Friday, January 29, 2010
[IWS] IADB (Latin America): WORKING PAPERS - Recent publications as of 29 January 2010
IWS Documented News Service
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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
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Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
WORKING PAPERS
http://www.iadb.org/publications/search.cfm?docType=Working%20Papers
Recent Publications
Productive Development Policies in Trinidad and Tobago: A Critical Review
Moya, Ramiro; Mohammed, Anne-Marie; Sookram, Sandra
Date : Jan, 2010
http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=35049209
[full-text, 77 pages]
Even as Trinidad and Tobago seeks productive diversification away from the energy sector, the process underlying the country’s productive development policies (PDP) is in a state of transition from state-directed industrial policy to a newer approach with extensive private-public participation. This study explores the main characteristics of four PDPs in Trinidad and Tobago and reviews them following the related literature (e. g. , Rodríguez-Clare, 2005a and 2005b, and Melo and Rodríguez-Clare, 2006). The four PDPs are: a) The process towards the Promotion of Clusters; b) the PDPs for the Tourism industry; c) the classical PDPs for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and; d) the Free Trade Zone as a policy designed to compensate for the failure of the State.
Politics, Policies and the Dynamics of Aggregate Productivity in Colombia
Eslava, Marcela; Melendez, Marcela
Date : Dec, 2009
http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=2189850
[full-text, 55 pages]
This paper describes private actors’ involvement in Colombia’s policymaking process. While more transparent and formal channels are used to discuss horizontal policies, they are also less effective. The adoption of targeted policies, however, follows a faster track and depends more on political power than on those policies’ potential as engines for productivity growth. Data on policies and political characteristics across sector-region units are used to further characterize the different groups’ weight in policymaking, and the effect of the implied unbalance on aggregate productivity. Electoral weight and being represented by business groups and associations are found to be important determinants of the policy benefits received by a sector in a region, especially when activities are located in regions affected by armed conflict. It is also found that the resulting imbalance of policies damages aggregate productivity.
Financial Dependence, Formal Credit and Informal Jobs
New Evidence from Brazilian Household Data
Catao, Luis; Pages, Carmen; Rosales, Maria Fernanda
Date : Dec, 2009
http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=35003625
[full-text, 42 pages]
This paper examines a much overlooked link between credit markets and formalization: since access to bank credit typically requires compliance with tax and employment legislation, firms are more likely to incur such formalization costs once bank credit is more widely available at lower cost. The relevance of this credit channel is gauged using the Rajan-Zingales measure of financial dependence and a difference-in-differences approach applied to household survey data from Brazil. It is found that formalization rates increase with financial deepening, especially in sectors where firms are typically more dependent on external finance. Also found is that, decomposing shifts in formalization rates into those within each firm size category and those between firm sizes, financial deepening significantly explains the former but not so much the latter. Some key policy implications are derived.
New Century, Old Disparities: Gender and Ethnic Wage Gaps in Latin America
Atal, Juan Pablo; Nopo, Hugo; Winder, Natalia
Date : Dec, 2009
http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=2230955
[full-text, 76 pages]
This paper surveys gender and ethnic wage gaps in 18 Latin American countries, decomposing differences using matching comparisons as a non-parametric alternative to the Blinder-Oaxaca (BO) decomposition. It is found that men earn 9-27 percent more than women, with high cross-country heterogeneity. The unexplained pay gap is higher among older, informal and self-employed workers and those in small firms. Ethnic wage differences are greater than gender differences, and educational attainment differentials play an important role in explaining the gap. Higher ethnic wage gaps are found among males, singleincome generators of households and full-time workers, and in rural areas. An important share of the ethnic wage gap is due to the scarcity of minorities in highpaid positions.
Political Institutions and Street Protests in Latin America
Machado, Fabiana; Scartascini, Carlos; Tommasi, Mariano
Date : Dec, 2009
http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=35004678
[full-text, 41 pages]
This paper argues that where institutions are strong, actors are more likely to participate in the political process through institutionalized arenas, while where they are weak, protests and other unconventional means of participation become more appealing. This relationship is explored empirically by combining country-level measures of institutional strength with individual-level information on protest participation in 17 Latin American countries. Evidence is found that weaker political institutions are associated with a higher propensity to use alternative means for expressing preferences, that is, to protest. Also found are interesting interactions between country-level institutional strength and some individual-level determinants of participation in protests.
