Friday, June 08, 2007

[IWS] ILO: WORKING TIME AROUND THE WORLD: TRENDS IN WORKING HOURS & POLICIES IN A GLOBAL COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE [7 June 2007]

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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
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ILO

Summary: Working Time Around the World - Main findings and policy implications [7 June 2007]
http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/docName--WCMS_082838/PDF
or
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_082838.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]


See Press Release about full report
Working Time Around The World - One in five workers worldwide are putting in "excessive" hours: New ILO study spotlights working time in over 50 countries
http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_082827


Order Information:

Working Time Around the World
Trends in working hours, laws and policies in a global comparative perspective
Sangheon Lee, Deirdre McCann and Jon C. Messenger
2007, xviii+222 pp.
ISBN 978-92-2-119311-1
35 Sw.frs.; US$29.95; UKĀ£15.95; 25 Euros
Hardback

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