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.

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 the effects of awareness-raising programmes at different levels of education on the promotion of self-employment and entrepreneurship as career options for young people entering the labour market. Provides examples of programmes in developed, developing and transition countries,...

Working paper on the impact of information technology on the role of service sectors in trade and commerce. Describes the trend towards the increasingly important economic role of telecommunications in providing services for the domestic market and international market. Explains the comparative...

Based on interviews with officers and workers in four banks and four insurance companies in each country.

Describes the development of labour market analysis as an alternative approach to manpower planning and reviews the current state of labour market data collection, analysis and dissemination in ten countries. Identifies good practice in the development and use of labour market information for...