Outlines the present state of the labour market, the mechanisms available to support the attainment of full, productive and decent employment, and examines critically the institutions, processes and capacity of the market as well as the manner of their interaction.

This paper discusses the employment policy mechanisms in the EU and the United Kingdom and Germany.

ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on implications of rural area labour market characteristics for child labour and fertility behaviour in South East Asia, esp. Bangladesh - illustrates, with a village case study, the impact of wage rates, seasonal unemployment, nonfarm employment employment...

Suggests reforming the IMF's approach on its lending strategies to low and middle income countries, better crisis intervention and debt workout mechanisms as well as transforming the IMF into a more multilateral institution.

Working paper on problems of women workers caused by sex discrimination and sexual division of labour, comprising a case study of an urban labour market in India. Based on a sample survey (1979-1980) of 338 workers, discusses demographic aspects, educational level, discriminatory recruitment and...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the effects of rural migration on unemployment and the urban area labour market in India - presents a case study of Ludhiana discussing the causes, implications and benefits of migration, migrant worker profile by age group, educational level, marital status,...

ILO pub. Working paper on a case study of three multinational enterprises in the electronics industry in Singapore, highlighting the impact of choice of technology on employment creation - covers the adaptability of multinationals to rapid technological change and to labour market variations,...

Covers trend from 1990 to 1998.