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New York, NY 10016                        Director, IWS News Bureau
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Facts for Features from the Census Bureau

Hispanic Heritage Month 2005: September 15-October 15 [29 July 2005]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/005338.html
or
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2005/cb05ff-14rev.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]


In 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim a week in September as National Hispanic Heritage Week. The observance was expanded in 1988 to a monthlong celebration (Sept. 15-Oct. 15). During this month, America celebrates the culture and traditions of U.S. residents who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Sept. 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on Sept. 16 and Sept. 18, respectively.

Population

41.3 million
The estimated Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1, 2004, making people of Hispanic origin the nation’s largest race or ethnic minority. Hispanics constitute 14 percent of the nation’s total population. (This estimate does not include the 3.9 million residents of Puerto Rico.)
<< http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/005164.html > and << http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/003153.html >

1
Of every two people added to the nation’s population between July 1, 2003 and July 1, 2004, were Hispanic.
<< http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/005164.html >

102.6 million
The projected Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1, 2050. According to this projection, Hispanics will constitute 24 percent of the nation’s total population on that date.
<< http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/001720.html >

22.4 million
The nation’s Hispanic population during the 1990 census ­ just slightly over half the current total. << http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-3.pdf>http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr01-3.pdf >

65%
The proportion of Hispanic-origin people who are of Mexican background. Another approximately 9 percent are of Puerto Rican background, with about 3 percent each of Cuban, Salvadoran and Dominican origins. The remainder are of either some other Central American, South American or other Hispanic or Latino origins.
<< http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_lang=en& >

Roughly half of the nation’s Dominicans live in New York City, with about half of the nation’s Cubans residing in Miami-Dade County, Fla.
<< http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_lang=en&_ts=134300672263 >


AND MUCH MORE....
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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
________________________________________________________________________

Upjohn Institute

Single Mothers, Social Capital, and Work-Family Conflict
Upjohn Institute Working Paper 05-118
Teresa Ciabattari
Sonoma State University
2005
http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/05-118.pdf
[full-text, 37 pages]

Abstract
http://www.upjohninst.org/publications/wp/05118wp.html

The purpose of this paper is to examine work-family conflict among low-income, unmarried mothers. I examine how social capital affects work-family conflict and how both social capital and work-family conflict affect employment. I analyze the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a national sample of non-marital births collected in 1998­2000 and 1999­2002. Results show that social capital reduces unmarried mothers’ reports of work-family conflict, especially for low-income women. In addition, mothers who report high levels of work-family conflict are less likely to be employed; this pattern holds for women who are not looking for work as well as those who are. However, even at high levels of conflict, low-income women are more likely to be employed. The results suggest that work-family conflict has two consequences for unmarried women: it keeps them out of the labor force and makes it more difficult for women who want to work to maintain employment stability.

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School of Industrial & Labor Relations           Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
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New York, NY 10016                        Director, IWS News Bureau
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Layoffs, Lemons, Race, and Gender
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w11481.pdf
[full-text, 29 pages]
Luojia Hu, Christopher Taber
NBER Working Paper No. 11481
Issued in July 2005

---- Abstract -----
http://papers.nber.org/papers/W11481

This paper expands on Gibbons and Katz (1991) by looking at how the difference in wage losses across plant closing and layoff varies with race and gender. We find that the differences between white males and the other groups are striking and complex. The lemons effect of layoff holds for white males as in Gibbons and Katz model, but not for the other three demographic groups (white females, black females, and black males). These three all experience a greater decline in earnings at plant closings than at layoffs. This results from two reinforcing effects. First, plant closings have substantially more negative effects on minorities than on whites. Second, layoffs seem to have more negative consequences for white men than the other groups. We also find that the relative wage losses of blacks following layoffs increased after the Civil Rights Act of 1991 which we take as suggestive of an informational effect of layoff as in Gibbons and Katz. The results are suggestive that the large losses that African Americans experience at plant closing could result from heterogeneity in taste discrimination across firms.

