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Cornell University
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Cornell/ILR School                        
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# posted by SBasefsky : 8:45 AM

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 Organization (ILO)
Social Security Department
STEP

New Website [15 December 2006]

ILO/STEP
STEP = STRATEGIES & TOOLS AGAINST SOCIAL EXCLUSION & POVERTY
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/secsoc/step/

The ILO/STEP Program has the pleasure to present its new website. A new display, an improved navigation system and more information at your disposal regarding the extension of social protection and social inclusion-related issues. All publications can be downloaded free of charge in PDF format.

STEP is a global programme of the Social Security Department centered on the poor and excluded populations in the informal economy as well as in the rural secteur. STEP works in two complementary fields: extension of the social security in the field of health and the approaches integrated of fight against social exlusion into local level

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Cornell/ILR School                        
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New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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# posted by SBasefsky : 8:01 AM

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
________________________________________________________________________

Korea Labor Institute (KLI)

e-Labor News No. 61
Issue Paper

Industrial Health and Safety and Worker Participation in Korea:
Current Status and Issues
http://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/08_mail/webzineboard/upfile/61_Industrial%20Health%20and%20Safety%20and%20Worker%20Participation%20in%20Korea.pdf
[full-text, 67 pages]
YOON Jo-Duk, Senior Fellow, Korea Labor Institute
Email: yoonjd@kli.re.kr
December 2006


This paper was presented at the "Korea-Germany International  Seminar:
Occupational Safety & Health and Workers� Participation System " which was
co- organized by the Korea Labor Institute and the Occupational Safety and
Health Research Institute of the KOSHA, and the Korea Cooperation Office of the
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung on November 7, 2006 in Seoul.

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Cornell/ILR School                        
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New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
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# posted by SBasefsky : 12:24 PM

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
________________________________________________________________________

AARP Policy & Research

AgeLine Database: Research to Go
http://www.aarp.org/research/ageline/researchtogo.html


For example, see
Recent BIBLIOGRAPHIES on OLDER WORKERS

AgeLine Database Search
Older Workers: Recent Literature
http://star.aarp.org/cgi-bin/starfinder/0?path=agewebflrtg&id=age1&pass=abcd&search=TAN=TG0249+OR+DE=OLDER+WORKERS+AND+AUD=(RES*+OR+PUB*)+AND+YEAR+GT+2004+AND+FILE+GT+0510+NOT+AUD=GEN*+NOT+DE=(BOOK+REV*+OR+STATE+SURV*)+NOT+TAN=(111066;110432)&format=WEBBRIEFFAST


AgeLine Database Search
Older Workers & Job Displacement
http://star.aarp.org/cgi-bin/starfinder/0?path=agewebflrtg&id=age1&pass=abcd&search=TAN=TG0123+OR+DE=(EMPLOYMENT+TERM*+OR+INVOLUNTARY+RET*+OR+LAYOFFS)+AND+AUD=(RES*;PUB*)+AND+DE=(UNITED+STATES+OR+INTERNATIONAL)+AND+YEAR+GT+1999+NOT+AUD=GEN*+NOT+TAN=(907534;087423)&format=WEBBRIEFFAST


AgeLine Database Search
Age Discrimination
http://star.aarp.org/cgi-bin/starfinder/0?path=agewebflrtg&id=age1&pass=abcd&search=TAN=TG0237+OR+(DE=EMPLOYMENT+DISCRIMINATION+OR+DE=(AGE+DISCRIMINATION+AND+OLDER+WORKERS))+AND+AUD=(RES*+OR+PUB*)+AND+YEAR+GT+2004+NOT+DE=BOOK+REV*+NOT+ID=AARP+RESEARCH+FOR+INT*&format=WEBBRIEFFAST


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Cornell/ILR School                        
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
Telephone: (607) 255-2703                
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# posted by SBasefsky : 9:14 AM

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 Commission > Employment, Social Affairs & Equal Opportunities

GREEN PAPER--
Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century [22 November 2006]
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/news/2006/nov/green_paper_en.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction ­ the purpose of this Green Paper ........................................................... 3
2. Labour law in the European Union ­ the situation today............................................. 5
a. Developments in the Member States........................................................................ 5
b. Action at the EU level.............................................................................................. 6
3. The key policy challenge ­ A flexible and inclusive labour market............................ 7
4. Modernising labour law ­ issues for debate................................................................. 9
a. Employment transitions............................................................................................ 9
b. Uncertainty with regard to the law......................................................................... 10
c. Three Way Relationships ....................................................................................... 12
d. Organisation of working time ................................................................................ 13
e. Mobility of workers................................................................................................ 14
f. Enforcement issues and undeclared work............................................................... 14



see--
Commission launches open debate: Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century [22 November 2006]
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/emplweb/news/news_en.cfm?id=189

