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...

Examines whether labour productivity and industrial competitiveness are affected by legislation on dismissals, atypical contracts of employment and unemployment benefits.

ILO pub. Article on a comparison of public sector employment creation programmes in several OECD countries - describes types of sponsors and projects, objectives of reducing unemployment, characteristics and duration of participation, impacts on wages and inflation as well as programme...

ILO pub. Article presenting a rationale and framework for an integrated approach to population policy and human resources planning in the overall context of development planning - describes the type of empirical evidence and policy research required to provide an analytical base for making...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, capital goods, technology, industrial development, trends, 1955-1978, Colombia - supply and demand, choice of product, Innovation, technology transfer, obstacles, tariff policy, research policy. Bibliography, diagram, statistical tables.

Presents data from a methods test survey which shows higher rates of female labour force participation than reported by official surveys.