ILO pub. Article on employment creation and enterprise growth trends since 1974 in small scale industry in Sierra Leone - based on survey results, analyses aggregate and sector growth rates, noting patterns of Innovation, reinvestment and policy implications. References.

Trade unions are increasingly being called upon to participate in the process of the development of poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSPs) in their respective countries. This is an encouraging development. This manual is based on experiences shared during the development of PRSPs in Cambodia...

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...

Documents recent changes in the organization and regulation of the construction sector in China. Analyses the impact of these changes upon the construction labour force, the terms and conditions of employment, health and safety, training and the acquisition of skills. Conclude that in China (as...

Examines characteristics of youth unemployment in the period 1960-2003.

Discusses workplace violence experienced by health staff in the UK and the steps taken by government and trade unions towards prevention of violence at work.

This exploratory study presents the main results of research on: This exploratory study presents: (a) the possible contributions of corporate social responsibility to the extension of social security from a conceptual point of view; (b) the state of research on the topic and an analysis of the...