Based on data from Encuesta de hogares de 1996 del Direccion General de Estadistica, Encuestas y Censos (DGEEyC).

Examines features of the municipal waste management sector in South Africa, including the legal and policy context, and describes conditions of work and collective barraging arrangements. Provides an overview of worker and employer organizations and sets out a strategy for organizing waste...

Covers data from 1990 to 1997.

Provides an overview on the effects of off-shore software and computer services and the internationalization of data entry work on the quantity and quality of White collar employment in developing countries, particularly in Brazil and India.

Presents change in the flower-growing industry in Colombia since 1965. Estimates the employment generated by sector and discusses some of its main characteristics. Addresses questions relating to types of labour contracts.

Export processing zones (EPZs) or free zones as they are called in Malaysia have played an important role in promoting manufactured exports. The Malaysian Government enacted the Investment Incentive Act in 1968 to promote the growth and development of labour-intensive export-oriented...

Based on field work in four provinces of Pakistan. Examines labour arrangements and working conditions in the carpet weaving industry and identifies the main characteristics of employers and workers. Investigates the prevalence of debt bondage in the industry and makes recommendations for action...