Tuesday, August 18, 2009
[IWS] NO MESSAGES until 3 September 2009
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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
________________________________________________________________________
NO MESSAGES will be sent until 3 September 2009.
______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
NO MESSAGES will be sent until 3 September 2009.
______________________________
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 : 12:08 PM
[IWS] ITA: U.S.- AFRICAN TRADE PROFILE 2009 [July 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
U.S.-African Trade Profile 2009 [July 2009]
http://www.agoa.gov/resources/US_African_Trade_Profile_2009.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]
See additional related information at
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) web site
http://www.agoa.gov/
[excerpt]
U.S. total trade with Sub-Saharan Africa (exports plus imports) increased 28.0 percent in
2008, as both exports and imports grew. U.S. exports increased by 29.2 percent to $18.5
billion, driven by growth in several sectors including: machinery, vehicles and parts,
wheat, non-crude oil, aircraft, and electrical machinery (including telecommunications
equipment). U.S. imports in 2008 increased by 27.8 percent to $86.1 billion. As has
been the case throughout 2008, this growth continues to be due to a significant increase
of 31.9 percent in crude oil imports (accounting for 79.5 percent of total imports from
Sub-Saharan Africa).
AND MUCH MORE....including TABLES & CHARTS....
______________________________
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
****************************************
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)
U.S.-African Trade Profile 2009 [July 2009]
http://www.agoa.gov/resources/US_African_Trade_Profile_2009.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]
See additional related information at
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) web site
http://www.agoa.gov/
[excerpt]
U.S. total trade with Sub-Saharan Africa (exports plus imports) increased 28.0 percent in
2008, as both exports and imports grew. U.S. exports increased by 29.2 percent to $18.5
billion, driven by growth in several sectors including: machinery, vehicles and parts,
wheat, non-crude oil, aircraft, and electrical machinery (including telecommunications
equipment). U.S. imports in 2008 increased by 27.8 percent to $86.1 billion. As has
been the case throughout 2008, this growth continues to be due to a significant increase
of 31.9 percent in crude oil imports (accounting for 79.5 percent of total imports from
Sub-Saharan Africa).
AND MUCH MORE....including TABLES & CHARTS....
______________________________
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 : 11:38 AM
[IWS] Brookings: CHINA'S NEW THINK TANKS: Where Officials, Entrepreneurs, and Scholars Interact [Summer 2009]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Brookings Institution
Li, China Leadership Monitor, No. 29
China's New Think Tanks: Where Officials, Entrepreneurs, and Scholars Interact [Summer 2009]
Cheng Li
http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2009/summer_china_li.aspx
or
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/articles/2009/summer_china_li/summer_china_li.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
[excerpt]
The growing importance of think tanks in China and the frequency with which they are able to facilitate international exchanges is understandable within the context of China's rise on the world stage. Many Chinese people are now conscious that their country is not only in the midst of profound socioeconomic transformations, but is also rapidly emerging as a major player in global affairs. They wish to understand the complex and internationally intertwined challenges that China faces in order to take intelligent positions on the issues involved.
Abstract:
As Chinese think tanks begin to acquire the "revolving door" quality that
has long described their peer institutions in other countries, business
leaders from major state-owned companies and domestic (or Hong Kong
based) private companies now play a crucial role in the management of
think tanks, gained through the financial contributions these companies
make to the think tanks in reaction to government policies that strongly
affect their businesses. Meanwhile, an increasing number of foreigneducated
"returnees" find think tanks to be ideal institutional springboards
from which to reintegrate into the Chinese political establishment and play
a role in shaping the public discourse. A close look at the formation of
three prominent think tanks in the countrythe China Center for
International Economic Exchanges, the Chinese Economists 50 Forum,
and the China Center for Economic Research at Peking Universityadds
a new analytical wrinkle to the long-standing and complicated relationship
between power, wealth, and knowledge.
______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Brookings Institution
Li, China Leadership Monitor, No. 29
China's New Think Tanks: Where Officials, Entrepreneurs, and Scholars Interact [Summer 2009]
Cheng Li
http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2009/summer_china_li.aspx
or
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/articles/2009/summer_china_li/summer_china_li.pdf
[full-text, 21 pages]
[excerpt]
The growing importance of think tanks in China and the frequency with which they are able to facilitate international exchanges is understandable within the context of China's rise on the world stage. Many Chinese people are now conscious that their country is not only in the midst of profound socioeconomic transformations, but is also rapidly emerging as a major player in global affairs. They wish to understand the complex and internationally intertwined challenges that China faces in order to take intelligent positions on the issues involved.
Abstract:
As Chinese think tanks begin to acquire the "revolving door" quality that
has long described their peer institutions in other countries, business
leaders from major state-owned companies and domestic (or Hong Kong
based) private companies now play a crucial role in the management of
think tanks, gained through the financial contributions these companies
make to the think tanks in reaction to government policies that strongly
affect their businesses. Meanwhile, an increasing number of foreigneducated
"returnees" find think tanks to be ideal institutional springboards
from which to reintegrate into the Chinese political establishment and play
a role in shaping the public discourse. A close look at the formation of
three prominent think tanks in the countrythe China Center for
International Economic Exchanges, the Chinese Economists 50 Forum,
and the China Center for Economic Research at Peking Universityadds
a new analytical wrinkle to the long-standing and complicated relationship
between power, wealth, and knowledge.
