Looks at recent complaints under the labour chapters of three US trade agreements, the CAFTA-DR, the US-Bahrain and the US-Peru FTAs. Analyses the way both labour unions and the competent authorities in the United States have used or relied on the comments of the ILO's supervisory bodies in the...

Based on data analysis and surveys of firms in four countries, focuses on wage fixing in the informal economy and the role of the minimum wage in informal wage determination. Includes also information on working hours in informal firms.

This paper looks at possible transmission channels through which the 2008 crisis might affect the earnings distribution (changes in employment composition, changes in hours of work and changes in pay structure). In addition to the earnings channel, the crisis may also affect the income...

This paper provides evidence that from 1985 to 2005, two thirds of OECD countries have seen an increase in earnings inequality. In nearly half of these countries, the widening was driven by an increase in inequality at both the top and the bottom of the distribution. In the other half, rising...

In the aftermath of the 2007 US initiated financial crisis, labour market conditions have deteriorated between mid-2008 and mid-2009 across all European countries with massive employment losses recorded in both advanced economies and emerging economies. However, policy responses to mitigate the...

Cubre el período de los años 1990.

Reviews the organization of occupational safety and health (OSH) at the national level in Thailand and, based on a survey of 23 small and medium size enterprises, examines the situation in manufacturing industries. Outlines a development plan for OSH and the environment and makes recommendations...