AND MUCH MORE…..
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
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Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
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[IWS] Hewitt: TOP COMPANIES FOR LEADERS 2009 [November 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
________________________________________________________________________
Hewitt
TOP COMPANIES FOR LEADERS 2009 [November 2009]
Research Highlights
[full-text, 20 pages]
About the Research
Initiated by Hewitt Associates, the Top Companies for Leaders Study is the most comprehensive longitudinal study of talent management and leadership practices around the globe. Our first results, published in 2002, uncovered a link between financial success and great leadership practices, and identified differentiating elements found only in Top Companies. We conducted the study again in 2003, 2005, and 2007, and this research provided the foundation for our more comprehensive 2009 global study. Over 500 companies participated, each completing a detailed questionnaire. From those submissions, finalists were identified and hundreds of interviews were conducted with senior executives. From these inputs, we are able to compare the talent management practices of the best companies around the globe on literally hundreds of data points. In our analysis, we found the gaps between the Top Companies and all others are often quite dramatic. Hewitt conducted the 2007 and 2009 Top Companies for Leaders Study in partnership with Fortune and The RBL Group.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] AfDB: AFRICAN STATISTICAL JOURNAL, Vol. 9, Nov. 2009 [28 January 2010]
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
________________________________________________________________________
African Development Bank (AfDB)
African Statistical Journal, Vol. 9, Nov. 2009 [28 January 2010]
[full-text, 499 pages – in both ENGLISH & FRENCH]
Contents
Editorial...............................................................................................11
Abbreviations.......................................................................................19
Contributors........................................................................................23
Introduction: The informal sector and poverty in Africa – measurement
instruments, analyses, and economic policies, Martin Balepa
and François Roubaud......................................................................... 34
1. Measuring the informal sector and informal employment: the experience drawn from 1-2-3 surveys in African countries, Mireille
Razafindrakoto, François Roubaud, and Constance Torelli...................... 88
2. Operationalization of concepts of informality and production of accounts of informal production units: the experience of the Cameroon National Employment and Informal Sector Survey (EESI 2005), René Aymar Bertrand Amougou, Anaclet Désiré Dzossa, Joseph Fouoking, Stéphane Nepetsoun, and Joseph Tédou.......... 148
3 The informal economy in national accounts: The role of the national accountant, Michel Séruzier................................................. 201
4 Integration of the informal rural non-agricultural sector into the national accounts: the Cameroonian experience, Joseph Fouoking...... 250
5 Determinants of the willingness to register informal enterprises in Madagascar: implications for public administration strategies, Faly Hery Rakotomanana................................................................... 289
6 The informal sector, taxation, and equity: the example of Cameroon, Prosper Backiny-Yetna........................................................................ 347
7 Institutional role of statistics institutes in implementing and monitoring public policies on the informal sector in Africa: the case of Cameroon, René Aymar Bertrand Amougou, Anaclet Désiré Dzossa, Joseph Fouoking, Stéphane Nepetsoun, and Joseph Tédou.......... 388
8 Production of informal sector statistics in Africa: lessons and perspectives for improvement, François Roubaud.............................. 422
Book Review: “Urban Labor Markets in Africa”.................................453
Editorial Policy..................................................................................463
Guidelines for Manuscript Submission and Preparation.................467
Acknowledgments..............................................................................470
Highlights for the Second and Third Quarters 2009:
• First Forum on Statistical Training and Human Resources in Africa, Bujumbura, Burundi, June 18-19, 2009........................................... 473
• Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems in Africa, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, June 29-July 3, 2009.................. 475
• The 57th Session of the International Statistical Institute, Durban, South Africa, August 16-22, 2009.................................................... 479
• Address by H.E. Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, at the 57th Session of the ISI.................................................................. 485
• Address by Trevor Manuel, MP, Hon. Minister in the National Planning Commission, to the 57th Session of the ICI..................... 493
Upcoming Events...............................................................................496
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
****************************************
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Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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[IWS] CEDEFOP: WEB PORTAL for VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING [Update & redesigned] [27 January 2010]
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 Centre for the Developoment of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)
New Web Portal for
Cedefop, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
www.cedefop.europa.eu
Press release -
A new Web portal for vocational education and training in the EU [27 January 2010]
http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/news/15172.aspx
Cedefop, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, has brought its redesigned and updated Web pages under a new roof. The new Web portal (www.cedefop.europa.eu) has been conceived primarily with the needs of policy-makers, researchers and social partners in mind, but also aims to serve practitioners and interested European citizens.