______________________________
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 : 11:07 AM
[IWS] NCES: U.S. PERFORMANCE Across INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENTS of STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2009 [18 August 2009]
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
________________________________________________________________________
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
U.S. Performance Across International Assessments of Student Achievement: Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2009 [18 August 2009]
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2009/analysis/
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009083
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009083.pdf
[full-text, 85 pages]
Description:
This Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2009 looks closely at information gathered from recent international studies that U.S. students have participated in: the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). It examines the performance of U.S. students in reading, mathematics, and science compared with the performance of their peers in other countries that participated in PIRLS, PISA, and TIMSS. It identifies which of these countries have outperformed the United States, in terms of students' average scores and the percentage of students reaching internationally benchmarked performance levels, and which countries have done so consistently. When possible, it examines trends in U.S. student performance.
Contents
Executive Summary........................................................................................................................................................ iii
List of Tables....................................................................................................................................................................vi
List of Figures................................................................................................................................................................ vii
Introduction................................................................................................................ 1
Are International Assessment Results Reliable, Valid, and Comparable?................................................................................ 6
How Do U.S. Students Compare With Their Peers in Other Countries?..................... 7
Reading...................................................................................................................................8
Reading results for 4th-graders........................................................................................................................................ 8
Reading results for 15-year-olds......................................................................................................................................10
Synthesis of reading results.............................................................................................................................................14
Mathematics.........................................................................................................................16
Mathematics results for 4th- and 8th-graders...................................................................................................................16
Mathematics results for 15-year-olds.............................................................................................................................. 20
Synthesis of mathematics results.....................................................................................................................................21
How Much Variation Is There Between Low and High Performers in Different Countries?.................................................. 30
Science.................................................................................................................................32
Science results for 4th- and 8th-graders......................................................................................................................... 32
How Much Does Performance Within the United States Vary by School Poverty?................................................................ 40
Science results for 15-year-olds....................................................................................................................................... 40
Synthesis of science results............................................................................................................................................. 44
Summary .............................................................................................................................. 45
References................................................................................................................ 47
Supplemental Tables................................................................................................ 49
Appendix A: Technical Notes................................................................................... 67
______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
U.S. Performance Across International Assessments of Student Achievement: Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2009 [18 August 2009]
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2009/analysis/
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009083
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009083.pdf
[full-text, 85 pages]
Description:
This Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2009 looks closely at information gathered from recent international studies that U.S. students have participated in: the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). It examines the performance of U.S. students in reading, mathematics, and science compared with the performance of their peers in other countries that participated in PIRLS, PISA, and TIMSS. It identifies which of these countries have outperformed the United States, in terms of students' average scores and the percentage of students reaching internationally benchmarked performance levels, and which countries have done so consistently. When possible, it examines trends in U.S. student performance.
Contents
Executive Summary........................................................................................................................................................ iii
List of Tables....................................................................................................................................................................vi
List of Figures................................................................................................................................................................ vii
Introduction................................................................................................................ 1
Are International Assessment Results Reliable, Valid, and Comparable?................................................................................ 6
How Do U.S. Students Compare With Their Peers in Other Countries?..................... 7
Reading...................................................................................................................................8
Reading results for 4th-graders........................................................................................................................................ 8
Reading results for 15-year-olds......................................................................................................................................10
Synthesis of reading results.............................................................................................................................................14
Mathematics.........................................................................................................................16
Mathematics results for 4th- and 8th-graders...................................................................................................................16
Mathematics results for 15-year-olds.............................................................................................................................. 20
Synthesis of mathematics results.....................................................................................................................................21
How Much Variation Is There Between Low and High Performers in Different Countries?.................................................. 30
Science.................................................................................................................................32
Science results for 4th- and 8th-graders......................................................................................................................... 32
How Much Does Performance Within the United States Vary by School Poverty?................................................................ 40
Science results for 15-year-olds....................................................................................................................................... 40
Synthesis of science results............................................................................................................................................. 44
Summary .............................................................................................................................. 45
References................................................................................................................ 47
Supplemental Tables................................................................................................ 49
Appendix A: Technical Notes................................................................................... 67
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 10:58 AM
Monday, August 17, 2009
[IWS] ILO:GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS & MIGRANT WORKERS: IMPACT & RESPONSE [August 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
International Labour Office (ILO)
The global economic crisis and migrant workers: Impact and response [August 2009]
Ibrahim Awad
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/migrant/download/global_crisis.pdf
[full-text, 76 pages]
[excerpt]
This research paper, prepared by the ILO International Migration
Programme, assesses the impact of the global crisis on migrant workers and
reviews policy responses. It addresses the impact on the employment of migrant
workers in their countries of destination, on the volume of their financial
contributions to the livelihood of their families and to the economies of their
countries of origin and on their living and working conditions, which may
deteriorate due to an increase in hostility and xenophobia. The paper also
addresses the policies put in place by countries of destination and origin to face
up to the crisis as it relates to migrant workers and labour migration. The
conclusions include suggested policy measures for reinforcing the protection of
migrant workers, while preserving the interests of both countries of destination
and origin. The suggested measures find their sources in the rights-based
approach to labour migration defined by the ILC in 2004 and in the decent work
agenda that supports it.
