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-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...

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

Presents the results of a survey conducted in 30 small textile and clothing industrial enterprises.

ILO pub-wep pub. WEP conference paper on the role of industrial policy in employment and competitiveness adjustments to changing trade relations in France - considers adjustment of industrial structure, and studies policy measures for sectoral assistance, with particular reference to motor...

ILO pub. Working paper comprising a case study of the impact of multinational enterprises on industrial sector employment trends in Ireland since 1966 - includes degree of penetration, country of origin and size of enterprise in considering impact on employment creation, employment security,...

Examines the effects on employment and wages of the phasing out of trade quotas implemented under the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, the Multifibre Agreement (MFA). Includes cases studies from seven developing countries, the USA and the European Union.