Thursday, January 27, 2005
[IWS] INDIA attracts EUROPEAN WORKERS for INDIAN SALARIES
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
INDIA attracts EUROPEAN WORKERS for INDIAN SALARIES
The TECNOVATE Example
see - Tecnovate in the Press
http://www.tecnovate.co.in/press.html
Tecnovate eSolutions, established in India in July 2001 by ebookers plc, Europe's No.1 Online Travel Business, is a pioneer in Multilingual Offshore Business Process Outsourcing in India.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
INDIA attracts EUROPEAN WORKERS for INDIAN SALARIES
The TECNOVATE Example
see - Tecnovate in the Press
http://www.tecnovate.co.in/press.html
Tecnovate eSolutions, established in India in July 2001 by ebookers plc, Europe's No.1 Online Travel Business, is a pioneer in Multilingual Offshore Business Process Outsourcing in India.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 1:11 PM
[IWS] GAO: U.S.-China Trade: Summary of 2003 World Trade Organization Transitional Review Mechanism for China. GAO-05-209R, January 25, 2005
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
U.S.-China Trade: Summary of 2003 World Trade Organization Transitional Review Mechanism for China. GAO-05-209R, January 25, 2005
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-05-209R
or
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05209r.pdf
[full-text, 101 pages]
[excerpt]
Summary
As seen in the enclosed tables, 11 out of a total of 148 WTO members participated in
the 2003 multilateral review of ChinaÂs trade commitment implementation. These
members participated in the TRM process by submitting written questions to China
prior to meetings of 16 WTO subsidiary bodies with a role in the Transitional Review
Mechanism (TRM), or by raising issues verbally with China during these meetings,
which occurred from September to December 2003. Specifically, 7 WTO members
both submitted written questions and discussed issues verbally in some TRM
meetings: the United States, the European Communities, Japan, Chinese Taipei,3
Australia, Canada, and Mexico. Four other membersÂBrazil, Korea, Norway, and
PakistanÂonly participated verbally during some meetings. The United States was
the most active member in the 2003 TRM, participating one or both ways in 14 of the
16 subsidiary bodies; the exceptions were the Committees on Balance-of-Payments
Restrictions and Rules of Origin. Table 1 displays an overview of member
participation for the 2003 TRM.
[chart]
The number and scope of issues raised by WTO members during the 2003 TRM
process varied by WTO subsidiary body, as demonstrated in the enclosed tables.
Some committees addressed numerous issues. For example, the Council on Trade-
Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights covered various concerns, including
those related to how China treated semiconductor layout design, pharmaceutical
products, and consulting services. In contrast, only a few issues were brought up in
the Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions. Chinese Taipei was the only
member to raise concerns to this committee, and these took the form of a few
specific questions, such as the rationale behind ChinaÂs regulation governing small
value trade between Chinese Taipei and China. In addition, the enclosed tables
reveal that some issues are broad in nature, while others are very technical and
specific....
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
U.S.-China Trade: Summary of 2003 World Trade Organization Transitional Review Mechanism for China. GAO-05-209R, January 25, 2005
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-05-209R
or
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05209r.pdf
[full-text, 101 pages]
[excerpt]
Summary
As seen in the enclosed tables, 11 out of a total of 148 WTO members participated in
the 2003 multilateral review of ChinaÂs trade commitment implementation. These
members participated in the TRM process by submitting written questions to China
prior to meetings of 16 WTO subsidiary bodies with a role in the Transitional Review
Mechanism (TRM), or by raising issues verbally with China during these meetings,
which occurred from September to December 2003. Specifically, 7 WTO members
both submitted written questions and discussed issues verbally in some TRM
meetings: the United States, the European Communities, Japan, Chinese Taipei,3
Australia, Canada, and Mexico. Four other membersÂBrazil, Korea, Norway, and
PakistanÂonly participated verbally during some meetings. The United States was
the most active member in the 2003 TRM, participating one or both ways in 14 of the
16 subsidiary bodies; the exceptions were the Committees on Balance-of-Payments
Restrictions and Rules of Origin. Table 1 displays an overview of member
participation for the 2003 TRM.
[chart]
The number and scope of issues raised by WTO members during the 2003 TRM
process varied by WTO subsidiary body, as demonstrated in the enclosed tables.
Some committees addressed numerous issues. For example, the Council on Trade-
Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights covered various concerns, including
those related to how China treated semiconductor layout design, pharmaceutical
products, and consulting services. In contrast, only a few issues were brought up in
the Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions. Chinese Taipei was the only
member to raise concerns to this committee, and these took the form of a few
specific questions, such as the rationale behind ChinaÂs regulation governing small
value trade between Chinese Taipei and China. In addition, the enclosed tables
reveal that some issues are broad in nature, while others are very technical and
specific....
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 11:56 AM
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
[IWS] WEC: INTERNATIONAL TAX to Fight POVERTY--CHIRAC [26 January 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
World Economic Forum (WEC)
Press Release-
Chirac Warns Poor Could Revolt If Left No Hope For Future - And Proposes International Tax To Fight Poverty [26 January 2005]
http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/Chirac+Warns+Poor+Could+Revolt+If+Left+No+Hope+For+Future+-+And+Proposes+International+Tax+To+Fight+Poverty
See actual Speech at -
http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/Special+Message+by+French+President+Jacques+Chirac
Summary at -
http://www.weforum.org/site/knowledgenavigator.nsf/Content/_S14317?open&event_id=1204&year_id=2005
26 January 2005 - Davos, Switzerland
President Jacques Chirac of France warned on Wednesday that the young people of the developing world could rise in revolt if the rich countries do not provide hope for a better future by offering them a clear way out of the grinding poverty in which hundreds of millions live in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Speaking liveby satellite on the first day of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, he called on all developed countries to take action rapidly to meet pledges made two decades ago to devote 0.7% of the value of their annual output or GDP to aid for poorer nations. He also urged them to consider levies on cross-border financial transactions, taxing fuel used in air transport and shipping, and levying a charge of one dollar on every air ticket sold to fund the fight against AIDS.
