Tuesday, October 30, 2007
[IWS] Dublin Foundation: OUT-OF-SCHOOL CARE SERVICES for CHILDREN LIVING in DISADVANTAGED AREAS [30 October 2007]
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 Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Out-of-school care services for children living in disadvantaged areas [30 October 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07520.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/520/en/1/ef07520en.pdf
[full-text, 86 pages]
Author:
Reid, Pamela; White, Douglas
Summary:
This report deals with out-of-school care for children of school going age (between the ages of five and 12 years) in disadvantaged areas. The provision of such care can facilitate women in entering and remaining in the workforce and make a substantial contribution to children's welfare. In disadvantaged areas, out-of-school care can contribute to tackling poverty and problem behaviour.
(excerpt)
The issue of childcare is receiving increasing attention at public and policy levels. Due to a growing
understanding that poverty and social exclusion are significant issues for children in the EU,
attention has refocused on children's welfare, and in particular the role that childcare can play
in promoting it. However, the role of out-of-school childcare for children of schoolgoing age (between
the ages of five and 12 years) has received less attention. Against this background, the Foundation
launched a programme of research into out-of-school care services in the EU for this group of
children, with one strand of the research exploring the affordability and sustainability of provision
of care for children living in disadvantaged areas. This report, Out-of-school care services for children
living in disadvantaged areas, draws together the findings of the research that was carried out in six
EU Member States: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Portugal and the United
Kingdom.
The report reviews the development of out-of-school care services across these Member States,
looking at initiatives provided through a range of different types of services. It identifies policies and
programmes that are being implemented to support the development of out-of-school care in
disadvantaged areas, at national, regional and local levels. The report also argues that the provision
of out-of-school care can help address the social, economic and health issues that disadvantaged
households face, as well as supporting the social integration of excluded groups.
______________________________
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----------------- 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 Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Out-of-school care services for children living in disadvantaged areas [30 October 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07520.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/520/en/1/ef07520en.pdf
[full-text, 86 pages]
Author:
Reid, Pamela; White, Douglas
Summary:
This report deals with out-of-school care for children of school going age (between the ages of five and 12 years) in disadvantaged areas. The provision of such care can facilitate women in entering and remaining in the workforce and make a substantial contribution to children's welfare. In disadvantaged areas, out-of-school care can contribute to tackling poverty and problem behaviour.
(excerpt)
The issue of childcare is receiving increasing attention at public and policy levels. Due to a growing
understanding that poverty and social exclusion are significant issues for children in the EU,
attention has refocused on children's welfare, and in particular the role that childcare can play
in promoting it. However, the role of out-of-school childcare for children of schoolgoing age (between
the ages of five and 12 years) has received less attention. Against this background, the Foundation
launched a programme of research into out-of-school care services in the EU for this group of
children, with one strand of the research exploring the affordability and sustainability of provision
of care for children living in disadvantaged areas. This report, Out-of-school care services for children
living in disadvantaged areas, draws together the findings of the research that was carried out in six
EU Member States: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Portugal and the United
Kingdom.
The report reviews the development of out-of-school care services across these Member States,
looking at initiatives provided through a range of different types of services. It identifies policies and
programmes that are being implemented to support the development of out-of-school care in
disadvantaged areas, at national, regional and local levels. The report also argues that the provision
of out-of-school care can help address the social, economic and health issues that disadvantaged
households face, as well as supporting the social integration of excluded groups.
______________________________
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 : 6:21 AM
[IWS] World Bank: ENTERPISE SURVEYS--DO YOUR OWN ANALYSIS (Custom Query Tool)
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 Bank
Enterprise Surveys
Do Your Own Analysis
http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/custom/
Create your own customized tables and graphs for precisely the indicators, countries/groups, stratificaton (categorizing the data by firm size, sector, ownership, exporter), and statistics (average, count, standard deviation, minimum, maximum) that you are interested in for your own reports.
The Bank's Enterprise Surveys team has launched a custom query tool called Do Your Own Analysis. It allows users to slice and dice firm-level, microeconomic data across 172 indicators from over 100 countries. Each query generates a custom graph that the user can cut and paste.These surveys measure business perceptions of the investment climate in countries, based on data from over 66,000 firms worldwide. They can be used to analyze job creation and growth trends.
______________________________
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----------------- 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 Bank
Enterprise Surveys
Do Your Own Analysis
http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/custom/
Create your own customized tables and graphs for precisely the indicators, countries/groups, stratificaton (categorizing the data by firm size, sector, ownership, exporter), and statistics (average, count, standard deviation, minimum, maximum) that you are interested in for your own reports.
The Bank's Enterprise Surveys team has launched a custom query tool called Do Your Own Analysis. It allows users to slice and dice firm-level, microeconomic data across 172 indicators from over 100 countries. Each query generates a custom graph that the user can cut and paste.These surveys measure business perceptions of the investment climate in countries, based on data from over 66,000 firms worldwide. They can be used to analyze job creation and growth trends.
______________________________
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 : 6:11 AM
[IWS] ILO Forum on DECENT WORK for a FAIR GLOBALIZATION [31 Oct. - 02 Nov.]
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
________________________________________________________________________
ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization
http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/Events/Symposiaseminarsandworkshops/lang--en/WCMS_083618/index.htm
The ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization will focus on the analysis and promotion of the Decent Work concept and the Decent Work Agenda as the key for economic, social and environmental sustainability and as a contribution to the shaping of a fair and inclusive globalization. The Forum is hosted by the Government of Portugal, the country currently holding the Presidency of the European Union. It will also be supported by the European Commission.
When 31 October 2007 - 02 November 2007
Where Lisbon, Portugal
AND MORE...
