ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper comprising two parts on (1) the impact of trade unionization on negotiated wages in the manufacturing sector in Kenya and (2) the role of competitive forces (changes in labour supply) on wage increases in developing countries, based on a case study of Kenya -...

Reviews recent empirical studies measuring the extent of occupational segregation by sex and the patterns of segregation across countries. The empirical studies cover nine OECD countries, as well as Cyprus, Israel, Malaysia, Peru, Puerto Rico, Singapore, USSR, Sudan and Taiwan.

Comprises short descriptions of 166 current and recently completed programmes for entrepreneurship education. Covers programmes in secondary schools, technical and vocation education and universities as well as programmes outside formal education. Includes descriptions of training packages...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the possible role of France in employment creation in certain developing countries, as an alternative to emigration of migrant workers from those countries to France - constitutes part of a WEP research project on migration for employment. References and...

Scrutinizes and analyses the extent to which legislators and senior government officials, and managers in private establishments in developed, transition and developing economies around the world are women. Finds that feminisation of these occupations is not positively related to a country's...

Drawing on the experience of semi-industrialised countries in technological accumulation, discusses how developing countries can take better advantage of foreign technology. Considers in particular how domestic technological capabilities and skills can be mobilised.