ILO pub. Article on comparison of employment policies (western Europe, Canada and USA) intended to diversify employment opportunities and create a better division of labour with respect to woman workers - considers the existence of labour market segmentation, and presents an evaluation of recent...

ILO pub. Article analysing 1975 proposals for combining profit sharing with workers stock ownership made by sweden's trade union federation (lo) - presents brief comparison of wage earner funds in Western Europe and the USA, outlines essential features of the confederation proposal, emphasizing...

Explores the development of joint voluntary initiatives and codes of conduct adopted in support of fundamental environmental and labour standards and shows how they provide new frameworks for the support of social dialogue. Provides case studies of several such initiatives and examines their...

One of a series of reports examining issues related to equality for women in employment. Provides an overview of the treatment of women in social security programmes in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Sub- Saharan Africa. Calls attention to four separate aspects of gender bias. Also traces the...

ILO pub. Working paper, evaluation of three case studies of decision making regarding enterprise restructuring in multinational enterprises originating in Canada, the USA and Western Europe - examines the role of management attitude, business organization, capital resources and size of...

Reviews and reflects on recent publications on the relationship between industrialization and child labour in the western world from the 18th to the early 20th centuries.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper studying the feasibility of implementing employment policy and migration policy for short term employment of Mexican migrant workers in the USA - gives historical background information, compares previous experiences with those in Western Europe, covers labour...

Contains proposals for combating European unemployment by a citizenship income guarantee coupled with community unionism and collective profit sharing.