The divide between rich and poor has widened to a frightening degree,Chirac told participants in the Annual Meeting 2005 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, speaking by video-link from Paris. In Africa and many other regions a majority of the population, living in shanty towns and rural areas, are waiting to see promises of progress take concrete shape.
He declared this is a situation fraught with danger. It is morally unacceptable.The difference in per capita income between the worlds poorest and richest countries has more than doubled over the last 25 years even though globalization has brought greater prosperity to many in more developed nations, as well as in larger emerging economies like China and India.
The youth of Africa, Asia and Latin America is rightly demanding its entitlement to a future. These populations will put their energy and talent at the service of the future, if they are given the means to do so. If this prospect is denied them, however, then let us beware of the risk of revolt. & Development is both the greatest challenge and the most urgent issue of our time.
President Chirac had planned to attend the Annual Meeting in person, but was forced to make the address via video link after the threat of bad weather forced him to cancel his attendance. He had planned to fly straight from Davos to the Auschwitz for the memorial ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp.
In his speech, Chirac told business, financial, political and civil society leaders participating in the Annual Meeting 2005 that they should aim to overcome poverty through a partnership between market forces and solidarity, ensuring that globalization is tailored to everyones benefit. Only 3% of the annual increase in the worlds wealth is needed to win the battle.
Left to their own devices, economic forces are blind and contribute to the marginalization of the weakest,he observed. But if supported by the appropriate rules, trade liberalization and opening [nations] up to investment are powerful stimulants to development.
International aid is vital to help fund basic infrastructures, access to healthcare and education to make possible economic take-off. The demands of ethics, peace, security and economic interests converge,the French leader said.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
World Economic Forum (WEC)
Press Release-
Chirac Warns Poor Could Revolt If Left No Hope For Future - And Proposes International Tax To Fight Poverty [26 January 2005]
http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/Chirac+Warns+Poor+Could+Revolt+If+Left+No+Hope+For+Future+-+And+Proposes+International+Tax+To+Fight+Poverty
See actual Speech at -
http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/Special+Message+by+French+President+Jacques+Chirac
Summary at -
http://www.weforum.org/site/knowledgenavigator.nsf/Content/_S14317?open&event_id=1204&year_id=2005
26 January 2005 - Davos, Switzerland
President Jacques Chirac of France warned on Wednesday that the young people of the developing world could rise in revolt if the rich countries do not provide hope for a better future by offering them a clear way out of the grinding poverty in which hundreds of millions live in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Speaking liveby satellite on the first day of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, he called on all developed countries to take action rapidly to meet pledges made two decades ago to devote 0.7% of the value of their annual output or GDP to aid for poorer nations. He also urged them to consider levies on cross-border financial transactions, taxing fuel used in air transport and shipping, and levying a charge of one dollar on every air ticket sold to fund the fight against AIDS.
The divide between rich and poor has widened to a frightening degree,Chirac told participants in the Annual Meeting 2005 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, speaking by video-link from Paris. In Africa and many other regions a majority of the population, living in shanty towns and rural areas, are waiting to see promises of progress take concrete shape.
He declared this is a situation fraught with danger. It is morally unacceptable.The difference in per capita income between the worlds poorest and richest countries has more than doubled over the last 25 years even though globalization has brought greater prosperity to many in more developed nations, as well as in larger emerging economies like China and India.
The youth of Africa, Asia and Latin America is rightly demanding its entitlement to a future. These populations will put their energy and talent at the service of the future, if they are given the means to do so. If this prospect is denied them, however, then let us beware of the risk of revolt. & Development is both the greatest challenge and the most urgent issue of our time.
President Chirac had planned to attend the Annual Meeting in person, but was forced to make the address via video link after the threat of bad weather forced him to cancel his attendance. He had planned to fly straight from Davos to the Auschwitz for the memorial ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp.
In his speech, Chirac told business, financial, political and civil society leaders participating in the Annual Meeting 2005 that they should aim to overcome poverty through a partnership between market forces and solidarity, ensuring that globalization is tailored to everyones benefit. Only 3% of the annual increase in the worlds wealth is needed to win the battle.
Left to their own devices, economic forces are blind and contribute to the marginalization of the weakest,he observed. But if supported by the appropriate rules, trade liberalization and opening [nations] up to investment are powerful stimulants to development.
International aid is vital to help fund basic infrastructures, access to healthcare and education to make possible economic take-off. The demands of ethics, peace, security and economic interests converge,the French leader said.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 1:17 PM
[IWS] UN: World Economic Situation and Prospects 2005 [25 January 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
United Nations (UN)
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2005
http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wesp2005files/wesp2005.pdf
[full-text, 136 pages]
Executive Summary
http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wesp2005files/exsummary.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
The continued recovery of the world economy resulted in unusually widespread growth in 2004, but a modest slowdown in all regions is expected in 2005, according to projections contained in World Economic Situation and Prospects 2005 (WESP 2005). Developing countries grew at the fastest rate in two decades in 2004. In addition to the stimulus provided by the United States, China is making an increasing contribution to global economic growth. Its rapid expansion has contributed to increased global demand for oil and many non-oil commodities, with the higher prices for the latter being of particular benefit to several countries in Africa and Latin America. Overall, prospects continue to be good, but the global imbalances pose a potential threat, to which a global response is required.
See Press Release [25 January 2005]
http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wesp2005files/wesp05pr.pdf
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
United Nations (UN)
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2005
http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wesp2005files/wesp2005.pdf
[full-text, 136 pages]
Executive Summary
http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wesp2005files/exsummary.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]
The continued recovery of the world economy resulted in unusually widespread growth in 2004, but a modest slowdown in all regions is expected in 2005, according to projections contained in World Economic Situation and Prospects 2005 (WESP 2005). Developing countries grew at the fastest rate in two decades in 2004. In addition to the stimulus provided by the United States, China is making an increasing contribution to global economic growth. Its rapid expansion has contributed to increased global demand for oil and many non-oil commodities, with the higher prices for the latter being of particular benefit to several countries in Africa and Latin America. Overall, prospects continue to be good, but the global imbalances pose a potential threat, to which a global response is required.