Key resources
* Draft Programme of the ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_083637.pdf >
* Overview Paper: Decent work for a fair globalization. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084179.pdf >
* Issue paper for Session 1 - Employability: Education, skills development and technology. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084180.pdf >
* Issue paper for Session 2 - Upgrading work and enterprises in the informal economy. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084175.pdf >
* Issue paper for Session 3 - Migration for work, within borders and internationally. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084238.pdf >[
*Issue paper for Session 4 - Social security policies for social cohesion and economic development. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084240.pdf >
* Issue paper for Session 5 - Policy coherence amoung international organizations. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084241.pdf >
*Issue paper for Session 6 - Decent work opportunities for young women and men: Overcoming discrimination and disadvantage. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084242.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----------------- 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
________________________________________________________________________
ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization
http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/Events/Symposiaseminarsandworkshops/lang--en/WCMS_083618/index.htm
The ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization will focus on the analysis and promotion of the Decent Work concept and the Decent Work Agenda as the key for economic, social and environmental sustainability and as a contribution to the shaping of a fair and inclusive globalization. The Forum is hosted by the Government of Portugal, the country currently holding the Presidency of the European Union. It will also be supported by the European Commission.
When
Where
AND MORE...
Key resources
* Draft Programme of the ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_083637.pdf >
* Overview Paper: Decent work for a fair globalization. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084179.pdf >
* Issue paper for Session 1 - Employability: Education, skills development and technology. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084180.pdf >
* Issue paper for Session 2 - Upgrading work and enterprises in the informal economy. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084175.pdf >
* Issue paper for Session 3 - Migration for work, within borders and internationally. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084238.pdf >[
*Issue paper for Session 4 - Social security policies for social cohesion and economic development. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084240.pdf >
* Issue paper for Session 5 - Policy coherence amoung international organizations. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084241.pdf >
*Issue paper for Session 6 - Decent work opportunities for young women and men: Overcoming discrimination and disadvantage. -
< http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---integration/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_084242.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 : 5:59 AM
[IWS] THE WORLD BANK MAPPED: A WORLD BANK DATA & GOOGLE MAPS MASHUP
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 WORLD BANK MAPPED: A WORLD BANK DATA & GOOGLE MAPS MASHUP
http://geo.worldbank.org/
[excerpt]
We've mashed up Google Maps with World Bank data to give you a visual entry point to browse our projects, news, statistics and public information center by country.
NOTE:
(1) a pull-down menu by COUNTRY in the left margin
(2) click on balloon points on the MAP for data and information as well
______________________________
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----------------- 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 WORLD BANK MAPPED: A WORLD BANK DATA & GOOGLE MAPS MASHUP
http://geo.worldbank.org/
[excerpt]
We've mashed up Google Maps with World Bank data to give you a visual entry point to browse our projects, news, statistics and public information center by country.
NOTE:
(1) a pull-down menu by COUNTRY in the left margin
(2) click on balloon points on the MAP for data and information as well
______________________________
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 : 5:29 AM
Monday, October 29, 2007
[IWS] Mercer: GLOBAL RETIREMENT PERSPECTIVE, 14th Edition [29 October 2007]
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
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PERSPECTIVE, 14th Edition [29 October 2007]
http://www.mercer.com/globalretirement
or
http://www.mercer.com/attachment.dyn?idContent=1268535&filePath=/attachments/English/GRP14.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
Mercer's home for thought-provoking insights on retirement and pension issues facing multinational companies.
In this issue and available via html are:
Gullible's Travels: Journeys in plan design
< http://www.mercer.com/referencecontent.jhtml?idContent=1282630>
The first in our "Design for the Future" series of articles examines behavioural economics and Enterprise Risk Management and explores how employers can use risk analysis to better manage their financial risks by both redesigning their plans and changing their investment strategies.
----------
Defined contribution plans: The challenge of achieving benefit adequacy
< http://www.mercer.com/referencecontent.jhtml?idContent=1282625>
Our new DC series kicks off with a look at the history of DC plan growth and the key features that have evolved to engage members to contribute adequately to their retirement funds. What can multinationals learn from countries with established DC structures?
----------
The pension landscape: What do all the surveys tell us?
< http://www.mercer.com/referencecontent.jhtml?idContent=1282635>
Our survey addict delves into some of the surveys published recently on pension plan funding around the world and asks: what are they really telling us? Is the pension system returning to health, and can surveys help companies make the decisions that matter?
----------
South Korea: Corporate pension developments
< http://www.mercer.com/referencecontent.jhtml?idContent=1282715>
We look at how multinationals operating in Korea are responding to the Employee Retirement Security Act and its impact on retirement planning for these companies
______________________________
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----------------- 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
GLOBAL RETIREMENT PERSPECTIVE, 14th Edition [29 October 2007]
http://www.mercer.com/globalretirement
or
http://www.mercer.com/attachment.dyn?idContent=1268535&filePath=/attachments/English/GRP14.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
Mercer's home for thought-provoking insights on retirement and pension issues facing multinational companies.
In this issue and available via html are:
Gullible's Travels: Journeys in plan design
< http://www.mercer.com/referencecontent.jhtml?idContent=1282630>
The first in our "Design for the Future" series of articles examines behavioural economics and Enterprise Risk Management and explores how employers can use risk analysis to better manage their financial risks by both redesigning their plans and changing their investment strategies.
----------
Defined contribution plans: The challenge of achieving benefit adequacy
< http://www.mercer.com/referencecontent.jhtml?idContent=1282625>
Our new DC series kicks off with a look at the history of DC plan growth and the key features that have evolved to engage members to contribute adequately to their retirement funds. What can multinationals learn from countries with established DC structures?
----------
The pension landscape: What do all the surveys tell us?
< http://www.mercer.com/referencecontent.jhtml?idContent=1282635>
Our survey addict delves into some of the surveys published recently on pension plan funding around the world and asks: what are they really telling us? Is the pension system returning to health, and can surveys help companies make the decisions that matter?