Brussels 22-11-2006. The European Commission today launched a broad open public debate on reviewing labour law and adaptation to the modern world of work. The discussion paper will ask Member States, social partners and other stakeholder how labour law at EU and national level can help the job market become more flexible while maximizing security for workers (the 'flexicurity' approach). The consultation will run over a period of four months and its contributions will feed into in the upcoming Commission communication on flexicurity in June 2007.

AND MORE....
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# posted by SBasefsky : 8:55 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
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New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

OECD Economic Outlook No. 80 Annex Tables - Table of Contents
OECD Economic Outlook No. 80 - Statistical Annex Tables [December 2006]
http://www.oecd.org/document/61/0,2340,en_33873108_33873325_2483901_1_1_1_1,00.html

The 61 Statistical Annex Tables have been grouped into 8 categories. Each table listed below, available in Excel, can be consulted by clicking on the relevant heading.

Demand and output
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/6/27/2483806.xls

Annex Table 1. Real GDP
Annex Table 2. Nominal GDP
Annex Table 3. Real private consumption expenditure
Annex Table 4. Real public consumption expenditure
Annex Table 5. Real total gross fixed capital formation
Annex Table 6. Real gross private non-residential fixed capital formation
Annex Table 7. Real gross private residential fixed capital formation
Annex Table 8. Real total domestic demand
Annex Table 9. Foreign balance contributions to changes in real GDP
Annex Table 10. Output gaps

Wages, Costs, Unemployment and Inflation
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/47/2483871.xls

Annex Table 11. Compensation per employee in the business sector
Annex Table 12. Labour productivity in the business sector
Annex Table 13. Unemployment rates: commonly used definitions
Annex Table 14. Standardised unemployment rates
Annex Table 15. Labour force, employment and unemployment
Annex Table 16. GDP deflators
Annex Table 17. Private consumption deflators
Annex Table 18. Consumer prices indices
Annex Table 19. Oil and other primary commodity markets

Key Supply Side Data
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/49/37841330.xls

Annex Table 20. Employment rates, participation rates and labour force
Annex Table 21. Potential GDP, employment and capital stock
Annex Table 22. Structural unemployment, wage shares and unit labor costs

Saving
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/48/2483858.xls

Annex Table 23. Household saving rates
Annex Table 24. Gross national saving

Fiscal balances and public indebtedness
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/51/2483816.xls

Annex Table 25. General government total outlays
Annex Table 26. General government current tax and non-tax receipts
Annex Table 27. General government financial balances
Annex Table 28. Cyclically-adjusted general government balances
Annex Table 29. General government primary balances
Annex Table 30. Cyclically-adjusted general government primary balances
Annex Table 31. General government net debt interest payments
Annex Table 32. General government gross financial liabilities
Annex Table 33. General government net financial liabilities

Interest Rates and Exchange Rates
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/50/2483826.xls

Annex Table 34. Short-term interest rates
Annex Table 35. Long-term interest rates
Annex Table 36. Nominal exchange rates (vis-à-vis the US dollar)
Annex Table 37. Effective exchange rates

External Trade and Payments
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/46/2483884.xls

Annex Table 38. Export volumes of goods and services
Annex Table 39. Import volumes of goods and services
Annex Table 40. Export prices of goods and services
Annex Table 41. Import prices of goods and services
Annex Table 42. Competitive positions: relative consumer prices
Annex Table 43. Competitive positions: relative unit labour costs
Annex Table 44. Export performance for total goods and services
Annex Table 45. Shares in world exports and imports
Annex Table 46. Geographical structure of world trade growth
Annex Table 47. Trade balances for goods and services
Annex Table 48. Investment income, net
Annex Table 49. Total transfers, net
Annex Table 50. Current account balances
Annex Table 51. Current account balances as a percentage of GDP
Annex Table 52. Structure of current account balances of major world regions
Annex Table 53. Export market growth in goods and services
Annex Table 54. Import penetration

Other Background Data
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/6/5/2483894.xls

