IWS Documented News DAILY POSTINGS: 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
________________________________________________________________________

Monthly Labor Review Online
March 2009
Vol. 132, Number 3
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/home.htm

U.S. labor market in 2008: economy in recession

James Marschall Borbely

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/03/art1full.pdf

[full-text, 17 pages]

CPS data show that the labor market weakness that began

during the second half of 2007 worsened during 2008 as the U.S. economy

entered a recession; unemployment rose sharply, both employment

and the employment-population ratio declined, and median

weekly earnings grew at about the same rate as inflation in 2008

Substantial job losses in 2008: weakness broadens and deepens across industries

Laura A. Kelter

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2009/03/art2full.pdf

[full-text, 14 pages]

Employment losses in 2008 accelerated by year's end

as continued weakness in construction, manufacturing,

and professional and business services spread

into consumer-driven industries

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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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# posted by SBasefsky : 4:13 PM

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)

Good practice guide to internal flexibility policies in companies [30 March 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0919.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/19/en/1/EF0919EN.pdf
[full-text, 49 pages]

Author:
Goudswaard, Anneke; Oeij, Peter; Brugman, Tony; de Jong, Tanja

Summary: This report sets out to contribute to the present debate on the need for European companies and their workers to become more flexible and adaptable in the face of ongoing economic change and business restructuring. The guide should therefore provide useful and practical tips for company-level actors concerning the potential benefits of developing more flexible internal workplace policies. Equally, it has been developed to assist practitioners and social partners wishing to review and/or learn more about developing such initiatives.

Contents
Introduction

Part 1 Internal flexibility: concepts and policy development
Flexibility in the context of the European flexicurity debate
Concept of flexibility at company level
Organisational flexibility: creating adaptable workplaces
Working time flexibility: balancing interests
Developing flexibility policies at company level
Achieving flexibility through change management

Part 2 Internal flexibility: company policies and practices
Teleworking and flexible workplaces at Dexia Bank Belgium
Shaping a flexible mindset at GKN AutoStructures
Worklife balance through flexibility at MRW
Negotiated flexibility at Palfinger
Flexibility as a result of restructuring at Saab Microwave Systems
Case study analysis

Bibliography

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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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# posted by SBasefsky : 3:05 PM

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
________________________________________________________________________

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Job Patterns For Minorities And Women In Private Industry 2007 (EEO-1) [23 March 2009]
http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/jobpat/jobpat.html
or
DATA for 2007
http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/jobpat/2007/index.html

Introductory Note

As part of its mandate under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission requires periodic reports from public and private employers, and unions and labor organizations which indicate the composition of their work forces by sex and by race/ethnic category. Key among these reports is the EEO-1, which is collected annually from Private employers with 100 or more employees or federal contractors with 50 more employees. In 2007, over 67,800 employers with more than 61.3 million employees filed EEO-1 reports.

______________________________
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 : 1:59 PM

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
________________________________________________________________________

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

2008 INTERNET CRIME REPORT [30 March 2009]
http://www.fbi.gov/cgi-bin/outside.cgi?http://www.nw3c.org/downloads/2008_IC3_Annual%20Report_3_27_09_small.pdf
[full-text, 28 pages]

CONTENTS

2008 Internet Crime Report 1
Executive Summary 1
Overview 2
General IC3 Filing Information 2
Complaint Characteristics 4
Perpetrator Characteristics 6
Complainant Characteristics 8
Complainant - Perpetrator Dynamics 10
Additional Information About IC3 Referrals 11
Scams of 2008 11
Scam Synopsis 12
Results of IC3 Referrals 12
IC3 Capabilities 14
Conclusion 14
Appendix 1: Explanation of Complaint Categories 16
Appendix 2: Best Practices to Prevent Internet Fraud 17
Appendix 3: References 21
Appendix 4: Complainant/Perpetrator Statistics, by State 22

Press Release 30 March 2009
Annual Report on Internet Crime
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel09/internet033009.htm

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), today released the 2008 Annual Report on the number of Internet crime complaints received.

A total of 275,284 complaints were received in 2008up from 206,884 (33 percent) over 2007. Total dollar loss reported in 2008 was $265 millionup from $239 million in 2007. The average individual loss was $931.