----------
South Korea: Corporate pension developments
< http://www.mercer.com/referencecontent.jhtml?idContent=1282715>
We look at how multinationals operating in Korea are responding to the Employee Retirement Security Act and its impact on retirement planning for these companies
______________________________
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 : 11:49 AM
[IWS] EMCC: MANAGING DIVERSITY--5 COMPANY PRACTICES--in the Workplace: Seminar Report from June 2007
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 Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
Managing diversity in the workplace: competitive advantages for companies
Report of EMCC seminar
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/content/source/eu07007a.htm?p1=ef_publication&p2=null
Five companies presented their strategies for diversity management and its application in practice:
Schneider Electric from France
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07794en.pdf> case study],
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationschneiderelectric.pdf > presentation]
Dublin Bus from Ireland
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07792en.pdf> case study],
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationdublinbus.pdf > presentation]
NH Hoteles from Spain
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07793en.pdf> case study],
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationnhhoteles.pdf > presentation]
Carrefour from France
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07791en.pdf> case study],
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationcarrefour.pdf > presentation]
Volvo from Sweden
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07795.pdf> case study]
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentatationvolvo.pdf > presentation]
in Paris, 1415 June 2007
The first EMCC company network seminar of 2007 addressed the issue of diversity management practices in enterprises and was hosted by Schneider Electric in Paris. Five companies from France, Ireland, Spain and Sweden reported on their practice. Fifty delegates participated enthusiastically in discussions on the practicalities and difficulties of implementing diversity management in the workplace.
What is diversity management?
Diversity management (DM) is the label given to a wide range of management practices which seek to promote the employment and career development of a range of specified groups. Under EU law, the Racial Equality Directive (2004/43/EC) and the Employment Equality Directive (2000/78/EC) have enforced the rights of employees to non-discrimination in employment on the basis of age, beliefs, religion, gender, sexual orientation or ethnicity.
Many employers now run diversity management programmes for these groups. These programmes seek to improve recruitment, retention and promotion practices and also seek to change the ethos of the company in relation to the diversity of its workforce.
Seminar structure
Diversity is not an issue it is a given (De Castro)
The < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/content/source/eu07002a.htm> seminar took place in the context of '< http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/eyeq/index.cfm> European Year of Equal Opportunities for all 2007'.
It sought to place diversity management in the workplace as a major initiative that could meet the goals of the European Year.
The seminar was introduced by Jean-François Pilliard (Head of Global Human Resources) from Schneider Electric, who outlined Schneider's interest in diversity management. A welcome address on behalf of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions was made by Florence Cordier (Member of the Governing Board of the Foundation). The seminar itself was introduced by Gregorio De Castro from the Foundation, who also gave an overview of diversity management policy and practice [< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationdecastro.pdf > De Castro presentation].
AND MORE....
______________________________
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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****************************************
_______________________________
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 Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
Managing diversity in the workplace: competitive advantages for companies
Report of EMCC seminar
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/content/source/eu07007a.htm?p1=ef_publication&p2=null
Five companies presented their strategies for diversity management and its application in practice:
Schneider Electric from France
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07794en.pdf> case study],
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationschneiderelectric.pdf > presentation]
Dublin Bus from Ireland
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07792en.pdf> case study],
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationdublinbus.pdf > presentation]
NH Hoteles from Spain
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07793en.pdf> case study],
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationnhhoteles.pdf > presentation]
Carrefour from France
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07791en.pdf> case study],
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationcarrefour.pdf > presentation]
Volvo from Sweden
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/ef07795.pdf> case study]
[< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentatationvolvo.pdf > presentation]
in Paris, 1415 June 2007
The first EMCC company network seminar of 2007 addressed the issue of diversity management practices in enterprises and was hosted by Schneider Electric in Paris. Five companies from France, Ireland, Spain and Sweden reported on their practice. Fifty delegates participated enthusiastically in discussions on the practicalities and difficulties of implementing diversity management in the workplace.
What is diversity management?
Diversity management (DM) is the label given to a wide range of management practices which seek to promote the employment and career development of a range of specified groups. Under EU law, the Racial Equality Directive (2004/43/EC) and the Employment Equality Directive (2000/78/EC) have enforced the rights of employees to non-discrimination in employment on the basis of age, beliefs, religion, gender, sexual orientation or ethnicity.
Many employers now run diversity management programmes for these groups. These programmes seek to improve recruitment, retention and promotion practices and also seek to change the ethos of the company in relation to the diversity of its workforce.
Seminar structure
Diversity is not an issue it is a given (De Castro)
The < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/content/source/eu07002a.htm> seminar took place in the context of '< http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/eyeq/index.cfm> European Year of Equal Opportunities for all 2007'.
It sought to place diversity management in the workplace as a major initiative that could meet the goals of the European Year.
The seminar was introduced by Jean-François Pilliard (Head of Global Human Resources) from Schneider Electric, who outlined Schneider's interest in diversity management. A welcome address on behalf of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions was made by Florence Cordier (Member of the Governing Board of the Foundation). The seminar itself was introduced by Gregorio De Castro from the Foundation, who also gave an overview of diversity management policy and practice [< http://eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/publications/2007/presentationdecastro.pdf > De Castro presentation].
AND MORE....
______________________________
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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Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 8:15 AM
[IWS] EMCC Case Studies--LOUIS DE POORTERE: GLOBALIZED MARKET CHALLENGE [26 October 2007]
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 Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
EMCC case studies -
Facing the challenges of a globalised market: Louis de Poortere [26 October 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07802.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/802/en/1/ef07802en.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
Author:
GHK Consulting Ltd
Summary:
Louis de Poortere is a Belgian textiles company established in the 1920s, specialising in the manufacture of high-quality carpets for the international market. For many years, it was among the largest employers in the Belgian textiles sector, with approximately 3,000 employees in the 1970s. Mirroring the challenges facing the entire EU textiles sector over the past 20 years, Louis de Poortere has experienced difficulties linked to market liberalisation, globalisation and other factors impacting on the sector. The company had tried to adapt to new market conditions by divesting some of the less profitable parts of its business; despite these efforts, however, the company was declared bankrupt in August 2000 [and went through several subsequent changes thereafter].