Annex Table 55. Quarterly demand and output projections
Annex Table 56. Quarterly price, cost and unemployment projections
Annex Table 57. Contributions to changes in real GDP in OECD countries
Annex Table 58. Household wealth and indebtedness
Annex Table 59. Central government financial balances
Annex Table 60. Maastricht definition of general government gross public debt
Annex Table 61. Monetary and credit aggregates: recent trends


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Cornell/ILR School                        
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# posted by SBasefsky : 5:58 AM

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
________________________________________________________________________

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Core Labor Standards Handbook
(October 2006)
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Handbooks/Core-Labor-Standards/default.asp


See Press Release 18 December 2006 at
http://www.ilo.org/dyn/ilosite/ilonews.internetPage3News?p_lang=EN&p_internet_news_id=2351

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new Core Labour Standards Handbook in collaboration with the ILO to help the bank raise awareness on labour standards and set guidelines for operational activities, resulting in increased social responsibility, sustainability and reduced vulnerability. The handbook was launched recently by the ADB at an event involving ILO social partners in the Philippines, as well as civil society organisations. The handbook is the culmination of ADB and ILO collaboration in areas including joint labour market assessments, development of knowledge bases on social protection, and research on labour and social protection issues.


CONTENTS

Foreword [ PDF: 36kb | 2 pages ]

Acknowledgments [ PDF: 22kb | 1 page ]

Abbreviations [ PDF: 22kb | 1 page ]

Part 1. Introduction [ PDF: 73kb | 18 pages ]

Background
International Core Labor Standards

Part 2. Core Labor Standards [ PDF: 132kb | 36 pages ]

Effective Abolition of Child Labor
Elimination of Discrimination in Employment and Occupation
Elimination of All Forms of Forced or Compulsory Labor
Freedom of Association and the Effective Recognition of the Right to Collective Bargaining

Part 3. Core Labor Standards in ADB Operations [ PDF: 165kb | 56 pages ]

Core Labor Standards in Country Strategy and Programs
Core Labor Standards in Project Design
Core Labor Standards in Project Implementation
Additional References [ PDF: 36kb | 3 pages ]

Appendixes [ PDF: 100kb | 29 pages ]

Directory of ILO Offices in Asia and the Pacific
ILO Supervision of the Application of Conventions
Summary Labor Market Assessment
Key Indicators of the Labor Market
Economic Rationale for the Eradication of Child Labor
Potential Dangers in Inadvertent Use of Child Labor in Projects and Possible Mitigating Measures
Checklist for Reducing Negative Impacts of Gender Discrimination
Initial Labor Standard Concerns of Stakeholders during Project Implementation and Suggested Actions
Indicators for Gender Monitoring and Evaluation

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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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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 : 6:29 AM

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
________________________________________________________________________

IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor)

IZA DP No. 2518
Workplace Industrial Relations in Britain, 1980-2004
http://ftp.iza.org/dp2518.pdf
[full-text,  40 pages]
by David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson, John Forth
(December 2006)

Abstract:
There was a time before the first Workplace Industrial Relations Survey (WIRS80) in 1980 when what we knew of industrial relations was based primarily upon small scale surveys and case studies. WIRS80 marked a radical departure in the study of industrial relations for two reasons. First, following in the footsteps of a small number of survey forerunners, it sought to 'map' industrial relations in Britain with nationally-representative large-scale surveys of workplace managers, thus permitting investigation of the incidence of practices and changes over time. Second, it focused on industrial relations institutions and outcomes, linking them to the processes of industrial relations that had been the chief focus of studies up until that point. This paper reflects on some of what we have learned in the five surveys over the quarter century since 1980, focusing selectively on the demise of collective IR, pay determination, union wage effects, variable pay, the climate of employment relations and union effects on employment growth.
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****************************************
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Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
Telephone: (607) 255-2703                
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# posted by SBasefsky : 5:54 AM

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
________________________________________________________________________

IZA DP No. 2504
Brian Krogh Graversen, Jan C. van Ours:
How to Help Unemployed Find Jobs Quickly: Experimental Evidence from a Mandatory Activation Program [December 2006]
http://ftp.iza.org/dp2504.pdf

Abstract:
This paper investigates how a mandatory activation program in Denmark affects the job finding rate of unemployed workers. The activation program was introduced in an experimental setting where about half of the workers who became unemployed in the period from November 2005 to March 2006 were randomly assigned to the program while the other half was not. It appears that the activation program is very effective. The median unemployment duration of the control group is 14 weeks, while it is 11.5 weeks for the treatment group. The analysis shows that the job finding rate in the treatment group is 30% higher than in the control group. This result is mainly driven by the more intensive contacts between the unemployed and the public employment service.