Contents
Preface .........................................................................................................................................v
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................... vii
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. viii
1. Introduction ..............................................................................................................................1
2. Economic performance, employment and migration opportunities .........................................3
2.1 The Developed Economies and the European Union (EU)..........................................6
2.2 Central and Eastern Europe (non-EU) and the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS)...........................................................................................20
2.3 Sub-Saharan Africa ....................................................................................................21
2.4 The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) .............................................................22
2.5 East Asia ....................................................................................................................23
2.6 South-East Asia..........................................................................................................24
2.7 South Asia ..................................................................................................................26
2.8 Latin America and the Caribbean...............................................................................27
3. Remittances of migrant workers.............................................................................................31
4. Cases of discrimination, violence and xenophobia against migrant workers.........................37
5. The crisis in a gender perspective ..........................................................................................41
6. Policies of countries of destination.........................................................................................45
7. Policies of countries of origin.................................................................................................51
8. Conclusions and suggested policy measures ..........................................................................55
Bibliography..............................................................................................................................59
______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
International Labour Office (ILO)
The global economic crisis and migrant workers: Impact and response [August 2009]
Ibrahim Awad
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/migrant/download/global_crisis.pdf
[full-text, 76 pages]
[excerpt]
This research paper, prepared by the ILO International Migration
Programme, assesses the impact of the global crisis on migrant workers and
reviews policy responses. It addresses the impact on the employment of migrant
workers in their countries of destination, on the volume of their financial
contributions to the livelihood of their families and to the economies of their
countries of origin and on their living and working conditions, which may
deteriorate due to an increase in hostility and xenophobia. The paper also
addresses the policies put in place by countries of destination and origin to face
up to the crisis as it relates to migrant workers and labour migration. The
conclusions include suggested policy measures for reinforcing the protection of
migrant workers, while preserving the interests of both countries of destination
and origin. The suggested measures find their sources in the rights-based
approach to labour migration defined by the ILC in 2004 and in the decent work
agenda that supports it.
Contents
Preface .........................................................................................................................................v
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................... vii
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. viii
1. Introduction ..............................................................................................................................1
2. Economic performance, employment and migration opportunities .........................................3
2.1 The Developed Economies and the European Union (EU)..........................................6
2.2 Central and Eastern Europe (non-EU) and the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS)...........................................................................................20
2.3 Sub-Saharan Africa ....................................................................................................21
2.4 The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) .............................................................22
2.5 East Asia ....................................................................................................................23
2.6 South-East Asia..........................................................................................................24
2.7 South Asia ..................................................................................................................26
2.8 Latin America and the Caribbean...............................................................................27
3. Remittances of migrant workers.............................................................................................31
4. Cases of discrimination, violence and xenophobia against migrant workers.........................37
5. The crisis in a gender perspective ..........................................................................................41
6. Policies of countries of destination.........................................................................................45
7. Policies of countries of origin.................................................................................................51
8. Conclusions and suggested policy measures ..........................................................................55
Bibliography..............................................................................................................................59
______________________________
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 : 1:19 PM
[IWS] World Bank: INDIA: HIGHER EDUCATION & BUSINESS & DATA & MORE....[11 August 2009]
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
India: Higher Education [11 August 2009]
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:22274526~menuPK:51416191~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html
Overview:
India's Higher Education system is not producing enough qualified engineers. To change this the country is pushing universities and colleges to improve their teaching techniques and update their equipment.
Related Link:
INDIA: DATA, PROJECTS & RESEARCH
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/INDIAEXTN/0,,menuPK:295589~pagePK:141159~piPK:141110~theSitePK:295584,00.html
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
_______________________________
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
India: Higher Education [11 August 2009]
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:22274526~menuPK:51416191~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html
Overview:
India's Higher Education system is not producing enough qualified engineers. To change this the country is pushing universities and colleges to improve their teaching techniques and update their equipment.
Related Link:
INDIA: DATA, PROJECTS & RESEARCH
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/INDIAEXTN/0,,menuPK:295589~pagePK:141159~piPK:141110~theSitePK:295584,00.html
- includes
- DOING BUSINESS IN INDIA 2009 [30 June 2009]
- http://www.doingbusiness.org/Documents/Subnational/DB09_Subnational_Report_India.pdf
- [full-text, 148 pages]
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 : 12:09 PM
[IWS] ITA: JAPAN'S MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGY: CHALLENGES FOR JAPAN, OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE UNITED STATES [April 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
International Trade Administrtion (ITA)
Japan�s Manufacturing Competitiveness Strategy: Challenges for Japan, Opportunities for the United States [April 2009]
http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/abstract/japan_manufacturing_2009desc.html
or
http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/pdf/japan_manufacturing_2009.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]
In recent years, Japan has been pursuing various strategies to promote the expansion of its economy, and its manufacturing sector in particular. Based on research and numerous interviews with key individuals in the Japanese government and manufacturing sector, this report examines these strategies, looks at their implications for the future of U.S.-Japan commercial relations, and discusses opportunities for U.S. firms looking to do business in Japan. Detailed case studies offer perspectives from government, industry, and academia on the success of Japan�s policies in fostering economic growth, and how these policies have been effective in helping the manufacturing sector to respond to the demographic and market challenges that Japan faces.