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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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Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

Negotiating free-trade agreements: a guide (2005)
Walter Goode
http://www.apecsec.org.sg/apec/publications/free_downloads/2005.MedialibDownload.v1.html?url=/etc/medialib/apec_media_library/downloads/otherfora_initiatives/fta_rta.Par.0001.File.v1.1
[full-text, 155 pages]

[excerpt]
This guide is a practical introduction to the negotiation of free trade
agreements. It is aimed particularly at those who may be
involved in such negotiations for the first time, and it seeks to
explain the main negotiating steps needed to arrive at an agreement
and to make it enter into force.


Contents
Preface
i
1. Before the negotiations begin...1
2. The APEC best-practice principles...19
3. The multilateral rules for free-trade agreements...23
4. Trade in goods...31
5. Rules of origin...43
6. Trade facilitation...55
7. Trade in services...63
8. Investment...75
9. Business mobility...85
10. Government procurement...89
11. The rest of the agreement...93
12. Preparing the agreement for entry into force...103
13. Hints on drafting the agreement...107
Appendix 1: Excerpt from GATT Article XXIV...111
Appendix 2: Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994...113
Appendix 3: Article V of the General Agreement on Trade in Services...117
Appendix 4: WTO: Common Declaration with Regard to
Preferential Rules of Origin...119
Appendix 5: a stylised free-trade agreement...121
Appendix 6: the vocabulary of rules of origin...135
Appendix 7: web-based resources...139
Bibliography 140

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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
________________________________________________________________________

Just the FAQs: Answering Your Questions About NIOSH Research on Nanotechnology
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/faq.html

NIOSH has developed a new web topic page addressing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding nanotechnology. The topic page answers basic questions, defines nanotechnology, identifies nanomaterials, addresses the worker health effects, and outlines the NIOSH research program.

PLEASE NOTE: The NEW NIOSH PARTNERSHIP concerning NANOTECHNOLOGY


“SnIRC” With a Nano-sized “n” ­ A New NIOSH Partnership
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/newsarchive.html#snirc

NIOSH is a founding partner of the Safety of Nanomaterials Interdisciplinary Collaboration (SnIRC), a new initiative based in the United Kingdom. The goals of the collaboration are to raise awareness about issues of nanotechnology, health, and the environment; generate new research; and integrate U.K. research with corresponding studies in other European countries and the U.S. A web site describing the goals, composition, and activities of the collaboration is posted at http://www.snirc.org/index.html.

The new collaboration responds to a recommendation in the 2004 report of the Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering, "Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies: opportunities and uncertainties." http://www.nanotec.org.uk/ The report recommended that Research Councils UK ­ a partnership of the eight U.K. research centers created by royal charters ­ establish an interdisciplinary center to lead scientific research on issues that are key for understanding human and environmental exposures to nanomaterials.

SnIRC also builds on pre-existing collaborations between NIOSH and eminent nanotechnology research programs at the Institute of Occupational Medicine in Edinburgh, Napier University, Aberdeen University, and Edinburgh University. NIOSH is pleased to be a partner in this new initiative to foster international teamwork for scientific research on nanotechnology and occupational health. A number of NIOSH projects address the specific aims of SnIRC, including research into the characterization and potential health implications of engineered nanomaterials. The new partnership will help NIOSH to maintain awareness of, and to participate in, international developments related to its areas of study.

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Institute for Workplace Studies                   Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations           Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
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New York, NY 10016                        Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

NAEP: The NATION'S REPORT CARD --2004 Results
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/

2004 Long Term Results
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/ltt/results2004/


NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress:
Three Decades of Student Performance in Reading and Mathematics
14 July 2005
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/2005/2005464.asp

To download parts of the report, go to -
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pubs/2005/2005464.asp#pdflist

To download complete report, go to-
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/main2005/2005464.pdf
[full-text, 148 pages]


Suggested Citation
Perie, M., and Moran, R. (2005). NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress: Three Decades of Student Performance in Reading and Mathematics (NCES 2005-464). U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.