See Press Release [25 January 2005]
http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wesp2005files/wesp05pr.pdf
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 10:59 AM
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
[IWS] Mercer: REMUNERATION SURVEYS for ASIA [January 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Mercer REMUNERATION SURVEYS for ASIA [January 2005]
2004/2005 China total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1126385
1 January 2005
China's economy is expected to grow moderately in 2005. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia. 1
2004/2005 Hong Kong total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051390
1 January 2005
Hong Kong's economy, projected to be 5% for year 2005, is expected to grow. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 India total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051625
1 January 2005
India's economy is expected to grow by 6.3% in 2005. What is the impact of this on salary trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Indonesia total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1126375
1 January 2005
Indonesia's economy is expected to experience slow growth in 2005. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Japan total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051375
1 January 2005
Japan's GDP forecast for 2005 is projected to be 4%. What is the impact on Japan's salary movement trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Malaysia total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051355
1 January 2005
Malaysia's economy is expected to be 6%. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Philippines total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1126370
1 January 2005
Philippines' GDP forecast for 2005 is projected to be 4.5-5.5%. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Singapore total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051395
1 January 2005
Singapore's economy, projected to be 5.5% for year 2004 with an inflation rate of 1.5%, is expected to grow. What is the impact of this on Singapore's salary and employment trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 South Korea total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1047255
1 January 2005
South Korea's GDP is expected to slow down to 4.1% in 2005. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Taiwan total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051275
1 January 2005
Taiwan's economy is expected to grow by 4.3% in 2005. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Thailand total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051555
1 January 2005
Thailand's expected GDP for 2005 is 5-6%, with inflation rate of 3-4%. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Vietnam total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051615
1 January 2005
Vietnam's GDP forecast for 2004 is projected to be 7.5%, with inflation at 4.5%. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Mercer REMUNERATION SURVEYS for ASIA [January 2005]
2004/2005 China total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1126385
1 January 2005
China's economy is expected to grow moderately in 2005. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia. 1
2004/2005 Hong Kong total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051390
1 January 2005
Hong Kong's economy, projected to be 5% for year 2005, is expected to grow. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 India total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051625
1 January 2005
India's economy is expected to grow by 6.3% in 2005. What is the impact of this on salary trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Indonesia total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1126375
1 January 2005
Indonesia's economy is expected to experience slow growth in 2005. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Japan total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051375
1 January 2005
Japan's GDP forecast for 2005 is projected to be 4%. What is the impact on Japan's salary movement trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Malaysia total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051355
1 January 2005
Malaysia's economy is expected to be 6%. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Philippines total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1126370
1 January 2005
Philippines' GDP forecast for 2005 is projected to be 4.5-5.5%. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Singapore total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051395
1 January 2005
Singapore's economy, projected to be 5.5% for year 2004 with an inflation rate of 1.5%, is expected to grow. What is the impact of this on Singapore's salary and employment trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 South Korea total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1047255
1 January 2005
South Korea's GDP is expected to slow down to 4.1% in 2005. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Taiwan total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051275
1 January 2005
Taiwan's economy is expected to grow by 4.3% in 2005. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Thailand total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051555
1 January 2005
Thailand's expected GDP for 2005 is 5-6%, with inflation rate of 3-4%. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
2004/2005 Vietnam total remuneration survey
http://www.mercerhr.com/summary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1051615
1 January 2005
Vietnam's GDP forecast for 2004 is projected to be 7.5%, with inflation at 4.5%. What is the impact of this on salary and staffing trends? Mercer's remuneration surveys help you structure salaries in Asia.
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# posted by SBasefsky : 9:06 AM
[IWS] Mercer: Transforming HR MANAGEMENT in ASIA [25 January 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Mercer
Book launch -
Transforming HR Management in Asia [title of book = Mastering Business in Asia: Human Resource Management.
United Kingdom
London, 25 January 2005
http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1168350;jsessionid=XPFBZMX3PZ4UWCTGOUFCHPQKMZ0QUI2C
Click <http://www.mercerhr.com/referencecontent.jhtml?idContent=1157580>here to learn more about the book and its authors and to order a copy
Organisations in Asia should avoid importing human resource (HR) practices from the West to prevent unnecessary failures. Many people programmes stumble at the implementation phase because organisations ignore the need to customise them for the local market, according to a new book by Mercer Human Resource Consulting called Mastering Business in Asia: Human Resource Management.
The book claims that multinational companies need to be particularly sensitive to the historical, cultural, social, and economic dynamics in Asia when seeking to implement HR initiatives for their employees.
We have seen terrible results where global HR departments introduce extensive people programmes across Asia, ignoring the fundamental differences in these markets. People initiatives should be customised by global HR staff, who typically work in US or European headquarters,said Reiji Ohtaki, co-author of the book published by Wiley.
Dr Ohtaki added: Asia's HR practices have mostly been imported from the West. But there is a need to resist colonisation where someone outside of Asia dictates what they consider to be the best approach. Asia's HR management is in need of transformation, but on Asia's own terms.
Hugh Bucknall, the book's other author, predicts HR management will go through a form of "Asianisation" as a new breed of Asian manager rises to the challenge of adapting Western practices to suit local needs.
The book is the first in the Mastering Business in Asia series published by Wiley and is aimed at chief executive officers, chief financial officers, and chief HR officers who work in Asia or want to know more about HR developments in the region.
It is a unique HR book written with an Asian perspective for a global audience. Case studies and interviews with Asian-based companies set this book apart from typical HR management books, which are often short on local content.
The book also explores issues faced by different markets in Asia, including how:
Chinese organisations are coping with the deluge of new compensation and performance management programmes
-India needs to develop programmes to retain its highly mobile workforce
-Asian leadership models have changed over time
-Expatriate pay patterns have evolved
-HR in Asia needs to cope in a globalised world while maintaining a focus on local needs
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Cornell/ILR School *
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*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
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****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Mercer
Book launch -
Transforming HR Management in Asia [title of book = Mastering Business in Asia: Human Resource Management.