Pages: 11
Reference: ef07802
Published: 2007-10-26
CONTENTS
Introduction
Company profile and context
Restructuring and impact
Factors in LDP�s success
Lessons for the textiles sector in a globalised market
Supplementary information
______________________________
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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----------------- 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 Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
EMCC case studies -
Facing the challenges of a globalised market: Louis de Poortere [26 October 2007]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef07802.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2007/802/en/1/ef07802en.pdf
[full-text, 11 pages]
Author:
GHK Consulting Ltd
Summary:
Louis de Poortere is a Belgian textiles company established in the 1920s, specialising in the manufacture of high-quality carpets for the international market. For many years, it was among the largest employers in the Belgian textiles sector, with approximately 3,000 employees in the 1970s. Mirroring the challenges facing the entire EU textiles sector over the past 20 years, Louis de Poortere has experienced difficulties linked to market liberalisation, globalisation and other factors impacting on the sector. The company had tried to adapt to new market conditions by divesting some of the less profitable parts of its business; despite these efforts, however, the company was declared bankrupt in August 2000 [and went through several subsequent changes thereafter].
Pages: 11
Reference: ef07802
Published: 2007-10-26
CONTENTS
Introduction
Company profile and context
Restructuring and impact
Factors in LDP�s success
Lessons for the textiles sector in a globalised market
Supplementary information
______________________________
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
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 7:12 AM
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
[IWS] KLI: KOREA: LABOR MARKET CHANGES (1995-2005): Challenges & Policy Implications [October 2007]
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. 70
Issue paper
Labor Market Changes in Korea (1995~2005): Challenges and Policy Implications
Hanam Phang, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Labor Institute & Young-Woo Ko, Researcher, Korea Labor Institute
https://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/08_mail/webzineboard/view_sub.asp?seq=76&rseq=154
or
http://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/08_mail/webzineboard/upfile/e_70.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]
This paper was presented at the International Policy Forum on "Visions and Strategies for
Employment Policy in the 21st Century", organized by the Korea Labor Institute at the Grand
InterContinental Hotel, Seoul, Korea on 4-5 Oct. 2007
[excerpt]
I. Changes in the Demographics and the Workforce
1. Changes in the Demographics: Low Fertility and Population Ageing
A. Population Ageing : Trends
The ongoing changes in Korean demographics can be summed up as exceptionally low birthrate and rapid population ageing. Ageing of the population is a phenomenon common to most developed economies, but what makes the Korean case uncommon is its unprecedented pace.
As presented in below, population aged over 65 reached 7% of the total in 2000, turning Korea into an "ageing society." It is expected that 18 years thereafter, in 2018, the proportion is expected to top 14%, turning it into an "aged" society, then in 2026, to top 20%, to turn it into a "hyper-aged" society. The pace is unprecedented fast, yet to be seen in any other developed economies that have already undergone or are currently going through the process.
AND MUCH MORE....
______________________________
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----------------- 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. 70
Issue paper
Labor Market Changes in Korea (1995~2005): Challenges and Policy Implications
Hanam Phang, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Labor Institute & Young-Woo Ko, Researcher, Korea Labor Institute
https://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/08_mail/webzineboard/view_sub.asp?seq=76&rseq=154
or
http://www.kli.re.kr/kli/html_eng/08_mail/webzineboard/upfile/e_70.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]
This paper was presented at the International Policy Forum on "Visions and Strategies for
Employment Policy in the 21st Century", organized by the Korea Labor Institute at the Grand
InterContinental Hotel, Seoul, Korea on 4-5 Oct. 2007
[excerpt]
I. Changes in the Demographics and the Workforce
1. Changes in the Demographics: Low Fertility and Population Ageing
A. Population Ageing : Trends
The ongoing changes in Korean demographics can be summed up as exceptionally low birthrate and rapid population ageing. Ageing of the population is a phenomenon common to most developed economies, but what makes the Korean case uncommon is its unprecedented pace.
As presented in below, population aged over 65 reached 7% of the total in 2000, turning Korea into an "ageing society." It is expected that 18 years thereafter, in 2018, the proportion is expected to top 14%, turning it into an "aged" society, then in 2026, to top 20%, to turn it into a "hyper-aged" society. The pace is unprecedented fast, yet to be seen in any other developed economies that have already undergone or are currently going through the process.
AND MUCH MORE....
______________________________
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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Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 6:30 AM
[IWS] EuroBarometer: UNDECLARED WORK in the EUROPEAN UNION [24 October 2007]
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 (EC)
EuroBarometer
Special EUROBAROMETER 284
Undeclared Work in the European Union [24 October 2007]
Fieldwork: May June 2007
Publication: October 2007
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_284_en.pdf
[full-text, 138 pages]
Table of contents
PRESENTATION .......................................................................................... 3
1. MEASURING UNDECLARED WORK ........................................................... 6
1.1 Methods of measurement ........................................................................6
1.2 The chosen survey concept ......................................................................7
1.3 Definition of undeclared work in the survey ................................................8
2. THE DEMAND SIDE OF UNDECLARED WORK ............................................ 9
2.1 Share of people buying undeclared goods or services...................................9
2.2 Socio-demographic characteristics of purchasers.......................................12
2.3 Origin of undeclared goods and services ..................................................14
2.4 Why do people buy undeclared work?......................................................16
3. THE SUPPLY SIDE OF UNDECLARED WORK............................................ 18
3.1 Share of people doing undeclared work ...................................................18
3.2 How much work is done undeclared?.......................................................19
3.3 Goods and services typically provided undeclared .....................................21
3.4 Remuneration for undeclared activities: form and amount ..........................22
3.5 Socio-demographic characteristics of people doing undeclared work ............24
3.6 Why do people work undeclared?............................................................26
3.7 Who are the clients of undeclared work? ..................................................28
4. 'ENVELOPE WAGES' A SPECIFIC VARIANT OF THE SUPPLY OF UNDECLARED WORK ..... 29
4.1 Share of employees receiving their income 'cash-in-hand' ..........................29
4.2 Who gets 'envelope wages'?...................................................................33
5. UNDECLARED WORK PERCEPTION AND ACCEPTANCE ......................... 35
5.1. The perception of undeclared work.........................................................35
Detection risk .........................................................................................35
Expected sanctions..................................................................................37
Estimated share of people involved in undeclared work.................................38
Opinions about people doing undeclared work .............................................39