______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
International Trade Administrtion (ITA)
Japan�s Manufacturing Competitiveness Strategy: Challenges for Japan, Opportunities for the United States [April 2009]
http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/abstract/japan_manufacturing_2009desc.html
or
http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/pdf/japan_manufacturing_2009.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]
In recent years, Japan has been pursuing various strategies to promote the expansion of its economy, and its manufacturing sector in particular. Based on research and numerous interviews with key individuals in the Japanese government and manufacturing sector, this report examines these strategies, looks at their implications for the future of U.S.-Japan commercial relations, and discusses opportunities for U.S. firms looking to do business in Japan. Detailed case studies offer perspectives from government, industry, and academia on the success of Japan�s policies in fostering economic growth, and how these policies have been effective in helping the manufacturing sector to respond to the demographic and market challenges that Japan faces.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 8:20 AM
[IWS] ITA: U.S.-EU SAFE HARBOR FRAMEWORK: A GUIDE TO SELF-CERTIFICATION [March 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
International Trade Administration (ITA)
U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework; A Guide to Self-Certification [March 2009]
http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/abstract/safeharbor-selfcert_desc.html
or
http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/pdf/safeharbor-selfcert2009.pdf
[full-text, 59 pages]
The U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework was negotiated between the Department of Commerce and the European Commission in 2000, to provide a way for U.S. companies to comply with the European Union�s Directive on Data Protection. This directive prohibits the transfer of personal data to non-EU nations that fail to meet the European �adequacy� standard for privacy protection. This guide provides an outline of the most critical pieces of the Safe Harbor Framework, including a sample Safe Harbor application, a �Helpful Hints Guide� that explains how to complete the application, and answers to frequently asked questions.
______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
International Trade Administration (ITA)
U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework; A Guide to Self-Certification [March 2009]
http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/abstract/safeharbor-selfcert_desc.html
or
http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/pdf/safeharbor-selfcert2009.pdf
[full-text, 59 pages]
The U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework was negotiated between the Department of Commerce and the European Commission in 2000, to provide a way for U.S. companies to comply with the European Union�s Directive on Data Protection. This directive prohibits the transfer of personal data to non-EU nations that fail to meet the European �adequacy� standard for privacy protection. This guide provides an outline of the most critical pieces of the Safe Harbor Framework, including a sample Safe Harbor application, a �Helpful Hints Guide� that explains how to complete the application, and answers to frequently asked questions.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************
# posted by SBasefsky : 8:12 AM
[IWS] CRS: THE U.S. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE [30 June 2009]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The U.S. Science and Technology Workforce
Deborah D. Stine, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Christine M. Matthews, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
June 30, 2009
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=82269
[full-text, 16 pages]
Summary
In the 21st century, global competition and rapid advances in science and technology will
challenge the scientific and technical proficiency of the U.S. workforce. Policymakers often
discuss policy actions that could enhance the nation's science and technology (S&T) workforce—
deemed by some as essential to both meet U.S. workforce demands as well as to generate the new
ideas that lead to improved and new industries that create jobs.
The America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69) addresses concerns regarding the S&T workforce
and STEM education, and the 111th Congress is debating funding for the programs authorized
within it. Policymaker discussions tend to focus on three issues: demographic trends and the
future S&T talent pool, the current S&T workforce and changing workforce needs, and the
influence of foreign S&T students and workers on the U.S. S&T workforce. Many perspectives
exist, however, on the supply and demand of scientists and engineers. Some question the
fundamental premise that any action is necessary at all regarding U.S. competitiveness. They
question whether or not the S&T workforce and STEM education are problems at all.
The first issue of demographic trends and the future S&T talent pool revolves around whether the
quality of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education received by all
Americans at the pre-college level is of sufficient quality that workers are available to satisfy
current and future workforce needs. In response, some policymakers propose taking actions to
increase the number of Americans interested in the S&T workforce. These policies are motivated
by demographic trends that indicate the pool of future workers will be far more diverse than the
current STEM workforce. Proposed policies would take actions to enhance the quality of STEM
education these Americans receive so they are able to consider S&T careers, and to recruit them
into the S&T workforce.
The second issue regarding the current S&T workforce and changing workforce needs tend to
focus on whether or not the number of Americans pursuing post-secondary STEM degrees is
sufficient to meet future workforce needs compared to students in countries considered to be U.S.
competitors. The goal of proposed policies responding to this concern to reinvigorate and retrain
Americans currently trained in science and engineering who voluntarily or involuntarily are no
longer part of the current STEM workforce.
The third issue focuses on whether or not the presence of foreign S&T students and workers is
necessary to meet the nation's workforce needs and attract the best and brightest to bring their
ideas to the United States, or if the presence of such individuals adversely affects the U.S. S&T
students and workers. Policy discussions focus on immigration policy, primarily increasing the
ability of foreign STEM students currently in U.S. universities to more easily obtain permanent
admission, and increasing the number of temporary worker visas available so more talent from
abroad can be recruited to the United States.
The challenge facing policymakers when making decisions regarding the S&T workforce is that
science, engineering, and economic conditions are constantly changing, both in terms of
workforce needs as well as the skills the STEM workforce needs to be marketable relative to
demand.
