Based on interviews and plant visits to institutions, organizations and enterprises in the Caribbean, discusses techniques and measures for developing productivity and a quality culture within an enterprise.

Analyses gender issues affecting labour market outcomes from three perspectives: that of labour supply, labour demand and the role of the external factors that are driving change.

ILO pub. Article on workers participation in occupational safety and occupational health matters in Canada - comments on legislation at local level (esp. Saskatchewan and other provinces) and at national level, reports on the performance of safety committees, trade union attitudes and management...

ILO pub. Article commenting on the role of ILO labour standards and national level legislation in the regulation of child labour - considers minimum age, working conditions, enforcement and degree of compliance with ILO Conventions.

Includes a list of ILO Conventions apply to temporary construction workers.

Identifies four indicators for understanding and measuring social dialogue institutions: associational structure, wage setting arrangements, participation in public policy, and firm-level representation.

Provides an overview of the clothing industry in South Africa and examines the activities of the South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU) and the Self Employed Women's Union (SEWU), highlighting their achievements and failures in representing and empowering workers in the...