Research papers on working time and work organization issues
Several research papers focusing on working time and work organization issues have been published as part of the new Conditions of Work and Employment Series. These papers are now available online:

Working time in transition: The dual task of standardization and flexibilization in China (2005), Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 11, by X. Zeng, L. Lu and S.Umar Idris

Employment conditions in an ageing world: Meeting the working time challenge (2004), Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 9, by A. Jolivet and S. Lee

Quality of working life: A review on changes in work organization, conditions of employment and work-life arrangements (2003), Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 1, by H. Gospel

The definition, classification and measurement of working time arrangements (2003), Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 4, by D. Bell and P. Elias

Statistics on working time arrangements based on time-use survey data (2003), Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 3, by A. S. Harvey, J. Gershuny, K. Fisher and A. Akbari

A limited number of hard copies of these reports are also available. To obtain one, please contact the Conditions of Work and Employment Programme (TRAVAIL) at:

Tel: +41.22.799.6754 Fax: +41.22.799.8451 or E-mail: travail@ilo.org