Opinion about reasons for doing undeclared work ........................................41
5.2. The acceptance of undeclared work........................................................43
CONCLUSION............................................................................................ 46
______________________________
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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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
_______________________________
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 (EC)
EuroBarometer
Special EUROBAROMETER 284
Undeclared Work in the European Union [24 October 2007]
Fieldwork: May June 2007
Publication: October 2007
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_284_en.pdf
[full-text, 138 pages]
Table of contents
PRESENTATION .......................................................................................... 3
1. MEASURING UNDECLARED WORK ........................................................... 6
1.1 Methods of measurement ........................................................................6
1.2 The chosen survey concept ......................................................................7
1.3 Definition of undeclared work in the survey ................................................8
2. THE DEMAND SIDE OF UNDECLARED WORK ............................................ 9
2.1 Share of people buying undeclared goods or services...................................9
2.2 Socio-demographic characteristics of purchasers.......................................12
2.3 Origin of undeclared goods and services ..................................................14
2.4 Why do people buy undeclared work?......................................................16
3. THE SUPPLY SIDE OF UNDECLARED WORK............................................ 18
3.1 Share of people doing undeclared work ...................................................18
3.2 How much work is done undeclared?.......................................................19
3.3 Goods and services typically provided undeclared .....................................21
3.4 Remuneration for undeclared activities: form and amount ..........................22
3.5 Socio-demographic characteristics of people doing undeclared work ............24
3.6 Why do people work undeclared?............................................................26
3.7 Who are the clients of undeclared work? ..................................................28
4. 'ENVELOPE WAGES' A SPECIFIC VARIANT OF THE SUPPLY OF UNDECLARED WORK ..... 29
4.1 Share of employees receiving their income 'cash-in-hand' ..........................29
4.2 Who gets 'envelope wages'?...................................................................33
5. UNDECLARED WORK PERCEPTION AND ACCEPTANCE ......................... 35
5.1. The perception of undeclared work.........................................................35
Detection risk .........................................................................................35
Expected sanctions..................................................................................37
Estimated share of people involved in undeclared work.................................38
Opinions about people doing undeclared work .............................................39
Opinion about reasons for doing undeclared work ........................................41
5.2. The acceptance of undeclared work........................................................43
CONCLUSION............................................................................................ 46
______________________________
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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# posted by SBasefsky : 6:14 AM
[IWS] OECD System of UNIT LABOUR COST INDICATORS (Quarterly & Annual)
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Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
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________________________________________________________________________
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD System of Unit Labour Cost Indicators
http://stats.oecd.org/mei/default.asp?rev=3
This interface provides access to long time series of annual and quarterly Unit Labour Cost (ULC) and related indicators for a wide range of sectors including Total Economy, Industry, Market Services and the Business Sector. Unit Labour Cost data are updated at the end of each quarter and are compiled according to a specific methodology to ensure comparability across OECD Member countries. The Unit Labour Cost annual database also includes time series by sector for Exchange Rate Adjusted Unit Labour Costs, Labour Income Share ratios, Labour Productivity and Labour Compensation.
______________________________
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
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----------------- 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
________________________________________________________________________
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
OECD System of Unit Labour Cost Indicators
http://stats.oecd.org/mei/default.asp?rev=3
This interface provides access to long time series of annual and quarterly Unit Labour Cost (ULC) and related indicators for a wide range of sectors including Total Economy, Industry, Market Services and the Business Sector. Unit Labour Cost data are updated at the end of each quarter and are compiled according to a specific methodology to ensure comparability across OECD Member countries. The Unit Labour Cost annual database also includes time series by sector for Exchange Rate Adjusted Unit Labour Costs, Labour Income Share ratios, Labour Productivity and Labour Compensation.
______________________________
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
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 : 6:02 AM
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
[IWS] PERU: Occupational Training to Reduce Gender Segregation: The Impacts of ProJoven [October 2007]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Inter-American Development Bank
Research Department Working Papers: WP-623
Occupational Training to Reduce Gender Segregation: The Impacts of ProJoven [October 2007]
http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-623.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]
Author:
Ñopo, Hugo; Saavedra-Chanduví, Jaime; Robles, Miguel
Published:
October 2007
Abstract:
This paper discusses program evaluation for ProJoven, the Peruvian youth labor training program. Complementing detailed fieldwork, the econometric work implements a two-stage matching procedure on propensity scores, gender and labor income. This allows identification of differentiated program impacts on males and females and attacks the problem of Ashenfelter's Dips.
The evaluation shows substantial differences in ProJoven's impact for males and females. Eighteen months after participation in the program, employment rates for females improve by about 15 percent (while employment for males reduces by 11 percent), gender occupational segregation reduces by 30 percent, and females' labor income improves by 93 percent (while males' earnings increase by 11 percent). Nonetheless, gender equality promotion represents only 1.5 percent of ProJoven's budget. These results suggest that labor-training programs that promote equal gender participation have disproportionately positive effects on outcomes for women trainees in a labor market with substantial gender differences.
______________________________
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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
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Inter-American Development Bank
Research Department Working Papers: WP-623
Occupational Training to Reduce Gender Segregation: The Impacts of ProJoven [October 2007]
http://www.iadb.org/res/publications/pubfiles/pubWP-623.pdf
[full-text, 25 pages]
Author:
Ñopo, Hugo; Saavedra-Chanduví, Jaime; Robles, Miguel
Published:
October 2007
Abstract:
This paper discusses program evaluation for ProJoven, the Peruvian youth labor training program. Complementing detailed fieldwork, the econometric work implements a two-stage matching procedure on propensity scores, gender and labor income. This allows identification of differentiated program impacts on males and females and attacks the problem of Ashenfelter's Dips.
