Provides information on the situation in Barbados and Jamaica as it relates to employment, working conditions and labour relations in offshore data service enterprises, against the background of the ILO's Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy.

Chapter 5 examines "Safety and health issues in respect of women workers in the food and drink industries". The paper provides information on the impact of technological progress in the sector; identifies the general hazards encountered; describes the injuries and diseases suffered by workers and...

Provides guidance on ways and means to minimise the negative effects of working with visual display units. Includes selected examples of regulations, guidelines and collective agreements governing their use.

Dresse un panorama du secteur et de ses mutations en Europe depuis une trentaine d'années. Aborde les changements nécessaires au niveau de la qualification des travailleurs, de l'innovation technologique, de la gestion des ressources humaines, des relations et de l'organisation du travail et...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on relationships between rural migration, technological change and agricultural production, presenting a case study of the green revolution belt in India - based on a survey, examines adoption of capital intensive technology, high crop yield seeds, improved...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the blending of traditional technology and technological change in developing countries - argues that choice of technology should be compatible with labour intensive requirements and local level management and economic conditions; considers employment creation...

ILO pub. Article on improvement of working conditions in small scale industry in developing countries - considers sources and potential for improvement of existing problems with respect to financial aspects, technological change, work environment, training and management consultancy, etc....