United Kingdom
London, 25 January 2005
http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1168350;jsessionid=XPFBZMX3PZ4UWCTGOUFCHPQKMZ0QUI2C
Click <http://www.mercerhr.com/referencecontent.jhtml?idContent=1157580>here to learn more about the book and its authors and to order a copy
Organisations in Asia should avoid importing human resource (HR) practices from the West to prevent unnecessary failures. Many people programmes stumble at the implementation phase because organisations ignore the need to customise them for the local market, according to a new book by Mercer Human Resource Consulting called Mastering Business in Asia: Human Resource Management.
The book claims that multinational companies need to be particularly sensitive to the historical, cultural, social, and economic dynamics in Asia when seeking to implement HR initiatives for their employees.
We have seen terrible results where global HR departments introduce extensive people programmes across Asia, ignoring the fundamental differences in these markets. People initiatives should be customised by global HR staff, who typically work in US or European headquarters,said Reiji Ohtaki, co-author of the book published by Wiley.
Dr Ohtaki added: Asia's HR practices have mostly been imported from the West. But there is a need to resist colonisation where someone outside of Asia dictates what they consider to be the best approach. Asia's HR management is in need of transformation, but on Asia's own terms.
Hugh Bucknall, the book's other author, predicts HR management will go through a form of "Asianisation" as a new breed of Asian manager rises to the challenge of adapting Western practices to suit local needs.
The book is the first in the Mastering Business in Asia series published by Wiley and is aimed at chief executive officers, chief financial officers, and chief HR officers who work in Asia or want to know more about HR developments in the region.
It is a unique HR book written with an Asian perspective for a global audience. Case studies and interviews with Asian-based companies set this book apart from typical HR management books, which are often short on local content.
The book also explores issues faced by different markets in Asia, including how:
Chinese organisations are coping with the deluge of new compensation and performance management programmes
-India needs to develop programmes to retain its highly mobile workforce
-Asian leadership models have changed over time
-Expatriate pay patterns have evolved
-HR in Asia needs to cope in a globalised world while maintaining a focus on local needs
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
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Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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# posted by SBasefsky : 8:33 AM
Friday, January 21, 2005
[IWS] NIC: Mapping the GLOBAL FUTURE [13 January 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC)
NIC 2004-13
December 2004
MAPPING the GLOBAL FUTURE [13 January 2005]
Report of the National Intelligence Council's 2020 Project
Based on Consultations With Nongovernmental Experts Around the World
http://www.cia.gov/nic/NIC_globaltrend2020.html
or
http://www.foia.cia.gov/2020/2020.pdf
[full-text, 120 pages]
Contents
Executive Summary 9
Methodology 19
Introduction 25
The Contradictions of Globalization 27
An Expanding and Integrating Global Economy 29
The Technology Revolution 34
Lingering Social Inequalities 37
Fictional Scenario: Davos World 40
Rising Powers: The Changing Geopolitical Landscape 47
Rising Asia 48
Other Rising States? 51
The AgingPowers 56
Growing Demands for Energy 59
US Unipolarity How Long Can It Last? 63
Fictional Scenario: Pax Americana 64
New Challenges to Governance 73
Halting Progress on Democratization 73
Identity Politics 79
Fictional Scenario: A New Caliphate 83
Pervasive Insecurity 93
Transmuting International Terrorism 93
Intensifying Internal Conflicts 97
Rising Powers: Tinder for Conflict? 98
The WMD Factor 100
Fictional Scenario: Cycle of Fear 104
Policy Implications 111
Graphics and Tables
Chinas and Indias Per Capita GDPs Rising Against US 31
When Chinas and Indias GDPs Would Exceed Todays Rich Countries 32
Telescoping the Population of the World to 2020 48
Chinas Rise 50
Projected Rise in Defense Spending, 20032025 51
Fossil Fuels Will Continue to Dominate in 2020 59
An Expanding European Union 60
Number of Religious Adherents, 19002025 80
Key Areas of Radical Islamic Activities Since 1992 82
EU: Estimated and Projected Ratios of Muslims to Ethnic Europeans, 1985-2025 83
Global Trends in Internal Conflict, 1990-2003 101
Special Topics
The 2020 Global Landscape 8
Mapping the Global Future 26
What Would an Asian Face on Globalization Look Like? 28
What Could Derail Globalization? 30
Biotechnology: Panacea and Weapon 36
The Status of Women in 2020 38
Risks to Chinese Economic Growth 52
India vs. China: Long-Term Prospects 53
Asia: The Cockpit for Global Change? 55
Global Aging and Migration 58
Could Europe Become A Superpower? 61
The Geopolitics of Gas 62
Eurasian Countries: Going Their Separate Ways? 74
Climate Change and Its Implications Through 2020 76
Latin America in 2020: Will Globalization Cause the Region to Split? 78
Organized Crime 96
Cyber Warfare? 97
How Can Sub-Saharan Africa Move Forward? 99
International Institutions in Crisis 102
The Rules of War: Entering No Mans Land103
Post-Combat Environments Pose the Biggest Challenge 104
Is the United StatesTechnological Prowess at Risk? 112
How the World Sees the United States114
_____________________________
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Stuart Basefsky *
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Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
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New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC)
NIC 2004-13
December 2004
MAPPING the GLOBAL FUTURE [13 January 2005]
Report of the National Intelligence Council's 2020 Project
Based on Consultations With Nongovernmental Experts Around the World
http://www.cia.gov/nic/NIC_globaltrend2020.html
or
http://www.foia.cia.gov/2020/2020.pdf
[full-text, 120 pages]
Contents
Executive Summary 9
Methodology 19
Introduction 25
The Contradictions of Globalization 27
An Expanding and Integrating Global Economy 29
The Technology Revolution 34
Lingering Social Inequalities 37
Fictional Scenario: Davos World 40
Rising Powers: The Changing Geopolitical Landscape 47
Rising Asia 48
Other Rising States? 51
The AgingPowers 56
Growing Demands for Energy 59
US Unipolarity How Long Can It Last? 63
Fictional Scenario: Pax Americana 64
New Challenges to Governance 73
Halting Progress on Democratization 73
Identity Politics 79
Fictional Scenario: A New Caliphate 83
Pervasive Insecurity 93
Transmuting International Terrorism 93
Intensifying Internal Conflicts 97
Rising Powers: Tinder for Conflict? 98
The WMD Factor 100
Fictional Scenario: Cycle of Fear 104
Policy Implications 111
Graphics and Tables
Chinas and Indias Per Capita GDPs Rising Against US 31
When Chinas and Indias GDPs Would Exceed Todays Rich Countries 32
Telescoping the Population of the World to 2020 48
Chinas Rise 50
Projected Rise in Defense Spending, 20032025 51
Fossil Fuels Will Continue to Dominate in 2020 59
An Expanding European Union 60
Number of Religious Adherents, 19002025 80
Key Areas of Radical Islamic Activities Since 1992 82
EU: Estimated and Projected Ratios of Muslims to Ethnic Europeans, 1985-2025 83
Global Trends in Internal Conflict, 1990-2003 101
Special Topics
