Based on 1980 data for 151 countries, analyses labour force participation rates of older people and the factors which influence their labour supply.

Suggests policy measures aimed at reaching a decent balance between labour market flexibility and employment and income security in the country.

ILO pub. Article on comparison of causes and economic policy implications concerning unemployment in Germany, Federal Republic, France and the Netherlands (trends 1960 to 1979) - examines projections of labour demand and labour supply to 1990, considers effects of wages and social security...

Assesses the state of labour law, and reflects on the nature and future of work, on the ideas involved and the historical process through which it has passed. Compares the concepts of work vs training, remunerated vs non- remunerated work, wage employment vs self-employment, and private vs...