Deputy Director Christian Lettmayr explains: "Our ambition is to provide easy access to vital information about vocational education and training (VET) in Europe - especially, but not exclusively, Cedefop’s own work."
________________________________________________________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] BEA: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: 4th Qtr. 2009 (ADVANCE ESTIMATE) [29 January 2010]
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
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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FOURTH QUARTER 2009 (ADVANCE ESTIMATE) [29 January 2010]
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2010/gdp4q09_adv.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2010/pdf/gdp4q09_adv.pdf
[full-text, 14 pages]
or
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2010/xls/gdp4q09_adv.xls
[spreadsheet]
and
Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/2010/pdf/gdp4q09_adv_fax.pdf
Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property
located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009,
(that is, from the third quarter to the fourth quarter), according to the "advance" estimate released by the
Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 2.2 percent.
The Bureau emphasized that the fourth-quarter advance estimate released today is based on
source data that are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency (see the box on page
4). The "second" estimate for the fourth quarter, based on more complete data, will be released on
February 26, 2010.
The increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter primarily reflected positive contributions from
private inventory investment, exports, and personal consumption expenditures (PCE). Imports, which
are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.
The acceleration in real GDP in the fourth quarter primarily reflected an acceleration in private
inventory investment, a deceleration in imports, and an upturn in nonresidential fixed investment that
were partly offset by decelerations in federal government spending and in PCE.
Motor vehicle output added 0.61 percentage point to the fourth-quarter change in real GDP after
adding 1.45 percentage points to the third-quarter change. Final sales of computers subtracted 0.03
percentage point from the fourth-quarter change in real GDP after subtracting 0.08 percentage point
from the third-quarter change.
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FOOTNOTE.--Quarterly estimates are expressed at seasonally adjusted annual rates, unless otherwise
specified. Quarter-to-quarter dollar changes are differences between these published estimates. Percent
changes are calculated from unrounded data and are annualized. “Real” estimates are in chained (2005)
dollars. Price indexes are chain-type measures.
This news release is available on BEA’s Web site along with the Technical Note and Highlights
related to this release.
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AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
________________________________________________________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
[IWS] Towers Watson: FROM RECESSION TO RECOVERY: HOW FAR, HOW FAST, HOW WELL PREPARED --Survey [28 January 2010]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Towers Watson
From Recession to Recovery: How Far, How Fast, How Well Prepared [28 January 2010]
http://www.towerswatson.com/assets/pdf/960/WT_2010_15164.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]
Includes TABLES & CHARTS....
Press Release
In 2010, Hiring Goes Hand in Hand With Targeted Workforce Reductions, Towers Watson Survey Finds [28 January 2010]
http://www.towerswatson.com/press/965
NEW YORK, January 28, 2010 — The U.S. employment picture looks mixed at best in 2010, with hiring picking up at a majority of U.S. organizations even as some plan to continue making targeted workforce reductions, according to a new survey by Towers Watson (NYSE, NASDAQ: TW), a leading global professional services company. The survey did find signs of optimism, especially predictions that employee productivity and engagement will improve over the next year.
The Towers Watson survey found that 92% of respondents plan to hire in 2010. However, 36% are also planning targeted workforce reductions, down from the 58% that have done so since the financial crisis began. The survey, based on responses from 118 mostly large employers in the United States and 459 employers globally, was conducted in early January.
Not surprisingly, given employment patterns both pre- and post-crisis, 41% of the survey respondents agree that it’s easier to retain talent now than it was before the financial crisis. However, 51% think that retention will be more difficult a year from now. Respondents also noted a rise in productivity over the past year, with just over half (55%) agreeing that employee productivity had risen compared with pre-financial crisis levels, and 48% expecting it will continue to rise by next year. Interestingly, the recession’s impact on employee engagement has also been mixed: While 30% report lower engagement today, 28% believe employee engagement has risen since before the financial crisis. For 2010, far more companies expect engagement to rise (39%) than decline (5%).
“Without question, the last 18 months have been challenging for employers and employees alike, and while there are signs of improvement, it’s clear we’re not going back to ‘business as usual’ anytime soon,” said Laura Sejen, global rewards practice leader at Towers Watson. “While it’s heartening – and a testament to employer focus and employee commitment – that productivity has increased, that’s also part of the reason for slower hiring and more caution about increased investments in workforce programs. As always, the question is how lean can companies run – especially as demand for products and services rises? Those slower to reinvest in their workforce could find themselves at a competitive disadvantage.”
