Assesses proposal to clear environmentally valuable forests to develop irrigation-based agriculture. Balances environmental concerns against employment, income and food security objectives.

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

ILO pub. Working paper on trends in the utilization of manufacturing production capacity in Ecuador from 1975 to 1980 - examines business cycles, finding production increase does not keep up with its potential in certain economic sectors; attributes fluctuations to changes in purchasing power,...

Focuses on the implications of corporate restructuring for employment and industrial relations, illustrated by case studies. Covers the period from 2005 to 2009.

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

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