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 describing the findings of a 1980 survey of rural employment in rural industries in eastern Burkina Faso - identifies major characteristics of rural area small scale industry such as employment, types of technologys in use, training and management techniques, and discusses...

ILO pub. Article on social role of woman workers in contemporary Algerian society - focuses on the destruction of traditional family-based economic structure and the transition to new means of production involving employment of women, changes in life style, and problems of equal opportunity....

ILO pub. Article on vocational guidance practices in Latin America - discusses major results of a questionnaire survey showing that vocational guidance services are limited in terms of target group, and by lack of overall labour market information. References.

ILO pub. Article constituting the sequel to an earlier review (Internat. Labour Rev. 113(1), 1976, 1-15) on trends in workers participation at enterprise level - focuses on collective bargaining, the revival of works councils, role of trade unions, effects on labour productivity and industrial...

ILO pub. Article on child care services for children of men and woman workers - examines the social policy attitudes and the different institutional frameworks of child care in developed countries and developing countries, discusses the need for a well-conceived child care policy, and includes...

ILO pub. Article using examples in East Africa and Southern Africa to illustrate the importance of vocational training in the formal educational system and non-formal training for basic needs self reliance objectives in rural areas - discusses types of training needs, the value of craft training...

ILO pub. Article reviewing bilateral social security treatys and international agreements concluded between Eastern European countries - examines maintenance of acquired rightss, territoriality and reciprocity concerning socialist country migrant workers, discusses specific benefit provisions...

ILO pub. Article on development planning alternatives and scenarios for basic needs satisfaction and economic growth in Brazil, India, Kenya and Colombia - applying a simulation socio-economic model based on quantified systems approach, for the period from 1980 to 2000, shows that although the...

ILO pub. Article on occupational safety in mines and the importance of safety training for miners - reviews the factors on which improved safety depends (incl. Regulation, enforcement and research by the authorities, increased automation, and the establishment of safety committees), describes...