The evaluation shows substantial differences in ProJoven's impact for males and females. Eighteen months after participation in the program, employment rates for females improve by about 15 percent (while employment for males reduces by 11 percent), gender occupational segregation reduces by 30 percent, and females' labor income improves by 93 percent (while males' earnings increase by 11 percent). Nonetheless, gender equality promotion represents only 1.5 percent of ProJoven's budget. These results suggest that labor-training programs that promote equal gender participation have disproportionately positive effects on outcomes for women trainees in a labor market with substantial gender differences.
______________________________
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
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 : 6:18 AM
[IWS] BLS: COMPARATIVE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE STATISTICS, TEN COUNTRIES, 1960-2006 [12 October 2007]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Comparative Civilian Labor Force Statistics, Ten Countries, 1960-2006 [12 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf.htm
or
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/lfcompendium.zip
[spreadsheet]
or
http://www.bls.gov/fls/lfcompendium.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
CONTENTS
Page
Contents.........................................................................................................................................................................................1
General Notes................................................................................................................................................................................2
Country Notes................................................................................................................................................................................4
Tables
1. Civilian Working Age Population Approximating U.S. Concepts, 1960-2006............................................................................8
2. Civilian Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment Approximating U.S. Concepts, 1960-2006........................................9
3. Civilian Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment Published by Originating Country, 1960-2006.................................13
4. Civilian Labor Force Participation Rates Approximating U.S. Concepts by Sex, 1960-2006..................................................18
5. Civilian Employment-Population Ratios Approximating U.S. Concepts by Sex, 1960-2006....................................................21
6. Civilian Employment Approximating U.S. Concepts by Economic Sector, 1960-2006............................................................24
7. Percent Distribution of Civilian Employment Approximating U.S. Concepts by Economic Sector, 1960-2006.......................29
8. Civilian Unemployment Rates Approximating U.S. Concepts by Sex, 1960-2006..................................................................33
9. Civilian Unemployment Rates Approximating U.S. Concepts by Age, 2002-2006..................................................................35
10. Percent of Women in the Civilian Labor Force, 1960-2006 ...... .36
______________________________
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
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----------------- 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
________________________________________________________________________
Comparative Civilian Labor Force Statistics, Ten Countries, 1960-2006 [12 October 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf.htm
or
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/lfcompendium.zip
[spreadsheet]
or
http://www.bls.gov/fls/lfcompendium.pdf
[full-text, 38 pages]
CONTENTS
Page
Contents.........................................................................................................................................................................................1
General Notes................................................................................................................................................................................2
Country Notes................................................................................................................................................................................4
Tables
1. Civilian Working Age Population Approximating U.S. Concepts, 1960-2006............................................................................8
2. Civilian Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment Approximating U.S. Concepts, 1960-2006........................................9
3. Civilian Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment Published by Originating Country, 1960-2006.................................13
4. Civilian Labor Force Participation Rates Approximating U.S. Concepts by Sex, 1960-2006..................................................18
5. Civilian Employment-Population Ratios Approximating U.S. Concepts by Sex, 1960-2006....................................................21
6. Civilian Employment Approximating U.S. Concepts by Economic Sector, 1960-2006............................................................24
7. Percent Distribution of Civilian Employment Approximating U.S. Concepts by Economic Sector, 1960-2006.......................29
8. Civilian Unemployment Rates Approximating U.S. Concepts by Sex, 1960-2006..................................................................33
9. Civilian Unemployment Rates Approximating U.S. Concepts by Age, 2002-2006..................................................................35
10. Percent of Women in the Civilian Labor Force, 1960-2006 ...... .36
______________________________
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
****************************************
****************************************
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 : 5:50 AM
Monday, October 22, 2007
[IWS] CANADA: ONTARIO E-LAWS DATABASE
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
________________________________________________________________________
ONTARIO (CANADA)
e-Laws
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/navigation?file=home&lang=en
WELCOME TO THE NEW e-LAWS SITE
e-Laws is a database of Ontario's statutes and regulations, both consolidated and source law.
The e-Laws database is updated continually. Specific information about the currency of consolidated law on e-Laws is contained within each consolidated statute and regulation. New source law is usually published on e-Laws within two business days.
Frequently Accessed Law includes --
Employment Standards Act
< http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_00e41_e.htm >
Human Rights Code
< http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h19_e.htm >
Labour Relations Act
< http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_95l01_e.htm >
Occupational Health and Safety Act
< http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o01_e.htm >
Workplace Safety and Insurance Act
< http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_97w16_e.htm >
AND MORE....
New e-Laws features include:
* Updated look and feel
* Current Consolidated law given prominence to assist new and occasional users
* More precise currency information for consolidated law
* Direct link from home page to the most frequently accessed laws
* Search and Browse functions available on a single web page for each 'category' of law
* Basic and advanced search capacities combined for easier searching
* Search and Browse functions available for Period in Time and Repealed, Revoked and Spent law
* Detailed Legislative History tables available for regulations (formerly available only for statutes)
* Updated, issue-specific "Help" text
* Expanded FAQs and Glossary
______________________________
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----------------- 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
________________________________________________________________________
ONTARIO (CANADA)
e-Laws
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/navigation?file=home&lang=en
WELCOME TO THE NEW e-LAWS SITE
e-Laws is a database of Ontario's statutes and regulations, both consolidated and source law.
The e-Laws database is updated continually. Specific information about the currency of consolidated law on e-Laws is contained within each consolidated statute and regulation. New source law is usually published on e-Laws within two business days.
Frequently Accessed Law includes --
Employment Standards Act
< http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_00e41_e.htm >
Human Rights Code
< http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h19_e.htm >
Labour Relations Act
< http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_95l01_e.htm >
Occupational Health and Safety Act
< http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o01_e.htm >
Workplace Safety and Insurance Act
< http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_97w16_e.htm >
AND MORE....
