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...

Examines changes in the flower industry between 1975 and 1995. Considers the position of the Netherlands in the world flower market.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, conference paper on the impact of food policies on income distribution in Africa south of Sahara - discusses trends (1969-1980) and price policies relating to consumer prices of food and agricultural price; examines relationship between the prices of cash crops in...

Explores the changing status of actors within an increasingly internationalized film and television industry. Discusses the implications of these changes for the activities of performers' trade unions and associations, focusing on job searching and the casting process, contracting practices and...

Presents an overview of developments in the courier service industry and the role played by multinational enterprises, in particular UPS and FedEx. Includes a comparison of the social policies and labour practises with those of the US postal service.

Presents the major findings from the national survey into shift work and rostering arrangements conducted in February 2000. Covers trends from 1978 to 1998. Discusses the implications of these trends for working hours, occupational health and safety, family and community life, and industrial...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the economic role of the bauxite aluminium industry in Jamaica - examines foreign exchange export earnings, impact of increasing energy prices on production costs, balance of payments, technological changes affecting mining technology, employment creation and...