AND MUCH 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 : 1:53 PM

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
________________________________________________________________________

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Asian Development Outlook 2009: Rebalancing Asia's Growth [31 March 2009]
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ADO/2009/default.asp
or
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ADO/2009/ado2009.pdf
[full-text, 326 pages]

News Release
31 March 2009
Bleak Outlook for Developing Asia, But Region Can Cope with Crisis, Says ADB
http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2009/12839-asian-development-outlooks/default.asp

HONG KONG, CHINA Developing Asia's economic growth will slow in 2009 to its most sluggish pace since the 1997/1998 Asian financial crisis, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says in a new major report.

ADB's flagship annual economic publication, < http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/ADO/2009/>Asian Development Outlook 2009 (ADO 2009), released today, forecasts economic growth in developing Asia will slide to just 3.4% in 2009, down from 6.3% last year and 9.5% in 2007. If the global economy experiences a mild recovery next year, the outlook for the region will improve to 6% in 2010.

Deteriorating economic prospects will hinder the efforts to reduce poverty. With the slow growth, more than 60 million people in 2009, and close to 100 million people in 2010, will remain trapped in poverty living on less than US$1.25 a day - than would have been if growth had continued at its earlier pace.

"The short term outlook for the region is bleak as the full impact of the severe recession in industrialized economies is transmitted to emerging markets," says ADB Acting Chief Economist Jong-Wha Lee.

Despite the dismal outlook, the report says that the region is in a much better position to cope with this crisis than it was in 1997/98.

Large foreign currency reserves and steadily declining inflation rates will provide policymakers with the necessary tools to nurse their economies through the hard times ahead.

Many Asian governments have already responded quickly to the crisis with appropriate financial, monetary and fiscal policies and so far the impact on financial stability has been limited, the report adds.

But the report warns that there are significant downside risks to the global outlook, which could further impact on the already gloomy regional outlook.

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 : 1:45 PM

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
________________________________________________________________________

Equal Opportunities International (EOI) 2009 Conference, 15-17 July 2009, Istanbul, Turkey
http://www.eoi-conference.org/index.htm

Call For Papers
http://www.eoi-conference.org/callforpapers.htm

The call for papers will open in the first week of February, and will close on 15 May, 2009. Final session lists for each stream are due on 15 June 2009.

EOI Conference seeks to provide an international and interdisciplinary platform for exchange of ideas in the field of equality, diversity and inclusion in the world of work. The conference welcomes participation and presentations by academics, policy makers, and practitioners. Academic papers which make empirical, theoretical or methodological contribution to our understanding in this field as well as experiences of policy makers and practitioners are invited to the conference.

If you are a policy maker, practitioner or an academic and wish to participate to the conference without presenting a paper, you can proceed to registration page of the conference.

If you are an academic, practitioner or policy maker participant, EOI Conference welcomes three forms of submissions to regular streams:
* Extended abstract: Customarily an extended abstract should be approximately 300 words including references. This form of submission is suitable for describing early research, practitioner ideas, experiences or policy initiatives in the field.
* Developmental papers: These should be approximately 3000-5000 words, including references. This form of submission is suited for more developed ideas, initiatives and research projects.
* Full papers: These are longer contributions less than 40 sides of A4 including references. This form of submission is more suited for completed research projects, policy and practice interventions.

Please see EOI manuscript < http://www.eoi-conference.org/pdfs/Guidelines.pdf> guidelines .

All submissions to the EOI conference should be original pieces which were not published elsewhere in any other form. Please use the < http://www.eoi-conference.org/paper_form.php> abstract/paper submission form for submitting your abstract/manuscript.

Stream chairs may organise the sessions in different ways. However, in general, paper presentations at the conference will be a maximum of 20 minutes long, with 10 minutes for questions and discussion. Data projectors will be available in each conference room.

All accepted papers and abstracts will be published only in a memory drive, which will be distributed to conference delegates on the first day of the conference. Inclusion of accepted abstracts and papers in the memory drive is subject to author permissions. Unless authors express a written objection to publishing their papers, we will consider submission of papers as consent for publication in this electronic form. Please note that stream chairs may also have other publication plans. Please consult them for further information.

______________________________
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 : 1:15 PM

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
________________________________________________________________________

Program Perspectives on Retirement Benefits [30 March 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/perspectives/home.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/opub/perspectives/issue3.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]

BLS presents BLS data on retirement benefits received by workers. The latest data on participation in defined-contribution and defined-benefit plans are included, as well as information on employer costs per hour for such plans. This is the third issue of "Program Perspectives," a new publication in which BLS programs showcase their latest data.