New e-Laws features include:
* Updated look and feel
* Current Consolidated law given prominence to assist new and occasional users
* More precise currency information for consolidated law
* Direct link from home page to the most frequently accessed laws
* Search and Browse functions available on a single web page for each 'category' of law
* Basic and advanced search capacities combined for easier searching
* Search and Browse functions available for Period in Time and Repealed, Revoked and Spent law
* Detailed Legislative History tables available for regulations (formerly available only for statutes)
* Updated, issue-specific "Help" text
* Expanded FAQs and Glossary
______________________________
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 : 1:43 PM
[IWS] INCOME INEQUALITY & HEALTH by AGE: GLOBAL--Observational Study [21 October 2007]
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
________________________________________________________________________
British Medical Journal
The global impact of income inequality on health by age: an observational study [21 October 2007]
http://press.psprings.co.uk/bmj/october/inequality.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
[excerpt]
Conclusion
Income inequality is associated with higher mortality
levels in all nations worldwide, not just affluent ones,
but the effects are more pronounced at different ages.
Although the direct mechanisms that operate are likely
to be different between different countries, there does
not seem to be a beneficial impact of social inequality
on health anywhere.
Press Release 21 October 2007
Wide Income Gap Linked to Deaths in Both Rich and Poor Nations
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/534506/?sc=dwtn
The global impact of income inequality on health by age: observational study BMJ Online First
Newswise A wide income gap between the most affluent and the worst off in society is closely associated with higher death rates worldwide, especially for younger adults, finds a study published on bmj.com today as part of a global theme issue on poverty and human development.
Many studies have suggested that greater income inequality in a nation is associated with higher mortality rates, but most have focused on wealthier nations. However, it has recently been suggested that the effects of income inequality on health are of importance worldwide, not just in affluent nations. There is also some evidence that this effect is more pronounced at different ages, but currently this is not well understood.
So a research team, led by Danny Dorling at the University of Sheffield, set out to explore whether the apparent impact of income inequality on health, which has been demonstrated for wealthier nations, is replicated worldwide, and whether the impact varies by age. Richard Mitchell of the University of Glasgow and Jamie Pearce of the University of Canterbury (New Zealand) also worked on the research.
They analysed data on income inequality and mortality by age and sex for 126 countries of the world (94.4% of the world human population).
They confirm that the impact of income inequality on health is real and that it has a greater influence on mortality in wealthier countries between the ages of 15 and 29, and worldwide between the ages of 25 and 39.
The strength of this global relationship is reduced when countries in Africa are omitted from the analysis, suggesting that the worldwide result is partly a product of processes operating most strongly in this continent, not simply a reflection of those operating within wealthier countries, explain the authors.
These results show that high levels of inequality have a negative impact on population health in both rich and poor nations alike, they write. Although the direct mechanisms that operate are likely to be very different between such diverse places, there does not appear to be a beneficial impact of social inequality on health anywhere, they conclude.
[Thanks to Shirl Kennedy at Docuticker for the tip].
______________________________
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----------------- 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
________________________________________________________________________
British Medical Journal
The global impact of income inequality on health by age: an observational study [21 October 2007]
http://press.psprings.co.uk/bmj/october/inequality.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]
[excerpt]
Conclusion
Income inequality is associated with higher mortality
levels in all nations worldwide, not just affluent ones,
but the effects are more pronounced at different ages.
Although the direct mechanisms that operate are likely
to be different between different countries, there does
not seem to be a beneficial impact of social inequality
on health anywhere.
Press Release 21 October 2007
Wide Income Gap Linked to Deaths in Both Rich and Poor Nations
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/534506/?sc=dwtn
The global impact of income inequality on health by age: observational study BMJ Online First
Newswise A wide income gap between the most affluent and the worst off in society is closely associated with higher death rates worldwide, especially for younger adults, finds a study published on bmj.com today as part of a global theme issue on poverty and human development.
Many studies have suggested that greater income inequality in a nation is associated with higher mortality rates, but most have focused on wealthier nations. However, it has recently been suggested that the effects of income inequality on health are of importance worldwide, not just in affluent nations. There is also some evidence that this effect is more pronounced at different ages, but currently this is not well understood.
So a research team, led by Danny Dorling at the University of Sheffield, set out to explore whether the apparent impact of income inequality on health, which has been demonstrated for wealthier nations, is replicated worldwide, and whether the impact varies by age. Richard Mitchell of the University of Glasgow and Jamie Pearce of the University of Canterbury (New Zealand) also worked on the research.
They analysed data on income inequality and mortality by age and sex for 126 countries of the world (94.4% of the world human population).
They confirm that the impact of income inequality on health is real and that it has a greater influence on mortality in wealthier countries between the ages of 15 and 29, and worldwide between the ages of 25 and 39.
The strength of this global relationship is reduced when countries in Africa are omitted from the analysis, suggesting that the worldwide result is partly a product of processes operating most strongly in this continent, not simply a reflection of those operating within wealthier countries, explain the authors.
These results show that high levels of inequality have a negative impact on population health in both rich and poor nations alike, they write. Although the direct mechanisms that operate are likely to be very different between such diverse places, there does not appear to be a beneficial impact of social inequality on health anywhere, they conclude.
[Thanks to Shirl Kennedy at Docuticker for the tip].