The survey confirmed the toll the past year has taken on employees in terms of pay and benefit cuts, and how employees have responded. For instance, more than half (52%) of respondents said the percentage of their employees working past their desired retirement age is higher than it was before the financial crisis, and 31% expect it will be even higher a year from now. Thirty-two percent of the respondents said their employees’ cost of health care coverage is higher now than it was before the financial crisis, and 38% think it will be even higher a year from now.
Employers are acknowledging their employees’ concerns: Twenty-eight percent expect that, in a year from now, they will put more emphasis on ensuring benefits provide a desired level of security for employees. Much larger numbers of respondents, however, expect to increase their focus on controlling and reducing benefit costs (53%) and managing the risk and volatility of those costs (49%).
“While employers are clearly hopeful that 2010 will bring healthier balance sheets and bottom lines for their businesses, they also seem mindful their employees might not share that optimism,” said Ravin Jesuthasan, global talent management practice leader at Towers Watson. “With unemployment numbers still high and health care costs continuing to rise, many employees will not be able to shake off their concern for the future. How a strengthening global economy will affect these trends remains to be seen. The good news, based on our client experience, is that many companies already recognize the need to make thoughtful investments to retain and engage their existing talent despite the continuing uncertainty about the business climate and the resulting caution about taking on added workforce costs.”
Other findings from the survey include:
* Almost a third (30%) of companies report employees have on average reduced their contributions to 401(k) plans from pre-financial crisis levels, and 51% have seen an increase in employees’ hardship withdrawals from pre-financial crisis levels.
* Almost half (48%) of U.S. respondents said employees had shifted 401(k) plan allocations out of equities; however, 37% expect employees to shift back toward equities a year from now.
* Respondents expect to fund their short-term incentive plans at 100% this year, compared with 80% in 2008 and 60% last year.
The Towers Watson analysis can be found at http://www.towerswatson.com/research/960.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] OSHA [DATABASE]: ESTABLISHMENT SPECIFIC INJURY & ILLNESS RATES [27 January 2010]
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
________________________________________________________________________
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Establishment Specific Injury and Illness Rates [DATABASE][27 January 2010]
http://www.osha.gov/pls/odi/establishment_search.html
Each year the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) collects work-related injury and illness data from employers within specific industry and employment size specifications. This data collection is called the OSHA Data Initiative or ODI. The data provided is used by OSHA to calculate establishment specific injury and illness incidence rates. The file below contains a table with the name, address, industry, and associated Total Case Rate (TCR), Days Away, Restricted, and Transfer (DART) case rate, and the Days Away From Work (DAFWII) case rate for the establishments that provided OSHA with valid data through the 2008 data collection (collection of CY 2007 data). This database does not contain rates calculated by OSHA for establishments that submitted suspect or unreliable data.
Press Release 27 January 2010
OSHA releases workplace injury and illness information
Data represents administration's "Open Government" policy
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=17109
WASHINGTON -- Every year since 1996 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has collected work-related injury and illness data from more than 80,000 employers. For the first time, the Agency has made the data from 1996 to 2007 available in a searchable online database, allowing the public to look at establishment or industry-specific injury and illness data. The workplace injury and illness data is available at http://www.osha.gov/pls/odi/establishment_search.htm as well as Data.gov.
OSHA uses the data to calculate injury and illness incidence rates to guide its strategic management plan and to focus its Site Specific Targeting (SST) Program, which the agency uses to target its inspections.
"Making injury and illness information available to the public is part of OSHA's response to the administration's commitment to make government more transparent to the American people," said David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA. "This effort will improve the public's accessibility to workplace safety and health data and ensure the Agency can function more effectively for American workers."
Information available at the Data.gov and www.osha.gov Websites includes an establishment's name, address, industry, associated Total Case Rate (TCR), Days Away, Restricted, Transfer (DART) case rate, and the Days Away From Work (DAFWII) case rate. The data is specific to the establishments that provided OSHA with valid data through the 2008 data collection (collection of CY 2007 data). This database does not contain rates calculated by OSHA for establishments that submitted suspect or unreliable data.
