ILO pub. Working paper (Programme Against Apartheid) commenting on racial discrimination in labour legislation and practices in South Africa R pertaining to agricultural workers - denounces absence of equal opportunity, nonrecognition of workers rights, etc.; criticizes low wages and coercive...

Examines the dynamics of collective bargaining with regard to implemtation of annual hours schemes, and reviews trends since 1990. Outlines collective agreements concluded in June and July 1993.

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...

Discusses the adoption and implementation of ethical codes in the textile, clothing and footwear industries. Looks at the role of non- governmental organizations in the promotion of codes of conduct (e.g. labelling campaigns), the components of a standard code of conduct and the provisions of...

ILO pub. Working paper on the economic implications and social implications of restructuring in plantations in India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka - covers agricultural production, employment, working conditions of plantation workers, wages, management, and public ownership or private...

ILO pub. Working paper commenting on migration policy trends and 1974 legislation (Decree 087-74) comprising an amnesty for irregular migrants in Argentina - discusses migrant workers' legal status and impact on the labour market, and considers their geographic distribution, demographic aspects,...

Describes the experiences, strategies adopted and problems encountered with regard to reforms in the Chilean port of Valparaiso from 1981 to 1999.

The study (which forms part of a series of ILO studies on Benin, Tunisia and Burundi) carried out during end of 1989 examines the regulatory barriers and their consequences on the growth of the informal sector in Zambia. It is based on a data analysis from various secondary sources and on a...