ILO pub. Article on voluntarist labour relations trends and issues in Hong Kong - provides comparisons with the system in the UK, discusses the historical background, labour legislation enactments since 1968, impact on collective bargaining and trade union membership, etc., and suggests a...

Examines and compares the various institutional arrangements for regulating migration that have been developed in Indonesia and the Philippines, referring to them generally as "migration infrastructure". The study sought to determine whether these have any impact on the relative conditions of...

ILO pub. Working paper on the role of developing countries multinational enterprises as regards choice of technology and employment creation in Nigeria - based on a literature survey and five case studies of industrial enterprises, analyses characteristics of labour intensiveness, use of local...

Examines the role that labour market information and analysis can play to inform skills policies, both in terms of methods, and in terms of institutional arrangements that are established to translate information into policy action. Country case studies are used to illustrate strategic...

Looks at the extent of and policy responses to the problem of labour shortage in the economies of Japan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

Assesses the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the motor vehicle industry in two areas of Brazil, focusing on the development of regional institutions to support social dialogue. Examines the flow of FDI into the Brazilian motor vehicle industry during the late 1990s, describes the...

Examines the social consequences of restructuring and investigates the role social dialgue can play in finding socially responsible ways to mitigate the effects of restructuring. Includes brief comparisons with the banking and financial services industry, postal services and public utilities.

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

Critically looks at the impact of trade and capital market liberalisation on income distribution and employment. Reviews the theory of trade liberalisation. Discusses labour intensities in trading and non-trading sectors, examines problems encountered in the shift to a liberalised regime and...