______________________________
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****************************************
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                
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# posted by SBasefsky : 5:48 AM

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. International Trade Commission (USITC)

U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement:
Potential Economy-wide and Selected Sectoral Effects
Investigation No. TA-2104-023
Publication 3896  December 2006
http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/docs/pubs/2104F/pub3896.pdf
[full-text, 258 pages]

ABSTRACT
This report assesses the likely effects of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
(TPA) on the U.S. economy as a whole and on specific industry sectors, including the effects
on U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), exports and imports, employment, and consumers.
Colombian exporters generally face substantially lower tariffs in the U.S. market than do
U.S. exporters in the Colombian market because most U.S. imports from Colombia enter free
of duty either unconditionally or under other duty-free provisions. Because of this tariff
asymmetry, the primary effects of the TPA will be improved U.S. access to the Colombian
market and an increase in U.S. exports to Colombia. Nevertheless, the overall effect of the
U.S.-Colombia TPA on the U.S. economy is likely to be small because of the small size of
the Colombian market relative to total U.S. trade and production.

The economy-wide model used by the Commission indicates that, after full implementation
of the market access provisions (tariff and tariff-rate quota (TRQ) elimination) of the TPA,
U.S. exports to Colombia may be higher by approximately $1.1 billion, U.S. imports from
Colombia may be higher by $487 million, and U.S. GDP higher by about $2.5 billion,
representing an increase of less than 0.05 percent of U.S. GDP. Only the U.S. sugar sector
is estimated to experience a decline in output, revenue, or employment of more than 0.1
percent. The Commission's findings are similar to those in other studies using similar
quantitative techniques.

The Commission analyzed the impact of both the immediate and the phased elimination of
tariffs and TRQs of the TPA using a sector-specific analysis of selected U.S. product sectors.
The sectors analyzed were meat (beef and pork); grain (wheat, rice, and corn); soybeans,
soybean products, and animal feeds; chemical, rubber, and plastic products; machinery,
electronics, and transportation equipment; textiles and apparel; sugar and sugar-containing
products; and cut flowers. For most of these sectors, the TPA will provide small but positive
benefits to U.S. exports.

Finally, the TPA also may increase trade and investment through trade facilitation, such as
the reduction of impediments in customs processing; improved regulatory environment, such
as enhanced investor protections; and increased regulatory transparency. The effects of such
measures on bilateral trade and investment flows may become more significant in the
medium to long term.

See in particular --
TPA Chapter 17—Labor . .  . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Assessment . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Summary of provisions . .  . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
Views of interested parties .  . . . . . . . . . 6-23

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School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
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Statistical Abstract of the United States 2007 [15 December 2006]
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html


Press Release 15 December 2006
126th Statistical Abstract
Nearly Half of our Lives Spent with TV, Radio, Internet, Newspapers,
According to Census Bureau Publication
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/miscellaneous/007871.html

     Adults and teens will spend nearly five months (3,518 hours) next year watching television, surfing the Internet, reading daily newspapers and listening to personal music devices. That's only one of thousands of nuggets of information on Americana and the world in the U.S. Census Bureau's < http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html> Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2007, released today.

     "The Statistical Abstract is a collaborative effort that showcases our government statistics and the work of the international community, private industry and nonprofit agency researchers," said Census Bureau Director Louis Kincannon.

     According to projections from a communications industry forecast (Table 1110), people will spend 65 days in front of the TV, 41 days listening to radio and a little over a week on the Internet in 2007. Adults will spend about a week reading a daily newspaper and teens and adults will spend another week listening to recorded music. Consumer spending for media is forecasted to be $936.75 per person.

     The Statistical Abstract includes topics as diverse as condo and mobile home sales to new tables on alternative work schedules and the North American cruise industry. Overall, the book features more than 1,400 tables and charts on social, political and economic facts about the United States, and the latest available international statistics.


AND MORE....

