ILO pub. Article on workers participation in occupational safety and occupational health matters in Japan - presents an evaluation of a mail survey, esp. The extent of trade union participation by size of enterprise and examples of safety committee action to prevent occupational disorders in a...

Comprises seven case studies taken from a larger project on rural labour markets and employment policies. Examines how rural labour markets function and the complex factors that condition their outcomes.

Traces the restructuring of the National Railways from the first rationalization programmes of the 1960s to the privatization of the first independent railway company in 1993. Focusing on employment and industrial relations, shows how the railway workforce was gradually scaled down and how trade...

ILO pub. Article formulating a demographic economic model to determine the economic implications of Japan's ageing population - outlines population trends since 1950 and projections to the year 2025, and finds that the rate of real gross national product will decline continuously and that the...

Includes comments on the Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167).

Examines the causes of food crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa and considers its impact on the food security of vulnerable groups.