Based on a measure of the gap in basic worker's rights between the ideal world, represented by the ILO's core Conventions, and the real world, as reflected in countries' actual situations. Presents a series of tables showing normalized and disaggregated results for adherence to and...

ILO pub. Working paper analysing the increasing role of developing countries in multinational enterprise operations and the effects of their choice of technology on employment creation in developing countries - describes small- scale and labour intensive technology, small size of enterprise,...

ILO pub. Working paper analysing the increasing role of developing countries in multinational enterprise operations and the effects of their choice of technology on employment creation in developing countries - describes small- scale and labour intensive technology, small size of enterprise,...

Explores trends in strikes and lockouts from the 1960s to 2002. Highlights problems of cross-country comparability and gaps in coverage and makes recommendations for improving the collection of strike activity data.

Based on data collected by the International Social Survey Programme in 1987, 1992 and 1999. Explores perceptions of social inequality over time in a number of organized market economies, countries undergoing transition, developing countries and English-speaking countries. Examines perceptions...