The 2020 Global Landscape 8
Mapping the Global Future 26
What Would an Asian Face on Globalization Look Like? 28
What Could Derail Globalization? 30
Biotechnology: Panacea and Weapon 36
The Status of Women in 2020 38
Risks to Chinese Economic Growth 52
India vs. China: Long-Term Prospects 53
Asia: The Cockpit for Global Change? 55
Global Aging and Migration 58
Could Europe Become A Superpower? 61
The Geopolitics of Gas 62
Eurasian Countries: Going Their Separate Ways? 74
Climate Change and Its Implications Through 2020 76
Latin America in 2020: Will Globalization Cause the Region to Split? 78
Organized Crime 96
Cyber Warfare? 97
How Can Sub-Saharan Africa Move Forward? 99
International Institutions in Crisis 102
The Rules of War: Entering No Mans Land103
Post-Combat Environments Pose the Biggest Challenge 104
Is the United StatesTechnological Prowess at Risk? 112
How the World Sees the United States114
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
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Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 1:28 PM
[IWS] ILO: Designing programmes to improve working and employment conditions in the informal economy: A literature review [2004]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE GENEVA
Conditions of Work and Employment Programme
Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 10
Designing programmes to improve working and employment conditions in the informal economy: A literature review
Dr. Richard D. Rinehart
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/pdf/10cws.pdf
[full-text, 112 pages]
This Working Paper is a literature review, undertaken with the aim of better understanding how to improve working and employment conditions of women and men in micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and the informal economy on a large scale, in a more comprehensive manner, and taking into account the links of this effort with other key development problems, particularly poverty and gender equality. It supports TRAVAIL's learning and research agenda, which involves defining the vision for improving working and employment conditions and how changes might be achieved, encompassing the following three key aspects: scale, impact and sustainability.
The literature review is a first step, aimed at identifying what has been tried and what has worked in experiences around the world related to conditions in the informal economy and MSEs. A number of important lessons can be extracted from the diverse experiences that are reported on here, that can be applied to the design and implementation of future programmes.
More papers in this series can be found at-
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/publ/index.htm
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE GENEVA
Conditions of Work and Employment Programme
Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 10
Designing programmes to improve working and employment conditions in the informal economy: A literature review
Dr. Richard D. Rinehart
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/pdf/10cws.pdf
[full-text, 112 pages]
This Working Paper is a literature review, undertaken with the aim of better understanding how to improve working and employment conditions of women and men in micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and the informal economy on a large scale, in a more comprehensive manner, and taking into account the links of this effort with other key development problems, particularly poverty and gender equality. It supports TRAVAIL's learning and research agenda, which involves defining the vision for improving working and employment conditions and how changes might be achieved, encompassing the following three key aspects: scale, impact and sustainability.
The literature review is a first step, aimed at identifying what has been tried and what has worked in experiences around the world related to conditions in the informal economy and MSEs. A number of important lessons can be extracted from the diverse experiences that are reported on here, that can be applied to the design and implementation of future programmes.
More papers in this series can be found at-
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/condtrav/publ/index.htm
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 5:43 AM
[IWS] OECD Policy Brief: JAPAN Economic Survey 2005 [20 January 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
OECD Policy Brief
Economic Survey of Japan, 2005 [20 January 2005]
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/50/37/34286799.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
see also -
Economic Survey of Japan 2005 [20 January 2005]
http://www.oecd.org/document/61/0,2340,en_2649_201185_34274621_1_1_1_1,00.html
See Executive Summary at-
http://www.oecd.org/document/31/0,2340,en_2649_201185_34287967_1_1_1_1,00.html
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
OECD Policy Brief
Economic Survey of Japan, 2005 [20 January 2005]
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/50/37/34286799.pdf
[full-text, 8 pages]
see also -
Economic Survey of Japan 2005 [20 January 2005]
http://www.oecd.org/document/61/0,2340,en_2649_201185_34274621_1_1_1_1,00.html
See Executive Summary at-
http://www.oecd.org/document/31/0,2340,en_2649_201185_34287967_1_1_1_1,00.html
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 5:27 AM
Thursday, January 20, 2005
[IWS] The Role of Social Dialogue in the Acceding Countries during the Preparatory Phase for Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
The Role of Social Dialogue in the Acceding Countries during the Preparatory Phase for Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Christian Welz, Timo Kauppinen
http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/document.php?id=IJCL2004030
[full-text, 21 pages]
appearing in The International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations, Vol. 20, Issue 4, 2004
Abstract:
The expansion of the European Union to a further 10 countries in May 2004 gives rise to new challenges. Different experiences call for initiatives based on an understanding of the acceding countries, while the demands of Economic and Monetary Union cannot be underestimated. As from May 2004, the acceding countries are eligible to apply for membership of the Euro zone provided they fulfil the Maastricht convergence criteria. How their respective industrial relations systems respond to this challenge will play a crucial role in determining the ease of transition towards an enlarged EU. The aim of this article is to examine how social dialogue can best be used in preparation for EMU to ensure economic growth in harmony with employment and social protection. The specific features of the national systems of industrial relations in the new Member States are examined, with a particular focus on the capacity of the acceding countires to support convergence towards the Maastricht criteria by means of social dialogue. The analysis also touches on the political implications of implementation of the EMU criteria, as the role of the social partners and social dialogue in enlargement and preparation for EMU is far from negligible. Social dialogue is an important element of the acquis communautaire, as shown by the draft Constitutional Treaty, Article I-47. It is also an important implementation tool of the acquis in the field of social policy, where the expertise of the social partners is required by the principle of horizontal subsidiarity. With a view to facilitating the transition, the article highlights the need for EU institutions and the social partners in the EU 15 Member States to invest time and resources in social dialogue capacity-building in the acceding countries.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