Contents
Background ...............................................................................................................................1
Status of the U.S. Science and Technology (S&T) Workforce ......................................................3
What are the Historical Trends in the U.S. S&T Workforce?..................................................3
What is the Status of the Current S&T Workforce? ................................................................6
What Is the Projected Future S&T Workforce? ......................................................................8
Issues and Options for Congress................................................................................................10
Demographic Trends and the Future S&T Talent Pool .........................................................10
Current S&T Workforce and Changing Workforce Needs .................................................... 11
Influence of Foreign S&T Students and Workers .................................................................12
Figures
Figure 1. Science and Technology Employment: 1950-2000........................................................5
Figure 2. Average Annual Growth Rate of S&E Occupations Versus All Workers: 1960- 2000 ........6
Figure 3. Annual Average Growth Rate of Degree Production and Occupational Employment, by Science & Engineering (S&E) Field: 1980-2000.........6
Figure 4. S&E Doctoral Degrees, by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Citizenship: 1985-2005 ...............9
Tables
Table 1. Employment and Unemployment Data, Select Occupations, 2007-2009.........................7
Contacts
Author Contact Information ......................................................................................................13
______________________________
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.
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The U.S. Science and Technology Workforce
Deborah D. Stine, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Christine M. Matthews, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
June 30, 2009
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=82269
[full-text, 16 pages]
Summary
In the 21st century, global competition and rapid advances in science and technology will
challenge the scientific and technical proficiency of the U.S. workforce. Policymakers often
discuss policy actions that could enhance the nation's science and technology (S&T) workforce—
deemed by some as essential to both meet U.S. workforce demands as well as to generate the new
ideas that lead to improved and new industries that create jobs.
The America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69) addresses concerns regarding the S&T workforce
and STEM education, and the 111th Congress is debating funding for the programs authorized
within it. Policymaker discussions tend to focus on three issues: demographic trends and the
future S&T talent pool, the current S&T workforce and changing workforce needs, and the
influence of foreign S&T students and workers on the U.S. S&T workforce. Many perspectives
exist, however, on the supply and demand of scientists and engineers. Some question the
fundamental premise that any action is necessary at all regarding U.S. competitiveness. They
question whether or not the S&T workforce and STEM education are problems at all.
The first issue of demographic trends and the future S&T talent pool revolves around whether the
quality of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education received by all
Americans at the pre-college level is of sufficient quality that workers are available to satisfy
current and future workforce needs. In response, some policymakers propose taking actions to
increase the number of Americans interested in the S&T workforce. These policies are motivated
by demographic trends that indicate the pool of future workers will be far more diverse than the
current STEM workforce. Proposed policies would take actions to enhance the quality of STEM
education these Americans receive so they are able to consider S&T careers, and to recruit them
into the S&T workforce.
The second issue regarding the current S&T workforce and changing workforce needs tend to
focus on whether or not the number of Americans pursuing post-secondary STEM degrees is
sufficient to meet future workforce needs compared to students in countries considered to be U.S.
competitors. The goal of proposed policies responding to this concern to reinvigorate and retrain
Americans currently trained in science and engineering who voluntarily or involuntarily are no
longer part of the current STEM workforce.
The third issue focuses on whether or not the presence of foreign S&T students and workers is
necessary to meet the nation's workforce needs and attract the best and brightest to bring their
ideas to the United States, or if the presence of such individuals adversely affects the U.S. S&T
students and workers. Policy discussions focus on immigration policy, primarily increasing the
ability of foreign STEM students currently in U.S. universities to more easily obtain permanent
admission, and increasing the number of temporary worker visas available so more talent from
abroad can be recruited to the United States.
The challenge facing policymakers when making decisions regarding the S&T workforce is that
science, engineering, and economic conditions are constantly changing, both in terms of
workforce needs as well as the skills the STEM workforce needs to be marketable relative to
demand.
Contents
Background ...............................................................................................................................1
Status of the U.S. Science and Technology (S&T) Workforce ......................................................3
What are the Historical Trends in the U.S. S&T Workforce?..................................................3
What is the Status of the Current S&T Workforce? ................................................................6
What Is the Projected Future S&T Workforce? ......................................................................8
Issues and Options for Congress................................................................................................10
Demographic Trends and the Future S&T Talent Pool .........................................................10
Current S&T Workforce and Changing Workforce Needs .................................................... 11
Influence of Foreign S&T Students and Workers .................................................................12
Figures
Figure 1. Science and Technology Employment: 1950-2000........................................................5
Figure 2. Average Annual Growth Rate of S&E Occupations Versus All Workers: 1960- 2000 ........6
Figure 3. Annual Average Growth Rate of Degree Production and Occupational Employment, by Science & Engineering (S&E) Field: 1980-2000.........6
Figure 4. S&E Doctoral Degrees, by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Citizenship: 1985-2005 ...............9
Tables
Table 1. Employment and Unemployment Data, Select Occupations, 2007-2009.........................7
Contacts
Author Contact Information ......................................................................................................13
______________________________
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 : 6:32 AM
[IWS] AFRICA 2009: SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD [17 August 2009]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Social Security Administration (SSA)
International Social Security Association (ISSA)
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2009 [17 August 2009]
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2008-2009/africa/
[use the above URL to find HTML & PDF documents for individual countries in Africa]
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2008-2009/africa/ssptw09africa.pdf
[full-text, 199 pages]
[excerpt]
Preface
This third issue in the current four-volume series of Social Security Programs Throughout the World reports on the countries of Africa. The combined findings of this series, which also includes volumes on Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, are published at 6-month intervals over a 2-year period. Each volume highlights features of social security programs in the particular region.
The information contained in these volumes is crucial to our efforts, and those of researchers in other countries, to review different ways of approaching social security challenges that will enable us to adapt our social security systems to the evolving needs of individuals, households, and families. These efforts are particularly important as each nation faces major demographic changes, especially the increasing number of aged persons, as well as economic and fiscal issues.
