Analyses the role of small, medium and microenterprises in generating employment. Covers trends from the 1980s to 2000s.

Examines processes of economic integration and globalization and explores the links between these processes and the world of work. Summarizes regulatory labour standards built into the process of Latin American and Caribbean integration and investigates their effect on the labour market and on...

Reviews Chinese labour market developments during the 1980s and 1990s and proposes policy directions to help accelerate the creation of new jobs.

ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on the emigration of Algerian, Moroccan and Tunisian migrant workers from France to the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia - examines migrant workers' attitudes towards emigration, reviews characteristics of the labour market, and covers migration policies and labour...

ILO pub. Working paper, case study of the impact of brain drain on the labour market in Uruguay - considers emigration trends, demographic aspects, educational level, occupation and employment status of emigrants; examines concurrent labour force participation and working conditions in Uruguay,...

ILO pub. Working paper on economic implications and labour market impact of multinational enterprises and export processing zones in the Dominican Republic - comments on economic legislation and tax incentives for export oriented industry; examines industrial structures, capital worker ratio and...

Examines the social consequences of restructuring and investigates the role social dialgue can play in finding socially responsible ways to mitigate the effects of restructuring. Includes brief comparisons with the banking and financial services industry, postal services and public utilities.