Focuses on three types of migration: inter-country migration as in the case of migration to Argentina and Venezuela; intra-country migration as illustrated by the case of Brazil during the 1960s; and interregional migration as seen in the case of Latin American migration to Japan.

The paper summarizes information on health staffing trends in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and provides some comparisons with Western countries, especiially in the European Union. It looks at the broad economic, social and political background to the present situation, with...

Examines the incidence of bonded labour in the mining industry. Focuses on the main issues of labour arrangements in the sector and the implications of these arrangements for those involved.

Investigates working conditions and status of female teachers. Includes results of case study interviews in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.

This paper, written by Gijsbert van Liemt, considers the occupational characteristics of cultural workers and their employment relationships and income, the role of the State in cultural and creative industries, and to what extent arts and culture set the trend for the rest of the labour market....

Examines the working conditions of rural migrant workers in China. The paper first describes the increase in the number of migrants, from an estimated 30 million in 1989 to about 130 million in 2006. It then provides some descriptive statistics on the regions of origin of migrants, their...

Describes a experimental pilot project on occupational safety and health for 11 informal sector clusters in two districts of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in 1995.