Includes 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 : 11:46 AM

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
________________________________________________________________________

Institute for International Labour Studies (IILS) at the ILO

The Financial and Economic Crisis: A Decent Work Response [24 March 2009]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/tackling.pdf
[full-text., 68 pages]

This report examines policy packages announced in over 40 countries to overcome the global economic crisis. It shows that not enough has been done to reduce the risk of a labour market recession of unprecedented proportions since the Second World War. And it provides an analytical foundation for a global strategy centered around jobs and social protection, as crucial drivers of the recovery. The strategy put forth also addresses imbalances and inequalities in the globalization process that led to the crisis.

Tables of Contents
Page
Executive summary ............................................................................................................................... vii
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1
I. Crisis spreads worldwide and entails risk of prolonged social crisis................................................ 2
II. International and country responses to the crisis............................................................................ 15
III. Decent Work as a cornerstone of the recovery: A global jobs pact................................................ 27
IV. Improving global policy coherence for more balanced growth and development.......................... 41
V. Assessing the effects of the global jobs pact on the recovery ........................................................ 47

Press Release 24 March 2009
http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_104065/index.htm

GENEVA (ILO News) The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) called for a "Global Jobs Pact" to forestall a "prolonged and severe" jobs crisis that would lead to a massive increase in unemployment and working poverty.

The appeal followed a high-level, tripartite discussion at the ILO Governing Body Monday, during which International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said increased cooperation between the IMF and the ILO was crucial in addressing the global economic crisis. The high-level meeting also heard remarks by Mr. Guy Ryder, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); Mr. Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs; Jonathan Shaw, Minister for Disabled People and for the South East of the UK Department for Work and Pensions.

ILO Director-General Juan Somavia described international coordination to tackle the crisis as weak, and said "the financial, trade, economic, employment and social roots of the global crisis are interlinked and so must be the policy responses". This is a most important message ahead of the G20 Summit to be held in London next week.

The discussion was based on a study by the ILO's International Institute for Labour Studies entitled < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/inst/download/tackling.pdf > The Financial and Economic Crisis: A Decent Work Response, that said that demographic projections suggest that nearly 90 million net new jobs would be needed over 2009-10 to absorb new entrants in the labour market and avoid a prolonged jobs gap. In earlier financial crises, the labour market recovered only 4 to 5 years after the economic recovery, the study said.

"We need to implement a coherent and coordinated job-oriented recovery strategy, based on sustainable enterprises, as soon as possible", Mr. Somavia said. "If stimulus efforts are delayed the jobs crisis will be prolonged and severe and employment may only start to recover as from 2011."

The study by the ILO Institute examined current rescue efforts in 32 countries, including all members of the G20. It said that while the IMF had called for stimulus plans in the order of 2 per cent of GDP in response to the crisis, stimulus plans stand on average at 1.7 per cent. The study also illustrates that stimulus as a percentage of GDP for advanced economies at 1.3 per cent is less than half that allocated by developing and emerging economies.

The ILO survey also found that the stimulus packages lean heavily toward financial bailouts and tax cuts instead of job creation and social protection and noted that on average, fiscal stimulus packages for the real economy are five times smaller than financial bailout packages.

"Only half of the countries examined have announced labour market initiatives and among those, the resources allocated to these measures are relatively limited", said Raymond Torres, Director of the ILO Institute, adding that social policy measures represent, on average, 9.2 per cent of the total fiscal packages. In the case of labour market measures, the figure is 1.8 per cent.

The report also says that infrastructure programmes do not adequately take into account the need to reinforce the existing capacity of businesses and skills supply so that part of the infrastructure spending may result in higher prices, rather than higher production and jobs; some tax cuts will end in higher savings rather than higher demand, output and jobs; and little is done to help youth and other vulnerable groups.

The measures moreover involve only limited social dialogue with employers and unions and lack coordination across countries. Involving social partners would help improve the design of the measures and help restore confidence.

"The global crisis requires global solutions", emphasized the ILO Director-General. Lack of coordination diminishes the overall effect of the stimulus measures, making each individual country reluctant to move faster than its trading partners and aggravating the recession. The study also says trade protectionism would further depress world demand and wage deflation or weaker workers' rights would not only aggravate the global crisis, but be perceived as unfair and aggravate the social crisis.