The Role of Social Dialogue in the Acceding Countries during the Preparatory Phase for Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Christian Welz, Timo Kauppinen
http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/document.php?id=IJCL2004030
[full-text, 21 pages]
appearing in The International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations, Vol. 20, Issue 4, 2004
Abstract:
The expansion of the European Union to a further 10 countries in May 2004 gives rise to new challenges. Different experiences call for initiatives based on an understanding of the acceding countries, while the demands of Economic and Monetary Union cannot be underestimated. As from May 2004, the acceding countries are eligible to apply for membership of the Euro zone provided they fulfil the Maastricht convergence criteria. How their respective industrial relations systems respond to this challenge will play a crucial role in determining the ease of transition towards an enlarged EU. The aim of this article is to examine how social dialogue can best be used in preparation for EMU to ensure economic growth in harmony with employment and social protection. The specific features of the national systems of industrial relations in the new Member States are examined, with a particular focus on the capacity of the acceding countires to support convergence towards the Maastricht criteria by means of social dialogue. The analysis also touches on the political implications of implementation of the EMU criteria, as the role of the social partners and social dialogue in enlargement and preparation for EMU is far from negligible. Social dialogue is an important element of the acquis communautaire, as shown by the draft Constitutional Treaty, Article I-47. It is also an important implementation tool of the acquis in the field of social policy, where the expertise of the social partners is required by the principle of horizontal subsidiarity. With a view to facilitating the transition, the article highlights the need for EU institutions and the social partners in the EU 15 Member States to invest time and resources in social dialogue capacity-building in the acceding countries.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 8:32 AM
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
[IWS] BLS: CHINA MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT & COMPENSATION [Online January 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION IN CHINA
By Judith Banister
Beijing Javelin Investment Consulting Company
December 2004
http://www.bls.gov/fls/chinareport.pdf
[full-text, 90 pages]
[excerpts]
This report demonstrates that manufacturing employment in China increased
during the 1980s and early 1990s, peaked in about 1995-1996, declined during the late
1990s until 2000-2001, and increased again in 2002. The genuine declines in PRC
manufacturing employment in the late 1990s were caused by restructuring and
privatization of state-owned and urban collective-owned factories in the cities, which
brought about massive layoffs of urban manufacturing workers and sharp increases in
manufacturing labor productivity. Private sector manufacturing has thrived in both urban
and rural areas in the late 1990s and the early 21st century. These factories are more
productive than state-owned and collective-owned factories and are competitive in the
domestic and global economies. The renewed increase in PRC manufacturing
employment that began in 2002 or before is fueled by private corporations and
businesses, both foreign-funded and domestically-owned.
As demonstrated in this paper, the numbers published in the global and U.S.
popular media on the low compensation of China's manufacturing workers are in the
ballpark of reasonable estimates. The author discusses factors that make China especially
competitive in manufacturing for the global market, and some factors that are reducing
and hampering China's competitiveness. The PRC is indeed an extremely low-wage
manufacturing environment, and China also benefits from other advantages that give this
country a competitive edge over many other possible manufacturing locations around the
world, including low land prices, big concentrations of low-cost parts suppliers, a
relatively stable and safe political situation, tax and regulatory policies that promote
foreign direct investment in PRC manufacturing, and China's own huge potential and
actual domestic market for manufactured goods.
The report can also be found via the Foreign Labor Statistics Homepage at the BLS site -- http://www.bls.gov/fls/
This report, prepared by Judith Banister under contract to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was commissioned by BLS in order to assess the quality and usability of the official data that are available from China on manufacturing employment and compensation. Because of concerns about the quality of the available data, BLS does not plan to include China in its comparative foreign labor statistics program at this time; however, further research is underway. Please note: The opinions, analysis, and conclusions expressed in the report are solely those of the author.
A previous draft of this report was provided to BLS in October 2004 and was discussed at a November 8, 2004 seminar held at BLS in Washington, DC.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION IN CHINA
By Judith Banister
Beijing Javelin Investment Consulting Company
December 2004
http://www.bls.gov/fls/chinareport.pdf
[full-text, 90 pages]
[excerpts]
This report demonstrates that manufacturing employment in China increased
during the 1980s and early 1990s, peaked in about 1995-1996, declined during the late
1990s until 2000-2001, and increased again in 2002. The genuine declines in PRC
manufacturing employment in the late 1990s were caused by restructuring and
privatization of state-owned and urban collective-owned factories in the cities, which
brought about massive layoffs of urban manufacturing workers and sharp increases in
manufacturing labor productivity. Private sector manufacturing has thrived in both urban
and rural areas in the late 1990s and the early 21st century. These factories are more
productive than state-owned and collective-owned factories and are competitive in the
domestic and global economies. The renewed increase in PRC manufacturing
employment that began in 2002 or before is fueled by private corporations and
businesses, both foreign-funded and domestically-owned.
As demonstrated in this paper, the numbers published in the global and U.S.
popular media on the low compensation of China's manufacturing workers are in the
ballpark of reasonable estimates. The author discusses factors that make China especially
competitive in manufacturing for the global market, and some factors that are reducing
and hampering China's competitiveness. The PRC is indeed an extremely low-wage
manufacturing environment, and China also benefits from other advantages that give this
country a competitive edge over many other possible manufacturing locations around the
world, including low land prices, big concentrations of low-cost parts suppliers, a
relatively stable and safe political situation, tax and regulatory policies that promote
foreign direct investment in PRC manufacturing, and China's own huge potential and
actual domestic market for manufactured goods.
