The paper presented three related issues. A first objective was to shed light on some of the facts of the employment impacts of trade and investments abroad, including highly controversial themes as off-shoring of the production of goods and services. A second objective was to debate the options...

Presents a collection of articles on training of young poor people. The first part analyses case studies evaluating the training experiences of youngsters in poverty; the second part includes a description of youth training programmes, evaluation of training programmes and training institutes.

Examines how the informal sector has been defined and outlines its major characteristics. Discusses implications of different definitions for research and policies, and describes the methodology used in studies of employment and training in Santiago and Bogota by way of illustration.

Surveys practical experiences in labour relations. Lists the internet addresses of labour ministries, regional institutions, trade unions, and employers' organizations.

The paper uses panel data for up to ten Latin America countries for the period 1990-2000 to analyse whether informal employment functions as a cyclic buffer for formal employment as well as whether women's employment functions as a cyclic buffer for men's employment. The paper also evaluates...

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 how a minimum wage policy may be used as a tool to promote gender pay equity. Includes case studies of Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.