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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)

Education Statistics Quarterly-Vol. 6 Issue 3 [26 Ju;ly 2005]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005612
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005612.pdf
[full-text, 76 pages]

Description:
The Quarterly offers a comprehensive overview of work done across all of NCES. Each issue includes short publications and summaries covering all NCES publications and data products released in a given time period as well as notices about training and funding opportunities. In addition, each issue includes a featured topic with invited commentary, and a note on the topic from NCES.
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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
________________________________________________________________________

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Student Reports of Bullying: Results from the 2001 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey [27 July 2005]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005310
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005310.pdf
[full-text, 53 pages]

Description:
Using data from the 2001 School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), this report examines the prevalence and nature of bullying as reported by students ages 12 through 18 in relation to student characteristics, school characteristics, and criminal victimization. In addition, the report explores other behaviors that were reported by the bullied student, such as fear, avoidance behavior, weapon carrying, and academic grades. This report examines student reports of being bullied by direct means only, by indirect means only, and by both direct and indirect means.
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School of Industrial & Labor Relations           Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
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New York, NY 10016                        Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Youth Indicators, 2005: Trends in the Well-Being of American Youth [29 July 2005]
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005050
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005050.pdf
[full-text, 138 pages]
[click on PDFs in left margin for each section]

Description:
Youth Indicators contains statistics that address important aspects of the lives of youth, including family, schooling, work, community, and health. The report focuses on American youth and young adults 14 to 24 years old, and presents trends in various social contexts that may relate to youth education and learning.

Press Release 29 July 2005
http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2005/07/07292005.html

[excerpt]
Youth Indicators 2005, a report by the Department's National Center for Education Statistics in the Institute of Education Sciences, presents important trends in the academic progress of teenagers and young adults.

It shows that the proportion of 25- to 29-year-olds completing college rose from 16 percent in 1970 to 29 percent in 2004. And average mathematics proficiency for both 13- and 17-year-olds was higher in 2004 than in 1973 for all racial groups.

The indicators also show that, despite improvements in many areas of education, substantial gaps remain between white and minority students.

Highlights from the report include:
   * Although a performance gap in reading proficiency between 13- and 17-year-old white students and their black and Hispanic peers was still present in 2004, this gap was smaller than in 1975.
   * The proportion of all 16- to 24-year-olds who were dropouts declined between 1998 (12 percent) and 2003 (10 percent). Between 1993 and 1998, the proportion of dropouts in this age group had fluctuated.
   * College enrollment rates of 18- to 24-year-olds increased from 26 percent in 1980 to 38 percent in 2003; the enrollment rate of females increased more rapidly than that of males.
   * While overall college attainment rates have increased, substantial gaps remain. Among 25- to 29-year-olds in 2004, 11 percent of Hispanics had completed a bachelor's degree, compared with 17 percent of blacks, and 34 percent of whites.

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School of Industrial & Labor Relations           Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
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New York, NY 10016                        Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) Monthly Newsletter [No. 38]
June-July(Part Two), 2005
http://kctu.org/maybbs/view.php?db=kctuinfo2&code=eng_docu&n=38

Contents :

1. KCTU Files Protest against Minimum Wage to be Applied September 2005 to December 2006

2. OECD Council Decides to Continue Special Monitoring on Korean Industrial Relations

3. Korean Organisations held a press conference/protest against the WTO General Council in the morning of 27th July

For earlier editions, see --
New Documents
http://kctu.org/maybbs/list.php?db=kctuinfo2&code=eng_docu

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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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EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX-JUNE 2005 [29 July 2005]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/eci.supp.toc.htm

  Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7 percent
 from March to June 2005, seasonally adjusted, the same increase as
 occurred between December 2004 and March 2005, the Bureau of Labor
 Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  Benefit costs
 between March and June rose 0.8 percent, compared with the gain for wages
 and salaries of 0.6 percent.  The Employment Cost Index (ECI), a component
 of the National Compensation Survey, measures quarterly changes in
 compensation costs, which include wages, salaries, and employer costs for
 employee benefits for civilian workers (nonfarm private and State and
 local government).