The report can also be found via the Foreign Labor Statistics Homepage at the BLS site -- http://www.bls.gov/fls/
This report, prepared by Judith Banister under contract to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was commissioned by BLS in order to assess the quality and usability of the official data that are available from China on manufacturing employment and compensation. Because of concerns about the quality of the available data, BLS does not plan to include China in its comparative foreign labor statistics program at this time; however, further research is underway. Please note: The opinions, analysis, and conclusions expressed in the report are solely those of the author.
A previous draft of this report was provided to BLS in October 2004 and was discussed at a November 8, 2004 seminar held at BLS in Washington, DC.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 1:55 PM
[IWS] EIROnline: EU Level developments reported on 17 January 2005
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
EU Level developments reported on 17 January 2005
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/country/eu.level.html
17 Jan 2005
EU Level : Luxembourg Presidency sets out employment and social priorities
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/01/inbrief/eu0501201n.html
The Council of the European Union will be presided over by the Luxembourg government during the first six months of 2005. It has issued its priorities for its term, including the mid-term review of the Lisbon strategy and the progression of a range of proposals, including the draft Directive on the revision of the working time Directive.
17 Jan 2005
EU Level : EU social partners in hotels and restaurants sign joint CSR statement
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/01/inbrief/eu0501202n.html
In December 2004, the EU-level social partners in the hotels and restaurants sector signed a joint document on corporate social responsibility (CSR), covering areas such as equality, working conditions, pay, training, health and safety and restructuring.
17 Jan 2005
EU Level : Formal social dialogue begins in chemicals industry
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/01/inbrief/eu0501203n.html
In December 2004, the European Commission formally announced the establishment of an EU-level social dialogue committee in the chemicals industry.
17 Jan 2005
EU Level : Commissioner calls for end to discrimination against people with disabilities
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/01/inbrief/eu0501204n.html
In December 2004, speaking at a conference in Brussels, the new European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Vladimir Spidla, called for a change in attitudes and a new approach in order to end discrimination against people with disabilities.
17 Jan 2005
EU Level : Commission takes five Member States to ECJ for failing to implement anti-discrimination Directive
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/01/inbrief/eu0501205n.html
The European Commission announced in December 2004 that it is to refer five EU Member States to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to transpose the 2000 framework equality Directive.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
EU Level developments reported on 17 January 2005
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/country/eu.level.html
17 Jan 2005
EU Level : Luxembourg Presidency sets out employment and social priorities
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/01/inbrief/eu0501201n.html
The Council of the European Union will be presided over by the Luxembourg government during the first six months of 2005. It has issued its priorities for its term, including the mid-term review of the Lisbon strategy and the progression of a range of proposals, including the draft Directive on the revision of the working time Directive.
17 Jan 2005
EU Level : EU social partners in hotels and restaurants sign joint CSR statement
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/01/inbrief/eu0501202n.html
In December 2004, the EU-level social partners in the hotels and restaurants sector signed a joint document on corporate social responsibility (CSR), covering areas such as equality, working conditions, pay, training, health and safety and restructuring.
17 Jan 2005
EU Level : Formal social dialogue begins in chemicals industry
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/01/inbrief/eu0501203n.html
In December 2004, the European Commission formally announced the establishment of an EU-level social dialogue committee in the chemicals industry.
17 Jan 2005
EU Level : Commissioner calls for end to discrimination against people with disabilities
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/01/inbrief/eu0501204n.html
In December 2004, speaking at a conference in Brussels, the new European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Vladimir Spidla, called for a change in attitudes and a new approach in order to end discrimination against people with disabilities.
17 Jan 2005
EU Level : Commission takes five Member States to ECJ for failing to implement anti-discrimination Directive
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/01/inbrief/eu0501205n.html
The European Commission announced in December 2004 that it is to refer five EU Member States to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to transpose the 2000 framework equality Directive.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 6:08 AM
[IWS] EMCC: Offshore outsourcing of business services - threat or opportunity? [upcoming seminar][17 January 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
Offshore outsourcing of business services - threat or opportunity? [17 January 2005]
http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu05001a.html?p1=emcc_updates&p2=null
* Offshore outsourcing of business services - threat or opportunity?is the theme of EMCCs first 2005 company network seminar in Tallinn, Estonia, on 17-18 March. The seminar aims to provide a better understanding of this growing phenomenon and what motivates leading companies to undertake such a practice. Four company case examples will offer an insight into corporate management strategies associated with offshore outsourcingand the implications for job losses and employment creation within the EU.
* Source: EMCC Date: 2005-01 Type: Company cases Country: EU Language: EN
and related report --
Outsourcing of ICT and related services in the EU [December 2004]
http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/tn04048s.html
or
http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/publications/2004/ef04137en.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]
Based primarily on an analysis of a body of research covering more than two decades, this report examines the scope of offshore outsourcing of ICT services and other ICT enabled services. It defines the term offshore outsourcing, explores the drivers and trends and analyses related issues such as the distribution of ICT service employment in Europe.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
Offshore outsourcing of business services - threat or opportunity? [17 January 2005]
http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/eu05001a.html?p1=emcc_updates&p2=null
* Offshore outsourcing of business services - threat or opportunity?is the theme of EMCCs first 2005 company network seminar in Tallinn, Estonia, on 17-18 March. The seminar aims to provide a better understanding of this growing phenomenon and what motivates leading companies to undertake such a practice. Four company case examples will offer an insight into corporate management strategies associated with offshore outsourcingand the implications for job losses and employment creation within the EU.
* Source: EMCC Date: 2005-01 Type: Company cases Country: EU Language: EN
and related report --
Outsourcing of ICT and related services in the EU [December 2004]
http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/content/source/tn04048s.html
or
http://www.emcc.eurofound.eu.int/publications/2004/ef04137en.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]
Based primarily on an analysis of a body of research covering more than two decades, this report examines the scope of offshore outsourcing of ICT services and other ICT enabled services. It defines the term offshore outsourcing, explores the drivers and trends and analyses related issues such as the distribution of ICT service employment in Europe.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 5:55 AM
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
[IWS] EIROnline: Comparative Studies and Annual Updates
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
Comparative Studies and Annual Updates
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/comparativestudies.html
The following is a sample listing of comparative studies concerning industrial relations in Europe that can be found at this URL.
