Analyses restructuring and the role of social dialogue in Brazil's chemical industry in the 2000s.

Presents a general overview on the food and beverage production, followed by a survey carried out in 2003 in selected cities, villages, and country sites. Describes measures intending to integrate related informal and formal sectors.

Discusses the social impacts of privatization and restructuring of public utilities. Presents some case studies.

Case study prepared to analyse trends in regions with the highest concentration of tobacco employment in selected countries. Focuses on trends in tobacco production, consumption, and trade; the numbers of workers in the different sub-sectors, with emphasis on growing, processing and manufacturing;...

ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper introducing 'bachue' econometric models intended for projections of employment and population dynamics in relation to educational needs and for household income calculation (incl. Of unpaid work) - includes graphs and references.

The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is moving towards closer economic integration among its Member States, including the free mobility of professionals and highly skilled workers. The freer flow of goods and capital will place path dependence, which encourages firms that already hire migrant...

Reviews key issues in occupational safety and health in Indonesia. Examines policies and regulations, administration and enforcement, key agencies, research, training and information activities and international networking. Addresses issues for workers in hazardous industries and in the informal...

ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper using a combination of survey data for regression analysis of woman worker labour force participation in sri lanka - examines the extent to which interrelationships between fertility behaviour, land ownership, educational level, marital status, standard of living...

South Africa’s transition to democracy in 1994 engendered expectations of rapid changes in racial and gender disparities in wages. Twenty years after the transition there are strong disagreements about whether there have been gains and how these have been distributed. In particular there are...