     Increases in benefit costs accounted for over 35 percent of the rise
 in compensation costs for civilian workers from March to June 2005.  Among
 private industry workers, benefit costs contributed nearly 35 percent of
 compensation gains during the quarter; compared with nearly 60 percent
 from December 2004 to March 2005.  Health insurance costs constituted
 about 10 percent of the compensation gains during the quarter.  Among
 State and local government workers, benefit costs comprised nearly one-
 half of compensation cost gains during the March to June period, virtually
 unchanged from the December to March quarter.  Health insurance costs
 represented nearly one-third of the gain in compensation costs from March
 to June 2005.

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....

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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                        *
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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
________________________________________________________________________

Gross Domestic Product 2nd Qtr (Advance)
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT ACCOUNTS
. SECOND QUARTER 2005 GDP (ADVANCE)
. REVISED ESTIMATES:  2002 THROUGH FIRST QUARTER 2005
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdp205a.htm
or
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdp205a.pdf
[full-text, 34 pages]
and Highlights
http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2005/gdp205a_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 3.4 percent in the second quarter of 2005,
according to advance estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.  In the first quarter, real
GDP increased 3.8 percent.

    The Bureau emphasized that the second-quarter "advance" estimates are based on source data that
are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency (see the box on page 3).  The second-
quarter "preliminary" estimates, based on more comprehensive data, will be released on August 31,
2005.

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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IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies                   Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations           Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor                    Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016                        Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________


Mercer

US workers’ trust in management is low
Mercer survey reveals a lack of confidence in top executives
United States
New York, 21 July 2005
http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1187220

A new survey finds that US workers have some serious doubts about the leaders of their companies. Only 40% of the workers trust top management "to always communicate honestly" while a mere 38% say leaders "do a good job of explaining important business decisions."

These findings from the 2005 What's Working™ survey, conducted by Mercer Human Resource Consulting in the first quarter of this year, reflect the thinking of a representative sample of workers employed by more than 800 organizations across the US. The survey is part of an ongoing effort to capture contemporary perceptions of work and to develop scientific norms that Mercer's clients can use as they design, implement, and communicate their human resource strategies and programs.

While Mercer found two of every three workers say they feel a strong sense of commitment to their organizations, C-suite executives will take little comfort from other survey findings:
   * When asked whether "senior management does a good job of confronting issues before they become major problems," only 39% of the workers said yes.
   * Less than half (49%) of the workers said their organization as a whole is well managed.
   * Only 49% of the workers agreed with the statement that "senior management communicates a clear vision of the future direction of my organization."
   * Just over half (52%) agreed with the statement that "senior management of my organization does a good job of establishing clear objectives."

AND 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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IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies                   Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations           Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor                    Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016                        Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Mercer

China and India: Comparative HR Advantages [15 July 2005]
http://www.mercerhr.com/knowledgecenter/reportsummary.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1186125;jsessionid=3ELYMM20TRSAQCTGOUGCHPQKMZ0QYI2C

Noodles are costlier than dosa and so are their cooks! Employees in China cost their employers more than their Indian counterparts, reveals Mercer's 2005 China and India: Comparative HR Advantages report. While India certainly is less expensive than China, the report shows that neither country has a clear advantage over the other in any of the important aspects of human resource management.

Drawing partly from the What's Working country reports for China and India, this report compares economic trends, HR and business issues, remuneration levels, and regional differences among cities in each country. China and India: Comparative HR Advantages is a ready reference for HR managers to understand the emerging issues and trends in HR practices of these two countries.

The table below highlights some of the findings of the report and shows where there are differences and similarities between the two countries. The report is quite revealing and a valuable source of information on HR practices in two of the most important emerging markets worldwide.