______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Social Security Administration (SSA)
International Social Security Association (ISSA)
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2009 [17 August 2009]
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2008-2009/africa/
[use the above URL to find HTML & PDF documents for individual countries in Africa]
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2008-2009/africa/ssptw09africa.pdf
[full-text, 199 pages]
[excerpt]
Preface
This third issue in the current four-volume series of Social Security Programs Throughout the World reports on the countries of Africa. The combined findings of this series, which also includes volumes on Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, are published at 6-month intervals over a 2-year period. Each volume highlights features of social security programs in the particular region.
The information contained in these volumes is crucial to our efforts, and those of researchers in other countries, to review different ways of approaching social security challenges that will enable us to adapt our social security systems to the evolving needs of individuals, households, and families. These efforts are particularly important as each nation faces major demographic changes, especially the increasing number of aged persons, as well as economic and fiscal issues.
______________________________
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 : 6:23 AM
[IWS] ERM: PLANNED JOB REDUCTIONS in EUROPE [DATABASE] [updated 17 August 2009]
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)
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
Statistics
To date, we have recorded 10455 fact sheets [updated 17 August 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.php?template=stats
Breakdown of the number of planned job reductions, in relation to the following three variables:
(1) Type of restructuring
(2) Sector
(3) Country
______________________________
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Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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****************************************
_______________________________
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)
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
Statistics
To date, we have recorded 10455 fact sheets [updated 17 August 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.php?template=stats
Breakdown of the number of planned job reductions, in relation to the following three variables:
(1) Type of restructuring
(2) Sector
(3) Country
______________________________
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Fax: (607) 255-9641
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# posted by SBasefsky : 5:45 AM
Friday, August 14, 2009
[IWS] IMF Approves US$250 BILLION GENERAL SDR ALLOCATION [13 August 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Press Release No. 09/283
August 13, 2009
IMF Governors Formally Approve US$250 Billion General SDR Allocation
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09283.htm
The Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved on August 7, 2009 a general allocation of < http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/sdr.htm> Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) equivalent to US$250 billion to provide liquidity to the global economic system by supplementing Fund's member countries' foreign exchange reserves.
The IMF Executive Board backed the general allocation on July 17, 2009 (< http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09264.htm> see Press Release No 09/264), following the commitment made by G20 leaders at their April summit to boost global liquidity and welcomed by the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC).
The equivalent of nearly US$100 billion of the general allocation will go to emerging markets and developing countries, of which low-income countries will receive over US$18 billion.
The general SDR allocation will be made on August 28, 2009 to IMF members that are participants in the < http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/pam/pam45/pdf/chap3.pdf> Special Drawing Rights Department (currently all 186 members) in proportion to their existing quotas in the Fund, which are based broadly on their relative size in the global economy. The allocation will provide each participating country with SDRs in amounts equivalent to approximately 74 percent of its quota, and could increase Fund members' total allocations to an amount equivalent to about US$283 billion, from about US$33 billion (SDR 21.4 billion).
Separately, the < http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/1997/pr9745.htm> Fourth Amendment to the IMF Articles of Agreement providing for a special one-time allocation of SDRs has now entered into force. The special allocation will be made to IMF members on September 9, 2009, 30 days after the effective date of the Fourth Amendment, and will raise the ratios of members' cumulative SDR allocations to quota using a common benchmark ratio as described in the Amendment. The total of SDRs created under the special allocation would amount to SDR 21.5 billion (about US$33 billion).
The special allocation will make the allocation of SDRs more equitable and correct for the fact that countries that joined the Fund after 1981more than one fifth of the current IMF membershiphad never received an SDR allocation. The Fourth Amendment, which was proposed in September 1997, required approval by three fifths of the IMF membership with 85 percent of the total voting power. This threshold has been reached following the recent approval by the United States.
Members' holdings of newly allocated SDRs, will count, as of the date of each of the general and special allocations, toward their reserve assets. Some members may choose to sell part or all of their allocations to other members in exchange for hard currencyfor example, to meet balance of payments needswhile other members may choose to buy more SDRs as a means of reallocating their reserves.
The special and general allocations will bring Fund members' cumulative total of SDR allocation to SDR 204 billion (about US$316 billion).
The general SDR allocation is a key example of a cooperative multilateral response to the global crisis, offering significant support to the Fund's members in this challenging period.
______________________________
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New York, NY 10016
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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
________________________________________________________________________
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Press Release No. 09/283
August 13, 2009
IMF Governors Formally Approve US$250 Billion General SDR Allocation
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09283.htm
The Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved on August 7, 2009 a general allocation of < http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/sdr.htm> Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) equivalent to US$250 billion to provide liquidity to the global economic system by supplementing Fund's member countries' foreign exchange reserves.
The IMF Executive Board backed the general allocation on July 17, 2009 (< http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09264.htm> see Press Release No 09/264), following the commitment made by G20 leaders at their April summit to boost global liquidity and welcomed by the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC).
The equivalent of nearly US$100 billion of the general allocation will go to emerging markets and developing countries, of which low-income countries will receive over US$18 billion.
The general SDR allocation will be made on August 28, 2009 to IMF members that are participants in the < http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/pam/pam45/pdf/chap3.pdf> Special Drawing Rights Department (currently all 186 members) in proportion to their existing quotas in the Fund, which are based broadly on their relative size in the global economy. The allocation will provide each participating country with SDRs in amounts equivalent to approximately 74 percent of its quota, and could increase Fund members' total allocations to an amount equivalent to about US$283 billion, from about US$33 billion (SDR 21.4 billion).