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_______________________________
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
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United States (2006), DAC Peer Review: Main Findings and Recommendations [15 December 2006]
Review of the Development Co-operation Policies and Programmes of United States
http://www.oecd.org/document/27/0,2340,en_2649_34603_37829787_1_1_1_1,00.html

US Aid at a Glance
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/42/30/1860571.gif
[tables and charts]

See press release at
http://www.oecd.org/document/27/0,2340,en_2649_201185_37838171_1_1_1_1,00.html


[excerpt]
Overall framework and new orientation

The United States is a leader in international development co operation because of the large size of its economy, its ability to influence global action and its presence within the international donor community. It is the largest donor in the DAC. Historically, the US has justified its development assistance policies in terms of both recipient country needs and its own foreign policy objectives. The events of 11 September 2001 and the "War on Terror" which grew from them have provided the starting point for a renewed American interest in development co operation. Since that time, the government has used the logic of national security to resuscitate the image of development co operation with Congress and the American public. A variety of policy statements has helped to define the role of development in relation to this national security perspective. Prominent among them, the National Security Strategies of 2002 and 2006 have moved the United States in significant new directions since the 2002 DAC Peer Review.


Clarifying US development strategy with poverty reduction as the starting point

The US National Security Strategy raises development to the status of one of three pillars of national foreign policy, along with diplomacy and defence (the 3Ds). Building on this strategic perspective, the Department of State has shaped a policy of Transformational Diplomacy, aimed at working "with our many partners around the world to build and sustain democratic, well governed states that will respond to the needs of their people and conduct themselves responsibly in the international system." The extent to which this policy will translate into a clear vision of long term development on a par with diplomacy and defence, or whether development will remain primarily as a tool to support other priority political goals remains to be seen.

AND MUCH MORE....
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_______________________________
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________________________________________________________________________

European Commission
Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN EUROPE 2006 [11 December 2006]
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/social_dialogue/docs/ir_report2006_en.pdf
[full-text, 167 pages]


The 2006 version of the bi-annual report outlines industrial relations trends at the national level (social partners as membership organisations, the interaction between collective bargaining and labour law, workplace representation) and at European level (European Social Dialogue, European labour law). Finally, it discusses trends at the labour market and the contribution of social dialogue to economic performance. The report is available only in English. Other language versions of the executive summary will follow.


Earlier reports - 2000, 2002, 2004 can be found at -
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/social_dialogue/reports_en.htm

Contents
Foreword by the Commissioner....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Editorial............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Executive summary................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Chapter 1: The social partners as membership organisations: an overview of forms and trends in the Member  States.. ............................................................................... 19
1. Trade unions .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
2. Employers' organisations ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
3. Conclusion....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38
Chapter 2: The evolving relationship between collective bargaining and law in the Member States................................ 41
1. Collective bargaining as a key component of the European tradition.................................................................. 41
2. Trends and emerging legal questions in the relationship between law and
collective agreements......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
3. Interpreting trends with regulatory schemes ....................................................................................................................................... 49
4. Conclusion....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 54
Chapter 3: Employee representation at the workplace in the Member States................................... 57
1. Representation: a specific type of employee participation................................................................................................. 57
2. More than ever part of the European social model...................................................................................................................... 59
3. Legal provisions of information and consultation........................................................................................................................ 60
4. Practices.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 68
5. Conclusion....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 76
Chapter 4: Social dialogue capacity-building initiatives in the new Member States, accession and candidate countries.. ..................................................................................... 79
1. Responding to the challenge of enlargement...................................................................................................................................... 79
2. Commission initiatives in the new Member States ...................................................................................................................... 79
3. Social partner initiatives with regard to enlargement................................................................................................................ 85
4. Initiatives by the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organisation ................ 86
5. Projects set up by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions........................................................................................... 87
6. Social dialogue capacity-building projects in the candidate countries and potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans............................. 88
7. Conclusion....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 89
Chapter 5: European social dialogue developments. ............................................................................................................................ 91
1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 91
2. Contributing to the Lisbon objectives through tripartite consultation................................................................. 93
3. Policy developments in bipartite social dialogue........................................................................................................................... 96
4. Strengthening working methods.......................................................................................................................................................................... 111
5. Conclusion....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 119
Chapter 6: Review of European Legislation 2004-06. ....................................................................................................................... 121
1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 121
2. Labour law....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 121
3. Health and safety of workers ................................................................................................................................................................................... 126
4. Equality rights............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 128
5. Free movement of workers and social security................................................................................................................................. 130
6. Conclusion: future perspectives ........................................................................................................................................................................... 132
Chapter 7: Trends and potential risks in the EU labour market. ................................................................................... 135
1. Driving forces: push factors and policy incentives...................................................................................................................... 135
2. Identifying structural drawbacks......................................................................................................................................................................... 144
3. Vulnerability: long-term traps for some groups.............................................................................................................................. 147
4. Conclusion....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 150
Chapter 8: Industrial relations and economic performance: an overview of research results. ........................................................................................ 151
1. Measurements and international comparisons of performance.................................................................................... 151
2. Competitiveness and economic performances: the place of industrial relations.................................... 153
3. Industrial relations in Europe and the new growth regime................................................................................................. 157
4. Conclusion....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 158

