ILO pub. Article on comparison of causes and economic policy implications concerning unemployment in Germany, Federal Republic, France and the Netherlands (trends 1960 to 1979) - examines projections of labour demand and labour supply to 1990, considers effects of wages and social security...

ILO pub. Article on the notion of 'voluntary' unemployment in developed countries and in developing countries - analyses six behavioural characteristics attributed to unemployed workers suspected of indulging in voluntary unemployment (e.g. Excessive wages aspirations, preference for part time...

ILO pub. Article on employment of disabled workers - presents a definition of disability, identifies criteria for suitable employment (meaningful income, productive occupational status, normal human relations and continuous pattern of responsibility and discipline), examines unemployment,...

Presents the findings of a survey of 2344 persons, carried out in April and May 1992.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Study of urban development and urbanemployment in the jakarta urban area in Indonesia - covers investment patterns, urbaninfrastructure, urban population and labour force, unemployment and underemployment, rural migration trends and demographic aspects, the low income informal...

Reviews trends from 1980 to 1996.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on industrial structure change in a small open economy, comprising a case study of adjustment successes in the Netherlands - discusses the economic structure, economic growth trends (1960-1983), and impact of economic recession and international division of labour...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the effects of rural migration on unemployment and the urban area labour market in India - presents a case study of Ludhiana discussing the causes, implications and benefits of migration, migrant worker profile by age group, educational level, marital status,...

Describes the adjustment procedures used to reconcile national labour force statistics in 26 countries with ILO international standards. Includes statistical tables for the period 1980-1989.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, emanating from a WEP research project concerned with population and employment, on the impact of internal migration on occupational structure and income distribution in Brazil - covers the impact of rural migration on urban area unemployment, demographic traits of...