AND MORE including the comparative TABLE....
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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 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
________________________________________________________________________


Producer Price Index Detailed Report Tables [27 July 2005]


2005 -- Producer Price Index Detailed Report Tables  for June 2005
http://www.bls.gov/ppi/home.htm#tables
or
http://www.bls.gov/ppi/ppi_dr.htm#2005
or
http://www.bls.gov/ppi/ppidr200506.pdf
[full-text, 132 pages]


Note: Indexes for the reference month of each PPI Report are subject to revision 4 months after original publication. Seasonally adjusted indexes are also revised with the release of January data each year for the preceding five years.
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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                       *
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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. House. Joint Economic Committee (JEC)

Overview of the CHINESE ECONOMY
http://www.house.gov/jec/publications/109/07-26-05china.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]


See Press Release  26 July 2005
Chinese Economy is Examined in New JEC Study
http://www.house.gov/jec/press/2005/07-26-05.htm

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The economy of the People's Republic of China is strongly influenced by the Chinese government through its extensive ownership, control, and financing of major businesses, according to a new Joint Economic Committee (JEC) study released today by Chairman Jim Saxton. The new study, < http://www.house.gov/jec/publications/109/07-26-05china.pdf> Overview of the Chinese Economy, examines the evolution of Chinese economic policy in recent decades and its impact on the structure of the Chinese economy.

Under current policy, the Chinese economy is relatively open to foreign direct investment as part of a strategy of export-led growth that facilitates capital formation, economic development, and employment. On the other hand, the Chinese government still dominates the domestic economy through extensive state ownership and control of major Chinese enterprises. These enterprises are coddled by government-owned banks that provide loans at below-market interest rates or with special terms.

"As Congress grapples with issues such as the proposed acquisition of Unocal by CNOOC, it is important to understand the economic environment in which such Chinese firms operate," Saxton said. "This new JEC study provides a balanced analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the Chinese economy, including the role of its state-owned enterprises.

"Although the Chinese economy has grown rapidly in recent years, it is faced with a number of problems and challenges," Saxton said. "In particular, large sections of the Chinese economy are dominated by a number of major state-owned and state-influenced firms that are not economically viable. These enterprises use their access to officials at all levels of government to obtain special favors, and cronyism and corruption are widespread.

"These enterprises also receive loan subsidies from state-owned banks whose own solvency is often undermined as a result. Consequently, large segments of the Chinese banking system are essentially bankrupt. There is a private sector in the Chinese economy, but it is largely confined to foreign and smaller Chinese companies. As Congress evaluates U.S.-Chinese economic relations, we must take into account the fact that the Chinese economy is not yet truly a market economy," Saxton concluded.
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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                  *
****************************************

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
________________________________________________________________________

DiversityBusiness.com

Diversity Lists for 2004 and earlier years

DIV-LISTS - 2004
http://www.diversitybusiness.com/Resources/DivLists/2004/

Here you will find marketing and research data of the Nations Top Corporations for Diversity Business Opportunities. Listing of the Top Diversity Owned Businesses in the U.S. and a Listing of the Top Diversity Owned Businesses in each state.

America's Top Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities In the DiversityBusiness.com fifth annual Internet election, America’s leading women and minority owned businesses selected the Fortune 500 companies and Government agencies that best promote multicultural business opportunities. Over 350,000 women and minority owned businesses had the opportunity to participate in the election.

Forbes Magazine's Coverage on our Top Business List

Top Diversity Owned Businesses in the U.S. by state

Top 100 Diversity Owned Businesses in the U.S.

Top 500 Diversity Owned Businesses in the U.S.

Top Small Businesses in the U.S. by state

Top 500 Small Businesses in the U.S.

Top 500 Woman Owned Businesses in the U.S.

Top 100 Native American Owned Businesses in the U.S.

Top 100 African American Owned Businesses in the U.S.

Top 100 Asian American Owned Businesses in the U.S.

Top 100 Hispanic American Owned Businesses in the U.S.


Archives:

  ­ < http://www.diversitybusiness.com/Resources/DivLists/2003/Default.asp >2003 Lists

  ­ < http://www.diversitybusiness.com/Resources/DivLists/2002/Default.asp>2002 Lists

  ­ < http://www.diversitybusiness.com/Resources/DivLists/default2001.asp >2001 Lists

  ­ < http://www.diversitybusiness.com/Resources/DivLists/DivTop50/2000/Vote/Results/Default.asp>2000 List
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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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