"The measures have also often failed to tackle the structural imbalances that lie behind the crisis", Mr. Somavia said. "Responses to the crisis must not be piecemeal in nature and rolled out temporarily, only to revert back to 'business as usual' as soon as possible. Moving ahead with the Decent Work Agenda is crucial to supporting the economic recovery, averting labour market and social crises and promoting social cohesion."

By coming together around a Global Jobs Pact, ILO constituents could make an important contribution to global policy coherence on these issues. Such a Pact could ensure that stimulus measures more effectively tackle the transmission mechanisms of the crisis, namely the credit crunch, the rapid deterioration in domestic demand conditions and the recession in external markets, addressing key factors that nurtured the crisis while building the foundation for a more sustainable economy.

The forthcoming International Labour Conference in June this year will focus on tackling the Global Jobs Pact.

______________________________
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 : 2:38 PM

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 Organization (ILO)

ILO GLOBAL JOB CRISIS OBSERVATORY
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/financialcrisis/

What began as a crisis in finance markets has rapidly become a global jobs crisis. Unemployment is rising. The number of working poor is increasing. Businesses are going under. Concern is growing over the balance, fairness and sustainability of the sort of globalization we have had in the run up to the financial crash. The International Labour Organization, representing actors of the real economy, that is governments, working together with representatives of employers and workers organizations, is playing its role within the UN and multilateral system to support its constituents as they seek to weather the crisis, prepare for recovery and shape a new fair globalization. The Decent Work Agenda provides the policy framework to confront the crisis.

Overview :

Highlights
   * < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/financialcrisis/ilo/index.htm#a >

Documents
* < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/financialcrisis/ilo/index.htm#b >

Statements
   * < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/financialcrisis/ilo/index.htm#c >

Press Releases
   * < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/financialcrisis/ilo/index.htm#d >

Audio and Video Resources
   * < http://www.ilo.org/public/english/support/lib/financialcrisis/ilo/index.htm#e >

______________________________
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 : 2:24 PM

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

Development Aid at its highest level ever in 2008 [30 March 2009]
http://www.oecd.org/document/35/0,3343,en_2649_34487_42458595_1_1_1_1,00.html

Total ODA in 2008

30/03/2009 - In 2008, total net official development assistance (ODA) from members of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) rose by 10.2% in real terms to USD 119.8 billion. This is the highest dollar figure ever recorded. It represents 0.30% of members' combined gross national income (GNI, see <http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/48/34/42459170.pdf> Table 1 and <http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/47/52/42458612.pdf> Chart 1).

Bilateral development projects and programmes have been on a rising trend in recent years; however, they rose significantly by 12.5% in real terms in 2008 compared to 2007, indicating that donors are substantially scaling up their core aid programmes (see < http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/47/54/42458651.pdf> Chart 2).

In 2008, preliminary data show that net bilateral ODA from DAC donors to Africa totalled USD 26 billion, of which USD 22.5 billion went to sub-Saharan Africa. Excluding volatile debt relief grants, bilateral aid to Africa and sub-Saharan Africa rose by 10.6% and 10% respectively in real terms. (The increases including debt relief were 1.2% and 0.4% respectively).

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES & CHARTS.....

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U.S. Commercial Service

Doing Business in Thailand 2009: A Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies [24 March 2009]
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_6572894.pdf
[full-text, 116 pages]

Chapter 1: Doing Business In Thailand
Chapter 2: Political and Economic Environment
Chapter 3: Selling U.S. Products and Services
Chapter 4: Leading Sectors for U.S. Export and Investment
Chapter 5: Trade Regulations and Standards
Chapter 6: Investment Climate
Chapter 7: Trade and Project Financing
Chapter 8: Business Travel
Chapter 9: Contacts, Market Research and Trade Events
Chapter 10: Guide to Our Services

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Cornell University
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U.S. Commercial Service

Doing Business in Germany: 2009 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies [25 March 2009]
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_751829.pdf
[full-text, 86 pages]

Chapter 1: Doing Business In Germany

Chapter 2: Political and Economic Environment

Chapter 3: Selling U.S. Products and Services

Chapter 4: Leading Sectors for U.S. Export and Investment

Chapter 5: Trade Regulations and Standards

Chapter 6: Investment Climate

Chapter 7: Trade and Project Financing

Chapter 8: Business Travel

Chapter 9: Contacts, Market Research and Trade Events

Chapter 10: Guide to Our Services

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# posted by SBasefsky : 1:40 PM