Separately, the < http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/1997/pr9745.htm> Fourth Amendment to the IMF Articles of Agreement providing for a special one-time allocation of SDRs has now entered into force. The special allocation will be made to IMF members on September 9, 2009, 30 days after the effective date of the Fourth Amendment, and will raise the ratios of members' cumulative SDR allocations to quota using a common benchmark ratio as described in the Amendment. The total of SDRs created under the special allocation would amount to SDR 21.5 billion (about US$33 billion).
The special allocation will make the allocation of SDRs more equitable and correct for the fact that countries that joined the Fund after 1981more than one fifth of the current IMF membershiphad never received an SDR allocation. The Fourth Amendment, which was proposed in September 1997, required approval by three fifths of the IMF membership with 85 percent of the total voting power. This threshold has been reached following the recent approval by the United States.
Members' holdings of newly allocated SDRs, will count, as of the date of each of the general and special allocations, toward their reserve assets. Some members may choose to sell part or all of their allocations to other members in exchange for hard currencyfor example, to meet balance of payments needswhile other members may choose to buy more SDRs as a means of reallocating their reserves.
The special and general allocations will bring Fund members' cumulative total of SDR allocation to SDR 204 billion (about US$316 billion).
The general SDR allocation is a key example of a cooperative multilateral response to the global crisis, offering significant support to the Fund's members in this challenging period.
______________________________
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 : 11:38 AM
[IWS] OECD: UNITED STATES: MACROECONOMIC REPORTS & DATA LINKS
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
________________________________________________________________________
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
United States: External links to macroeconomic reports and data
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/36/18634782.htm
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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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
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
United States: External links to macroeconomic reports and data
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/36/18634782.htm
- Recent macro-economic and financial market data
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/36/18634782.htm#11
- Reports on macro-economic situation
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/36/18634782.htm#22
- Macro-economic projections
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/36/18634782.htm#24
- Information on government budget
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/36/18634782.htm#33
- Speeches
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/36/18634782.htm#44
- Important home pages
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/36/18634782.htm#55
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/36/18634782.htm#11
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
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Fax: (607) 255-9641
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# posted by SBasefsky : 11:16 AM
[IWS] 2008 GREEN BOOK (current through July 2009) 3 NEW UPDATES IN 2009
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Congress
House Ways and Means Committee
2008 Green Book (current through July 2009)
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Documents.asp?section=2168
This 2008 edition of "Background Material and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means," informally known as the Green Book.
The Green Book provides updated data and information on programs within the Committee's jurisdiction, such as Medicare, Social Security, Unemployment Compensation, Foster Care and welfare. Additionally, it includes a discussion of related issues, such as the well-being of the elderly and of children and families. Since its first publication in 1981, the Green Book has become a valued reference guide for legislators, administrators, researchers and interested citizens.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS (recent updates in RED)
Social Security
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/ssgb.pdf
Supplemental Security Income
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/ssi.pdf
Unemployment Compensation
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/uc.pdf
Earned Entitlements for Railroad Employees
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/RBene.pdf
Trade Adjustment Assistance
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/taa1.pdf
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/tanf.pdf
Child Support Enforcement Program (Last Revised 3/17/2009)
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/cse.pdf
Child Care
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/ccare.pdf
Title XX - Social Services Block Grant Program
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/ssbg.pdf
Social Welfare Programs the Territories (Last Revised 7/8/2009)
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/gb12.pdf
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/pension.pdf
Other Programs
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/food.pdf
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/lowincome.pdf
Federal Housing Assistance
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/hap.pdf
Veterans Benefits and Services
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/vbs.pdf
Head Start
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/head.pdf
Workers` Compensation
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/wcss8.pdf
School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/15school.pdf
Workforce Investment Act
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/wia.pdf
APPENDICES
Data on Children, Youth, and Their Families
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/appC.pdf
Data on Unemployment, Displaced Workers, Earnings, and the Minimum Wage
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/appD.pdf
Poverty, Income Distribution and Antipoverty Effectiveness (Last Revised 7/9/2009)
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/appE.pdf
Welfare Benefits for Noncitizens
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/apph.pdf
Spending for Need-Based Benefits, Fiscal Years 1968-2004
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/appI.pdf
The Experimental Evidence of Welfare-Related Initiatives
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/appj.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
________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Congress
House Ways and Means Committee
2008 Green Book (current through July 2009)
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Documents.asp?section=2168
This 2008 edition of "Background Material and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means," informally known as the Green Book.