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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
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________________________________________________________________________

United States Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Senator Chuck Hagel, Chairman | Representative Jim Leach, Co-Chairman

CHINA RULE OF LAW and HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE December 2006 [8December 2006]
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/general/newsletters/CECCnewsletter20061208.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]

Among the numerous item covered are --

China's State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS) and Ministry of Supervision jointly issued interim provisions on
November 22 that aim to increase accountability for coal mine accidents.


Sun Chunlan, Vice Chair and First Secretary of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU), called for the national
union federation to continue efforts to protect the legal rights of migrant workers at an October 15 meeting on migrant
labor, according to an October 16 Legal Daily report (in Chinese).


Provisions on Preventing and Stopping Domestic Violence (the provisions) took effect on November 15, 2006, in Wenzhou
city, Zhejiang province, according to a November 9 Xinhua article.
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# posted by SBasefsky : 5:42 AM

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_______________________________
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
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________________________________________________________________________

JurisPedia
http://www.jurispedia.org

A Wiki type portal, JurisPedia is an encyclopaedic project of academic initiative devoted to worldwide law, legal and political sciences. Its objective is to create a universal legal encyclopedia.

Jurispedia has developed on the initiative of Équipe de Recherche Informatique et Droit (Faculty of Law of the University of Montpellier I , the Faculty of Law of the University of Can Tho, the Faculty of Law of the University of Groningen , the Institute for Law and Informatics (Saarland University) and the team of JURIS (Université du Québec À Montreal). The project is open for cooperation with other partners.

Any other teams of research or Faculties of Law in the whole world can freely join us. Participation in Jurispedia requires only human implication on the shared law.

This portal is available in the following languages -- FRENCH, ENGLISH, GERMAN, SPANISH, DUTCH, ARABIC, CHINESE

For the ENGLISH LANGUAGE Version, see --


JurisPedia --The Shared Law
http://en.jurispedia.org/index.php/Main_Page

Look for more to be added as time goes on. Currently there is extensive information on FRANCE, significant information on GERMANY, and bits and pieces from other countries around the world in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

NOTE: The scope and variety of law covered varies by the LANGUAGE PORTAL chosen.

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# posted by SBasefsky : 5:57 AM

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Cornell University
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________________________________________________________________________

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration

National Labour Law Profiles
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/national/index.htm

The National Labour Law Profiles that you will find on this site intend to provide a rapid overview of the labour law in a number of ILO member States. Their purpose is to facilitate a general understanding of how the labour law works in each country, and to provide the reader with easy access to information on a number of topics. However, the profiles do not intend to give a comprehensive description of the labour law in any country. Where appropriate, a bibliography and a list of links is given, directing the reader towards more in-depth information.

While some National Labour Law Profiles have been prepared by serving ILO officials, others have been contributed by scholars, practitioners or magistrates from different countries; the ILO would like to extend its deepest thanks to these individuals.

Furthermore, while it is our intention to update the information contained in these pages as often as possible, there will undoubtedly be lapses and we apologize for any dated information.

What information can be found in the National Labour Law Profiles:
   * Constitutional framework
   * Labour regulation
   * Contract of employment
   * Hours of works
   * Paid leave
   * Maternity protection and maternity leave
   * Other leave entitlements
   * Minimum age and protection of young workers
   * Equality
   * Pay issues
   * Trade union and employers' association regulation
   * Collective bargaining and agreements
   * Workers' representation in the enterprise
   * Disputes settlements
   * Strikes and lock outs
   * Labour courts
   * Official gazette
   * Links
   * Selected Publications

This project is coordinated by < mailto:mullera@ilo.org>Angelika Muller, Labour Law Officer.

COUNTRIES CURRENTLY INCLUDED ARE --
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Cameroon (in French)
Czech Republic
Ethopia
Fiji
Finland
Ghana
Germany
Guyana
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
New Zealand
Pakistan
Russian Federation
Republic of Korea
Senegal (in French)
South Africa
Switzerland
Trinidad and Tobago
Venezuela (Spanish)
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Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
Telephone: (607) 255-2703                
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