Presents a summary review of the development and utilization of occupational classifications in 11 countries and considers their compatibility and comparison with ISCO-88. Includes short reviews of experiences in the transition countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

Examines legislative changes since 1990 in Central and Eastern European countries with regard to the mechanisms, institutions and levels of collective bargaining, the legal nature of collective agreements, union representativeness, and labour dispute settlement.

Provides a picture of social expenditures along a comparitive line. Outlines coverage and adequacy of benefits regarding old age, disability, unemployment, sickness, birth of a child, etc. Includes the poverty rates and dependency ratios as well as the pension contribution rates for eight...

Examina los efectos de las políticas de tinte neoliberal y las reformas financieras sobre la generación del mejor empleo, esto es, empleo decente, y el desarrollo productivo y su impacto en la reducción de las desigualdades en los mercados y en las sociedades.

Examines the performance of the cut-flower industry and its impact on national economic development and local communities. Based on field survey covering 12 flower farms in northern Tanzania.

Examines the economic significance of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Viet Nam and assesses the policy and legal environment for MSEs in seven key areas: specific MSE policies; business laws and regulations; taxation; labour policy; trade; finance, credit and bankruptcy polices; and...

ILO pub. Working paper on the effects of multinational enterprise on employment in Brazil - provides historical background to foreign investment in brazil, and studies the role of multinational enterprise in industrial structure and industrialization, productivity, capital intensiveness, wages,...