The Green Book provides updated data and information on programs within the Committee's jurisdiction, such as Medicare, Social Security, Unemployment Compensation, Foster Care and welfare. Additionally, it includes a discussion of related issues, such as the well-being of the elderly and of children and families. Since its first publication in 1981, the Green Book has become a valued reference guide for legislators, administrators, researchers and interested citizens.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS (recent updates in RED)
Social Security
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/ssgb.pdf
Supplemental Security Income
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/ssi.pdf
Unemployment Compensation
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/uc.pdf
Earned Entitlements for Railroad Employees
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/RBene.pdf
Trade Adjustment Assistance
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/taa1.pdf
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/tanf.pdf
Child Support Enforcement Program (Last Revised 3/17/2009)
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/cse.pdf
Child Care
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/ccare.pdf
Title XX - Social Services Block Grant Program
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/ssbg.pdf
Social Welfare Programs the Territories (Last Revised 7/8/2009)
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/gb12.pdf
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/pension.pdf
Other Programs
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/food.pdf
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/lowincome.pdf
Federal Housing Assistance
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/hap.pdf
Veterans Benefits and Services
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/vbs.pdf
Head Start
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/head.pdf
Workers` Compensation
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/wcss8.pdf
School Lunch and Breakfast Programs
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/15school.pdf
Workforce Investment Act
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/wia.pdf
APPENDICES
Data on Children, Youth, and Their Families
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/appC.pdf
Data on Unemployment, Displaced Workers, Earnings, and the Minimum Wage
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/appD.pdf
Poverty, Income Distribution and Antipoverty Effectiveness (Last Revised 7/9/2009)
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/appE.pdf
Welfare Benefits for Noncitizens
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/apph.pdf
Spending for Need-Based Benefits, Fiscal Years 1968-2004
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/appI.pdf
The Experimental Evidence of Welfare-Related Initiatives
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/appj.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 : 11:04 AM
[IWS] WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT LIBRARY
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
________________________________________________________________________
Working Class Movement Library, 51 The Crescent, Salford, U.K. M5 4WX, 0161 7363601
WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT LIBRARY
http://www.wcml.org.uk/
Our collection tells the story of Britain's working classes from the earliest days of industrialisation to the present day. Click here for more information.
See for example --
TRADE UNION EMBLEMS & POSTERS in the GALLERY Section at http://www.wcml.org.uk/galleries/
or
FREE TEACHING MATERIALS at http://www.wcml.org.uk/learning/free-teaching-material/
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
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
________________________________________________________________________
Working Class Movement Library, 51 The Crescent, Salford, U.K. M5 4WX, 0161 7363601
WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT LIBRARY
http://www.wcml.org.uk/
Our collection tells the story of Britain's working classes from the earliest days of industrialisation to the present day. Click here for more information.
See for example --
TRADE UNION EMBLEMS & POSTERS in the GALLERY Section at http://www.wcml.org.uk/galleries/
or
FREE TEACHING MATERIALS at http://www.wcml.org.uk/learning/free-teaching-material/
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
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 : 6:02 AM
[IWS] Dublin Foundation: FOUNDATION FOCUS--Issue 7: SOCIAL DIALOGUE--ALL IN THIS TOGETHER? [14 August 2009]
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)
Foundation Focus - Issue 7: Social dialogue - All in this together? [14 August 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0934.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/34/en/1/EF0934EN.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
Author: Foundation
Summary: This issue of Foundation Focus looks at how the social partners have reacted to the economic crisis, whether or not it has led to less or more dialogue and what solutions have been developed at the workplace level, based on Eurofound research.The aim of each issue of the series is to explore a subject of social and economic policy importance and contribute to the debate on key issues shaping the future of living and working conditions in Europe. < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/focusform.htm> Subscribe Online.
In This Issue--
2 Editorial
3 Up against the wall will the recession push the social partners closer together?
5 In this together? Social partners and restructuring
7 Case study Volvo Cars
8 Interview
9 Concession bargaining in times of crisis
11 Compare and compete industrial relations in the EU and other global economies
12 Collective bargaining in multinational companies
13 Dynamics of European sectoral social dialogue
______________________________
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)
Foundation Focus - Issue 7: Social dialogue - All in this together? [14 August 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0934.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/34/en/1/EF0934EN.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
Author: Foundation
Summary: This issue of Foundation Focus looks at how the social partners have reacted to the economic crisis, whether or not it has led to less or more dialogue and what solutions have been developed at the workplace level, based on Eurofound research.The aim of each issue of the series is to explore a subject of social and economic policy importance and contribute to the debate on key issues shaping the future of living and working conditions in Europe. < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/focusform.htm> Subscribe Online.
In This Issue--
2 Editorial
3 Up against the wall will the recession push the social partners closer together?
5 In this together? Social partners and restructuring
7 Case study Volvo Cars
8 Interview
9 Concession bargaining in times of crisis
11 Compare and compete industrial relations in the EU and other global economies
12 Collective bargaining in multinational companies
13 Dynamics of European sectoral social dialogue
______________________________
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 : 5:54 AM
[IWS] Dublin Foundation: ANNUAL REPORT 2008 [14 August 2009]
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)
Annual Report 2008: Annexes [14 August 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09071.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/071/en/2/EF09071EN.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]
Author: Foundation
Summary: This publication contains the annexes to Eurofound's annual report for 2008, including details of budget, governance, staff, events and publications during that year.
Contents
1. Foundation budget 2008
2. Governing Board
3. Foundation staff
4. Advisory Committees
5. Foundation events 2008
6. External events 2008
7. Foundation publications 2008
8. Annual activity report of the Authorising Officer for the year 2008
______________________________
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)
Annual Report 2008: Annexes [14 August 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09071.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/071/en/2/EF09071EN.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]
Author: Foundation
Summary: This publication contains the annexes to Eurofound's annual report for 2008, including details of budget, governance, staff, events and publications during that year.
Contents
1. Foundation budget 2008
2. Governing Board
3. Foundation staff
4. Advisory Committees
5. Foundation events 2008
6. External events 2008
7. Foundation publications 2008
8. Annual activity report of the Authorising Officer for the year 2008
______________________________
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 : 5:47 AM
