Analyses the nature of growth, economic policies and employment as well as its linkages in four Middle East and North African countries taking into account the pervasive effects of the global economic and financial crisis.

Focuses on the risks and dangers in small-scale and artisanal fisheries, based on the experiences of selected developed and developing countries. Reviews working conditions, typical accidents associated with the marine environment, navigation and fishing operations, problems associated with boat...

ILO pub. Article describing collective agreements providing for cost of living allowance (cola) in Israel and proposing a system of flexible wages indexation - examines the influence of cola and income tax on real wages, and stipulates that flexible indexation should try to ensure (1) that...

Till the early-1990s the collectively-bargained labour contract (between the trade-union that presented the employees, and the employer or the employers'- association) was the norm in Israel, granting salaried workers a stable and protected labour contract. Thereafter, and more significantly...

Identifies four indicators for understanding and measuring social dialogue institutions: associational structure, wage setting arrangements, participation in public policy, and firm-level representation.

Basado en una investigación realizada entre 2000 y 2001 en varios países latinoamericanos, describe la metodología utilizada para analizar los costos laborales asociados a la contratación, y en especial los referidos a la protección de la maternidad y el cuidado infantil.