Data.gov provides expanded public access to valuable workforce-related data generated by the Executive Branch of the federal government. Although the initial launch of Data.gov provides a limited portion of the rich variety of Federal datasets presently available, the public is invited to participate in shaping the future of Data.gov by suggesting additional datasets and site enhancements to provide seamless public access and use of federal data.
More information about the Department of Labor's Open Government Web site is available at http://www.dol.gov/open/ where there are links to the latest data sets, ways to connect with Department staff, and information about providing public input that will make the Department's site and its work more useful and engaging.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to assure these conditions for America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] OECD: CHILE ECONOMIC SURVEY 2010 [27 January 2010]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
OECD
Economic Survey of Chile 2010 [27 January 2010]
www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/Chile
POLICY BRIEF
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/24/3/44464700.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]
Press Release 27 January 2010
Securing growth and tackling inequality remain key challenge as Chile emerges from recession
http://www.oecd.org/document/38/0,3343,en_2649_34569_44483942_1_1_1_37443,00.html
27/01/2010 - Chile, now on the path to becoming the OECD’s newest member, is emerging from recession relatively fast on the back of government stimulus measures and a rebound in copper export prices, says a new OECD report.
But more effective competition, innovation and education policies will be needed for Chile to converge faster to OECD living standards and to reduce poverty and income inequality, which remain high despite recent improvements. The OECD’s latest Economic Survey of Chile says economic activity, after falling 1.8 % in 2009, is expected to grow by around 4.1% this year and 5.0% in 2011.
“Chile has managed the crisis better than other small open economies ,” said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría. “Thanks to sound fiscal policies and good monetary policy management during the boom years, there was room for decisive stimulus measures which are now proving their worth.”
Because Chile has low debt and relatively healthy finances, it can afford to keep some of the fiscal stimulus measures in place this year to provide further support for domestic demand, the report says. If the recovery gains pace as expected, the stimulus could be further withdrawn in 2011. But if the pick up in world trade runs out of steam and growth falters, the stimulus measures should be maintained for longer.
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[IWS] MPI: PROTECTION THROUGH INTEGRATION: THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO AID MIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES [28 January 2010]
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Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
Protection through Integration: The Mexican Government’s Efforts to Aid Migrants in the United States [28 January 2010]
By Laureen Laglagaron
January 2010
http://my.migrationpolicy.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=QqJfnLqummo7lX4DPYWAq9v%2BA2Bmrfje
[full-text, 42 pages]
[excerpt]
Executive Summary
Mexican consular officials safeguard and protect the interests of their nationals in the United States,
performing many of the same functions as any other diplomatic staff in a foreign country. As an
immigrant-sending country, Mexico also offers its nationals in the United States low-cost transfer
rates for remittances and programs that match migrant investment in communities of origin dollar
for dollar. In recent years, the Mexican government has moved beyond traditional notions of
consular protection by establishing a broad institutional structure, the Institute of Mexicans Abroad
(Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior or IME), to deliver an array of civic, health, education, and
financial services to its migrants — 95 percent of whom live in the United States. The proximity and
concentration of their diaspora allows Mexico to establish or coordinate programs geared towards
helping Mexican migrants transition to life in the United States. By promoting services that seek to
integrate its migrants in a receiving country, the Mexican government has taken on a task that has
traditionally been the work of receiving-country institutions, not sending countries. IME’s work
represents one of the most significant, if overlooked, factors in US immigrant integration policy.
This report does not evaluate IME programs but rather seeks to detail its activities in a first-ever
attempt to map the expanding array of IME programs within the United States.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 1
I. Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 3
II. Background .......................................................................................................................................... 4
A. Demographic Profile of Mexican Immigrants in the United States ..................................... 4
B. The Role and Function of Mexican Consular Officials in the United States ..................... 6
C. The Mexican Government and Its Emigrants: A Brief History ............................................ 6
D. The Institute for Mexicans Abroad ........................................................................................ 10
III. IME Programs: Building the Social and Human Capital of Mexican Migrants in the United
States ............................................................................................................................................................. 14
A. Supporting Leadership from Within the Mexican Migrant Community ......................... 16
B. Improving Education for Migrant Children and Adults ...................................................... 20
C. Providing Health Care for Its Migrants .................................................................................. 28
D. Promoting Formal Banking & Improving the Financial Literacy of Its Migrants ............ 31
IV. Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................ 34
Works Cited .................................................................................................................................................. 35
About the Author ......................................................................................................................................... 39
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