ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on computer aided manufacturing, management information systems and specific industry restructuring in Belgium - based on case studies of the introduction of information technology and microelectronics innovations in the iron and steel industry and the textile...

Discusses the adoption and implementation of ethical codes in the textile, clothing and footwear industries. Looks at the role of non- governmental organizations in the promotion of codes of conduct (e.g. labelling campaigns), the components of a standard code of conduct and the provisions of...

Outlines the global structure of the textiles and clothing industry and reviews trading patterns under the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA), highlighting the impact of trade policies in the European Union and the USA. Examines the issue of labour standards as a new non-tariff barrier to trade....

ILO pub. Working paper on ILO research on multinational enterprises and social policy - covers research studies on multinational enterprises in the metalworking industry, petroleum industry, textile industry, shoe leather industry and clothing industry, employment creation impact of choice of...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on export-led economic growth and employment in Korea R, 1945 to 1982 - covers economic planning, foreign investment, the labour market, labour productivity, trade unions, the industrial sector (especially the textile industry and the electronics industry) and...

ILO pub. Working paper on ILO research on multinational enterprises and social policy - covers research studies on multinational enterprises in the metalworking industry, petroleum industry, textile industry, shoe leather industry and clothing industry, employment creation impact of choice of...

Presents the results of a survey conducted in 22 small textile and clothing industrial enterprises and interviews of 83 woman workers in these sectors.