Forced labor: Coercion and exploitation in the private economy - Buy now 26 August 2009 - PRAISE FOR FORCED LABOR
"Excellent. . . . This state-of-the-art volume provides a first-rate analysis of the dynamics leading to the occurrence of forced labour, its global distribution,and different types of policy responses."
-Jens Lerche, SOAS, University of London.
Two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, at least 12. ...
Flexicurity: A relevant approach in Central and Eastern Europe - Buy now 25 January 2007 - This book argues, with case studies contributed by outstanding national experts, that the flexicurity approach is the most relevant for Central and Eastern European countries and suggests appropriate reforms of economic policy, institutional framework of the labour market, labour market policy and education and social policies in this region.
Globalization, Flexibilization and Working Conditions in Asia and the Pacific - Buy now 08 October 2008 - This unique study reviews employment conditions in Asia and the Pacific in the context of globalization and the increasing pressures towards flexibilization. It places a strong focus on the divergent experiences of individual workers regarding their employment conditions...
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Promoting equity: Gender-neutral job evaluation for equal pay. A step-by-step guide - Buy now 12 February 2009 - Significant gender disparities in pay are amongst the most resilient features of labour markets. This step-by-step guide sets out the various methodological components of the process and explains the criteria, which should be met in order to avoid discriminatory practices.
Updating the ILO’s minimum basic wage of able seamen. Report JMC/29/2001/2 - Buy now 14 November 2000 - Report for discussion at the 29th Session of the Joint Maritime Commission, JMC/29/2001/2. This report revises the ILO minimum basic wage for seafarers based on changes in consumer prices and exchange rates between January 1997 and January 2000.
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World of Work Report 2008 - Income inequalities in the age of financial globalization
- Buy now 17 November 2008 - Income inequalities have been growing significantly within countries over the past two decades or so. This new report from the International Institute for Labour Studies presents a timely assessment of this issue, based on new data and economic analysis and with full technical annexes. It looks at the extent of this phenomenon and ...