2004
November Developments in European Works Councils
October Industrial relations in the retail sector
September Family-related leave and industrial relations
August Occupational pensions and industrial relations
June National-level tripartism and EMU in the new EU Member States and candidate countries
May Trade union membership 1993-2003
April Employers' organisations in Europe
April Overview of the implementation of the framework equal treatment Directive
April Pay developments - 2003
April Working time developments - 2003
March Gender equality plans at the workplace
2003
December Industrial relations in the automotive sector
October Annualised hours in Europe
September Labour dispute settlement in four central and eastern European countries
August New technology and respect for privacy at the workplace
July Overtime in Europe
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) Online
Comparative Studies and Annual Updates
http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/comparativestudies.html
The following is a sample listing of comparative studies concerning industrial relations in Europe that can be found at this URL.
2004
November
October
September
August
June
May
April
April
April
April
March
2003
December
October
September
August
July
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 1:06 PM
[IWS] MADAGASCAR: GENDER/LABOR MARKET & EPZs
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Export Processing Zone Expansion in an African Country: What are the Labor Market and Gender Impacts?
By Peter Glick (Cornell University) and François Roubaud (DIAL/Cipré)
Paper prepared for the conference
African Development and Poverty Reduction: The Macro-Micro Linkage
Cape Town, South Africa
October 2004
http://www.cfnpp.cornell.edu/images/wp175.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]
ABSTRACT
This study seeks to understand the labor market (employment and earnings) and gender impacts of the
dramatic recent expansion of the export processing zone (the Zone Franche) in urban Madagascar. It is
distinguished from most earlier empirical analysis of this subject by its use of micro data collected
annually over the 1995-2002 period, and by its focus on a setting in Africa, where export processing
manufacturing generally has yet to make significant inroads. As in other EPZs, workers in the Zone
Franche are predominantly female, semi-skilled, and young. Controlling for worker characteristics,
earnings in the Zone Franche are comparable to the private formal employment, lower than in the public
sector, but much higher than in informal wage employment. By disproportionately drawing women from
the low wage informal sector (where gender pay gaps are very large) to relatively well paid export
processing jobs (where pay is not only higher but also similar for men and women), Zone Franche growth
has the potential to contribute substantially to improved overall gender equity in earnings in the urban
economy. Still, it is too early to judge whether the sector will be a source a source of long term
employment characterized by continued investments in worker human capital and job advancement, or
instead will conform more to the stereotypical negative picture of offering only short term jobs providing
few transferable skills.
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Export Processing Zone Expansion in an African Country: What are the Labor Market and Gender Impacts?
By Peter Glick (Cornell University) and François Roubaud (DIAL/Cipré)
Paper prepared for the conference
African Development and Poverty Reduction: The Macro-Micro Linkage
Cape Town, South Africa
October 2004
http://www.cfnpp.cornell.edu/images/wp175.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]
ABSTRACT
This study seeks to understand the labor market (employment and earnings) and gender impacts of the
dramatic recent expansion of the export processing zone (the Zone Franche) in urban Madagascar. It is
distinguished from most earlier empirical analysis of this subject by its use of micro data collected
annually over the 1995-2002 period, and by its focus on a setting in Africa, where export processing
manufacturing generally has yet to make significant inroads. As in other EPZs, workers in the Zone
Franche are predominantly female, semi-skilled, and young. Controlling for worker characteristics,
earnings in the Zone Franche are comparable to the private formal employment, lower than in the public
sector, but much higher than in informal wage employment. By disproportionately drawing women from
the low wage informal sector (where gender pay gaps are very large) to relatively well paid export
processing jobs (where pay is not only higher but also similar for men and women), Zone Franche growth
has the potential to contribute substantially to improved overall gender equity in earnings in the urban
economy. Still, it is too early to judge whether the sector will be a source a source of long term
employment characterized by continued investments in worker human capital and job advancement, or
instead will conform more to the stereotypical negative picture of offering only short term jobs providing
few transferable skills.
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Monday, January 17, 2005
[IWS] JILPT: JAPAN LABOR REVIEW, Vol.2,No.1, Winter 2005 SPECIAL EDITION on Changing Corporate Governance and Labor-management Relations
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
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Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
Japan Labor Review
Vol.2, No.1
Winter 2005
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR.htm
or
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR05.pdf
[full-text, 120 pages
SPECIAL EDITION: Changing Corporate Governance and Labor-management Relations
Introduction Hiroyuki Fujimura
Articles
* Revision of the Commercial Code and Reform of the Japanese Corporate Governance
Hiroyuki Itami
* Corporate Governance Reforms, Labor Law Developments, and the Future of Japan's Practice-Dependent Stakeholder Model
Takashi Araki
* Reforming Corporate Governance and Employment Relations
Hiroshi Osano
* Corporate Governance Reform and Industrial Democracy in Japan
Fujikazu Suzuki
Articles Based on Research Reports
* Japanese Labor-management Relations in an Era of Diversification of Employment Types: Diversifying Workers and the Role of Labor Unions
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT)
Japan Labor Review
Vol.2, No.1
Winter 2005
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/JLR.htm
or
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/documents/JLR05.pdf
[full-text, 120 pages
SPECIAL EDITION: Changing Corporate Governance and Labor-management Relations
Introduction Hiroyuki Fujimura
Articles
* Revision of the Commercial Code and Reform of the Japanese Corporate Governance
Hiroyuki Itami
* Corporate Governance Reforms, Labor Law Developments, and the Future of Japan's Practice-Dependent Stakeholder Model
Takashi Araki
* Reforming Corporate Governance and Employment Relations
Hiroshi Osano
* Corporate Governance Reform and Industrial Democracy in Japan
Fujikazu Suzuki
Articles Based on Research Reports
* Japanese Labor-management Relations in an Era of Diversification of Employment Types: Diversifying Workers and the Role of Labor Unions
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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