______________________________
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 : 1:22 PM
[IWS] UN: DISABILITIES HANDBOOK--FROM EXCLUSION to EQUALITY [17 October 2007]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Office of the United Nations HIgh Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
From Exclusion to Equality: Realizing the rights of persons with disabilities [17 October 2007]
Handbook for Parliamentarians on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol
http://ohchr.org/english/about/publications/docs/ExclusionEqualityDisabilities.pdf
[full-text, 163 pages]
This Handbook is the outcome of cooperation between the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
Press Release 17 October 2007
Disabilities Handbook
http://unhq-appspub-01.un.org/LIB/DHLRefWeblog.nsf/dx/17102007093320AMSLKHWD.htm
[excerpt]
The handbook aims to help lawmakers better understand the new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol and provide them with the tools to facilitate its ratification and subsequent implementation.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III
Chapter 1: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Realizing the rights of persons with disabilities:
the compelling reasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The focus of the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Why a convention was needed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Rights specifi ed in the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The relationship between disability and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2: The Convention in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Historical developments leading to a new convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The Convention at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The purpose of the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The scope of the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Defi ning disability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The rights and principles enumerated in the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . 14
General principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
International cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Obligations of States parties under the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Obligations to respect, protect and fulfi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Comparing the Convention to other human rights treaties . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 3: Monitoring the Convention and the Optional Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Monitoring mechanism in the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . 26
Periodic reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
The purpose of periodic reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Follow-up to periodic reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Conference of States parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Other mechanisms to monitor the rights of persons
with disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
The Optional Protocol to the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
The individual communications procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
The inquiry procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Becoming a party to the Optional Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
The United Nations secretariat that supports the Convention . . . . . 37
Chapter 4: Becoming a party to the Convention and Optional Protocol . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Joining the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Signing the treaty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
What it means to sign the treaty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Expressing consent to be bound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
The ratifi cation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ratification by regional integration organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Accession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
The instrument of ratifi cation, formal confi rmation
or accession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
The role of parliament in the ratifi cation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
When the Convention and Optional Protocol enter
into force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Reservations to the Convention and Optional Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Modifying and withdrawing reservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Declarations to the Convention and Optional Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Types of declarations to the Convention and
Optional Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Making declarations to the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Relevance of the Convention to non-parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 5: National legislation and the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Incorporating the Convention into domestic law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
The meaning of signing and ratifying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Incorporation through constitutional, legislative
and regulatory measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Types of equality and non-discrimination legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
The content of legislative measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Critical elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Linking implementing legislation to the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Types of disability to be addressed in legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
"Reasonable accommodation" as a cornerstone
of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Special measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Discrimination by State authorities, private
persons and corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Specific areas for legislative reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Intellectual property laws and ensuring access to books,
films and other media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Legislation recognizing national sign language(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Complaints procedures under national law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Procedural measures to promote implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Undertake a comprehensive review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ensure that all laws are consistent with the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engage persons with disabilities in the legislative process . . . . . . . . . . 74
Involve provincial or state-level parliaments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Chapter 6: From provisions to practice: implementing the Convention . . .. . . . . . . . . . 77
Habilitation and rehabilitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
The Cost of inclusive education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Work and employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Legal capacity and supported decision-making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Chapter 7: Creating national institutions to implement and monitor the Convention . . . .. . . . . . . . 93
Focal points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Coordination mechanisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
National human rights institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
The relationship between the Convention and
national human rights institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Types of national human rights institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
The Paris Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Potential functions of a national human rights institution . . . . . . . . . 98
National human rights institutions and
complaints mechanisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Establishing an appropriate institution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Parliamentary oversight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Parliamentary committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Commissions of inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Direct questioning of ministers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Scrutiny of executive appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Oversight over non-governmental public agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Budgetary scrutiny and fi nancial control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
The courts and the role of the judiciary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Judicial protection of rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Annex I: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Annex II: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . 145
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From Exclusion to Equality: Realizing the rights of persons with disabilities [17 October 2007]
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III
Chapter 1: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Realizing the rights of persons with disabilities:
the compelling reasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The focus of the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Why a convention was needed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Rights specifi ed in the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The relationship between disability and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2: The Convention in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Historical developments leading to a new convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The Convention at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The purpose of the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The scope of the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Defi ning disability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The rights and principles enumerated in the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . 14
General principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
International cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Obligations of States parties under the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Obligations to respect, protect and fulfi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Comparing the Convention to other human rights treaties . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 3: Monitoring the Convention and the Optional Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Monitoring mechanism in the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . 26
Periodic reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
The purpose of periodic reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Follow-up to periodic reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Conference of States parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Other mechanisms to monitor the rights of persons
with disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
The Optional Protocol to the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
The individual communications procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
The inquiry procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Becoming a party to the Optional Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
The United Nations secretariat that supports the Convention . . . . . 37
Chapter 4: Becoming a party to the Convention and Optional Protocol . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Joining the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Signing the treaty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
What it means to sign the treaty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Expressing consent to be bound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
The ratifi cation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ratification by regional integration organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Accession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
The instrument of ratifi cation, formal confi rmation
or accession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
The role of parliament in the ratifi cation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
When the Convention and Optional Protocol enter
into force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Reservations to the Convention and Optional Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Modifying and withdrawing reservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Declarations to the Convention and Optional Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Types of declarations to the Convention and
Optional Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Making declarations to the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Relevance of the Convention to non-parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 5: National legislation and the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Incorporating the Convention into domestic law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
The meaning of signing and ratifying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Incorporation through constitutional, legislative
and regulatory measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Types of equality and non-discrimination legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
The content of legislative measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Critical elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Linking implementing legislation to the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Types of disability to be addressed in legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
"Reasonable accommodation" as a cornerstone
of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Special measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Discrimination by State authorities, private
persons and corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Specific areas for legislative reform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Intellectual property laws and ensuring access to books,
films and other media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Legislation recognizing national sign language(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Complaints procedures under national law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Procedural measures to promote implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Undertake a comprehensive review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ensure that all laws are consistent with the Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engage persons with disabilities in the legislative process . . . . . . . . . . 74
Involve provincial or state-level parliaments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Chapter 6: From provisions to practice: implementing the Convention . . .. . . . . . . . . . 77
Habilitation and rehabilitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
The Cost of inclusive education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Work and employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Legal capacity and supported decision-making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Chapter 7: Creating national institutions to implement and monitor the Convention . . . .. . . . . . . . 93
Focal points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Coordination mechanisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
National human rights institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
The relationship between the Convention and
national human rights institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Types of national human rights institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
The Paris Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Potential functions of a national human rights institution . . . . . . . . . 98
National human rights institutions and
complaints mechanisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Establishing an appropriate institution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Parliamentary oversight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Parliamentary committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Commissions of inquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Direct questioning of ministers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Scrutiny of executive appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Oversight over non-governmental public agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Budgetary scrutiny and fi nancial control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
The courts and the role of the judiciary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Judicial protection of rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Annex I: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Annex II: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . 145
About the publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside back cover
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