While the WTO and Doha Development Round do not deal with labour issues – they leave this to the ILO – the main countries that conclude free trade agreements incorporate labour provisions, which vary in terms of stringency. Sanctions are rarely used, and fears that “social clauses” would...

From post-war era beginning until 1956 - the year which the ministry of Labour celebrated the first half-century it had been in existence -, its division for Labour and Employment was a strikingly stable organisation. Nearly each of its high-ranking managers (the assistant principals, the...

Due to its complexity and diversity, which make comparisons with other European nations uneasy, the Italian training system is a challenge for the researcher. Given the degree of autonomy which regions enjoy, each one has become the scene of contention among social actors and their particular...

Quelles sont les conséquences pour les travailleurs peu qualifiés et peu rémunérés des mutations économiques des vingt-cinq dernières années ? En France, la part des travailleurs à bas salaire est relativement faible, mais leurs conditions de travail sont particulièrement dures. Cette...

This collection of essays provides new insight into the complex realities of labour and employment market globalisation. The pluridisciplinary and multi-faced understanding of globalisation is based upon ground research in ten countries from South to North. Its contextualisation of globalising...

La mondialisation et les délocalisations qui l'accompagnent sont-elles à l'origine des pertes d'emploi et de la dégradation des conditions de travail ? Toutes les analyses économiques réfutent cette idée, lorsqu'elles prennent en compte les effets d'ensemble au niveau national ou global et...