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_______________________________
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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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U.S. Commercial Service

Doing Business In Korea: A Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies 2009 [27 March 2009]
http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_3270403.pdf
[full-text, 94 pages]

Chapter 1: Doing Business In Korea
Chapter 2: Political and Economic Environment
Chapter 3: Selling U.S. Products and Services
Chapter 4: Leading Sectors for U.S. Export and Investment
Chapter 5: Trade Regulations and Standards
Chapter 6: Investment Climate
Chapter 7: Trade and Project Financing
Chapter 8: Business Travel
Chapter 9: Contacts, Market Research and Trade Events
Chapter 10: Guide to Our Services

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# posted by SBasefsky : 12:06 PM

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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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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)

Latest restructuring cases [fact sheets]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.php?template=searchfactsheets

* Access the detail of the fact sheet by selecting the name of a company.
* Sort the restructuring cases by selecting a column.

Examples:
Hitachi Home Electronics Czech [announced 27 March 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/static/factsheet_13294.htm?template=searchfactsheets

Svilanit (Slovenia) [announced 20 March 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/static/factsheet_13196.htm?template=searchfactsheets

Dell (Ireleand) [announced 20 March 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/static/factsheet_13203.htm?template=searchfactsheets

AND MUCH MORE....

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# posted by SBasefsky : 11:57 AM

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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
________________________________________________________________________

Conference Board

Press Release
Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series
March 30, 2009
The Conference Board Reports Online Job Demand Down 100,000 in March
http://www.conference-board.org/economics/helpwantedOnline.cfm
or
http://www.conference-board.org/pdf_free/champions.pdf
[full-text, 17 pages]

Includes CHARTS & TABLES.....

[excerpt]

   * Job demand drops 100,000 in March after dipping only 6,600 in February
   * February and March losses slow significantly from the sharp 1 million loss in December and January
   * Historical data for May 2005 through July 2007 have been revised (see page 5 of pdf)
   * Outlook: March's numbers are evidence that the downturn in the labor market has not reversed yet

Online advertised vacancies dropped 100,000 to 3,248,000 in March, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted Online Data Series (HWOL) released today. The March loss follows sharp drops of 507,000 in December and 506,000 in January and a very modest dip of 6,600 in February. This has resulted in a decline of over 1,120,000 advertised vacancies, or over 25 percent, in the last four months.

"The March numbers indicate that we are not at the bottom of the employment cycle but that the declines in labor demand may be slowing," said Gad Levanon, Senior Economist at The Conference Board. "The March decline is significant but substantially less than the 500,000 monthly drops we were seeing in December and January. When the Federal employment numbers are released this Friday, we still expect a very large drop and last month's gap of 9 million between labor demand (HWOL) and supply (Unemployment) will widen further." (Chart 1 on pdf).

"The next two months, April and May, are when employers typically ratchet up their spring hiring, and these months will be a good indication of whether labor demand is beginning to turn around," Levanon noted. In March, there were slightly over 2 advertised vacancies for every 100 people in the labor force compared to slightly over 3 vacancies per 100 in March 2008. (Table 2 on pdf)

AND MUCH MORE.....

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# posted by SBasefsky : 11:32 AM

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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 Science Foundation (NSF)

Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions: FY 2006 [27 March 2009]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf09310/
or
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf09310/pdf/nsf09310.pdf
[full-text, 297 pages]

The data presented in these tables cover all categories of direct federal science and
engineering (S&E) support to institutions of higher education in the United States for S&E
activities. The 19 agencies listed in these tables provide virtually all federal funding for S&E
research and development (R&D) at U.S. universities and colleges. Data are also reported on
these agencies' obligations to nonprofit institutions.

Includes numerous TABLES....

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# posted by SBasefsky : 9:19 AM

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
________________________________________________________________________

Census

2008 State Government Tax Collections
http://www.census.gov/govs/www/statetax.html
or
DATA for 2008
http://www.census.gov/govs/www/statetax08.html

Press Release
State Tax Collections Reach Nearly $784 Billion in 2008 [30 March 2009]
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/governments/013508.html

     State government tax collections totaled $781.8 billion in fiscal year 2008, a $24.5 billion (3.2 percent) increase from 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.

