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...

Provides an overview of the construction industry in South Africa and examines collective bargaining arrangements and other institutions which affect organizing, wages and working conditions for informal sector workers. Profiles the activities of four unions and two associations of building...

Based on interviews with 13 union officials of both sexes as well as personnel from the Ministry of Labour.

Analyses gender issues affecting labour market outcomes from three perspectives: that of labour supply, labour demand and the role of the external factors that are driving change.

Covers the period from 1960 to 1990. Briefly reviews trends in the agriculture, construction, health care, public, education and clerical sectors.

ILO pub. Working paper based on a case study of decision making structures in multinational enterprises in India - describes centralized and decentralized industrial planning and decision making, labour relations, joint consultation with trade unions, collective agreements concerning enterprise...

This paper is one of a number of country studies on social dialogue to be undertaken by the InFocus Programme. The series seeks to elaborate on the concept of social dialogue as practised in member States, analyse the major institutions for social dialogue and identify best practices. In this...