working paper on the working conditions of rural women workers, especially young workers, in the export oriented microelectronics electronics industry in South East Asia. Highlights occupational disease hazards associated with production processes, the need for a cheap labour supply, and the...