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Introduces the notion of employment elasticity and describes statistical methods for its estimation. Based on annual labour force surveys and censuses, estimates the employment elasticity of major sectors in Indonesia between 1977 and 1996. Makes recommendations based on a comparison of the...
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ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper presenting a theoretical framework for an employment status approach to data collecting on labour force - discusses the definition of exploitation, underemployment, division of labour, occupation, skill, labour force, etc.; proposes a taxonomy of labour status...
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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.
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ILO pub. Working paper comprising a literature survey of ILO research on multinational enterprises and social policy - covers the industrial sector, employment effects, training practices and working conditions studies. Bibliography pp. 25 to 30.
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Reviews the key economic characteristics of the globalization process and examines its impact on employment, poverty, inequality, global insecurity, child labour, gender issues and migration. Explores national and international policy responses, highlighting the importance of trade negotiations...
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ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on female labour supply and labour force participation of the woman worker in Jamaica - constitutes part of a WEP research project on population and employment. References and statistical tables.
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Provides an overview of the construction industry in South Africa and examines collective bargaining arrangements and other institutions which affect organizing, wages and working conditions for informal sector workers. Profiles the activities of four unions and two associations of building...
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Provides an overview on the regional impact of EPZ activity during the period 1989-2002, with particular reference to the reduced dependence on traditional exports, generating export revenues, and providing jobs. Studies econometrically which types of enterprises most likely generate backward...
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