ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on semi-feudalism, migration and government policy in Guyana - covers historical background of forced labour, immigrant and contract labour, transition to free labour, obstacles to agricultural development, land tenure, wage policy, labour policy, effects of...

Reviews and reflects on recent publications on the relationship between industrialization and child labour in the western world from the 18th to the early 20th centuries.

Working paper comprising a case study on the economic role of low income rural women, especially as women workers employed in subsistence farming in Andra Pradesh, India. Covers labour force participation, sexual division of labour, sex discrimination in land tenure and occupational structure,...

Reviews the agrarian structure and tenancy arrangements in two provinces of Pakistan, examines characteristics of the rural labour force and agricultural labour systems and investigates evidence of bonded labour. Puts forward suggestions for future research.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper evaluating a survey of poverty and employment trends in 5 villages in Bihar, India from 1971 to 1981 - discusses population dynamics, occupational status, land tenure, wages, etc.; proposes an economic model for the correlation of income distribution and food...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on rural area poverty trends in Central America - summarizes findings of six case studies; looks at agricultural incomes, wages, and other poverty-linked economic indicators; examines impact of the export-oriented pattern of economic growth, particularly on small...