The aim of this working paper is to examine the situation with respect to employment, conditions of work and life and labour relations in four EPZs in the Philippines: the Bataan Export Processing Zone (BEPZ); Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ); Baguio City Export Processing Zone (BCEPZ); and...

Looks into the effects that rapid liberalization of economies has had on labour and capital worldwide.

ILO pub. Working paper on the effects of multinational enterprises on employment in India - outlines the evolution of foreign investment policy, taxation, employment of expatriate workers, etc., notes research methodology, and concludes that while the impact of multinationals on employment is...

This report underscores that International finance is an important vehicle for growth, for creating jobs, for reducing poverty and for financing social services, but that flows of finance, however, are very unevenly distributed. Poor countries remain heavily dependent on public finance. Private...

ILO pub-WEP pub-ARTEP pub. Working paper on the employment effects of multinational enterprises in export processing zones in Asia - discusses the pattern of direct foreign investment by MNEs and its impact on manufacturing export oriented industry, exports and direct and indirect employment...

Discusses the role of Korean multinationals abroad and of foreign enterprises in Korea.

Examines regional economic development activities in the MESTA region. Analyses how well the region has responded to the changes caused by globalization while maintaining local employment and stimulating job growth. Describes locally based initiatives for economic development and assesses ILO...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on employment opportunity transfer versus international migration of workers, with special reference to Spain, Turkey and Germany, Federal Republic - discusses the possibilities offered by intensified international division of labour, foreign investment, etc., and...

ILO pub. Working paper on decision making in multinational enterprise subsidiaries (foreign enterprises) in Japan - shows direct foreign investment trends 1950-1983, distribution by industry and size of enterprise, and number of top management expatriate workers; analyses decision making...