     According to data from the < http://www.census.gov/govs/www/statetax.html> 2008 Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections, taxes on individual income were $280.7 billion, up 5.1 percent; general sales taxes were $240.6 billion, up 0.9 percent; and corporation net income taxes were $51.8 billion, down 2.5 percent. These taxes made up 73.3 percent of all state tax collections nationally.

     Severance taxes imposed for removal of natural resources (e.g., oil, gas, coal, timber, fish, etc.) were up $7.2 billion, or 65.3 percent, with the largest increases in the West and South. Documentary and stock transfer taxes incurred when recording, registering or transferring documents, such as mortgages, deeds or securities were down $2.5 billion, or 24.5 percent, with the largest decrease in the South.

     These files and tables contain annual statistics on the fiscal year tax collections of all 50 state governments, including receipts from licenses and compulsory fees. Tax revenues also include related penalty and interest receipts of the governments.

     These data do not include employer and employee assessments for retirement and social insurance purposes. Also not included are collections for the unemployment compensation taxes imposed by each of the state governments. In addition, these data include tax collections for state governments only; they do not include tax collections from local governments.

-X-

Although the data are not subject to sampling error, the statistics are subject to possible inaccuracies in classification, response and processing. Every effort is made to keep such errors to a minimum through care in examining, editing and tabulating the data.

The tax revenue data pertain to state fiscal years that ended June 30, 2008, in all but four states. Amounts shown for these four states reflect the different timing of their respective fiscal years, which were the 12-month periods ending on March 31, 2008, for New York; Aug. 31, 2008, for Texas; and Sept. 30, 2008, for Alabama and Michigan.

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# posted by SBasefsky : 9:15 AM

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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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________________________________________________________________________

Towers Perrin

March 2009
Ten Tips to Help Your Employees Manage Change in Uncertain Times
http://www.towersperrin.com/tp/showdctmdoc.jsp?country=usa&url=Master_Brand_2/USA/News/Spotlights/2009/March/2009_03_19_spotlight_ten_tips.htm

If your company is like most, the financial crisis has affected it in a variety of ways new strategies, postponed projects, ongoing cutbacks. What can leaders do to get their employees through this challenging time?

Here are 10 ways to keep your workforce engaged during the downturn:

   * Clarify your strategy and vision for dealing with the economic uncertainty. Developing a strategy and vision will help you communicate goals and priorities to employees, who look to leadership in times of crisis. It will also improve managers' and employees' abilities to make the right decisions in their day-to-day work.

   * Reinforce your strategy and vision in every employee meeting. Everyone from C-suite executives to rank-and-file employees makes decisions every day. However, they'll only align their priorities with the organization's strategy if they're as clear about it as you are.

   * Establish a Web site where employees can learn what your company is doing and what your competitors are doing to manage the crisis. Transparency is always preferred by employees, but now it's critical. To build trust, ensure your workforce has easy access to the knowledge it needs to deal with the current situation.

   * Send a weekly e-mail update with successes and challenges. Employees respect when leadership is candid, and by communicating with your people, you'll help them gain confidence in the organization's future.

   * Meet with groups of employees to listen to their concerns and solicit their suggestions. Employees who are involved in addressing challenges know that the company values their concerns and opinions. Town hall-style meetings are a great way for leaders to gather firsthand information that might not surface among their peers in a boardroom.

   * Ask teams to develop their own plans for improving quality, pleasing customers and reducing costs. Harness your employees' energy and act on appropriate suggestions. Send a clear signal: Your people and their ideas are always valued, regardless of the economic environment.

   * Realign performance goals based on new market realities. If you've changed your business strategy, let your employees know their goals may need to change as well. Articulate the new strategy and why flexibility is important.

   * Make sure people know how the business uncertainty will affect rewards. Tell employees as soon as possible if their total rewards package will be changing. Your workforce would rather know what to expect, even if the news is less than desirable. No one likes surprises.

   * Challenge people to cross-train and learn new jobs. Employees can add value for themselves and the organization by acquiring new skills. Those who adapt may fare better during a restructuring, and will appreciate the opportunity to expand their skills.

   * Share key performance indicators with every employee. This is especially important if your key measures have changed to battle the economic crisis. Communicating this information will also help people understand how their role contributes to the company's goals.

By communicating your plan and keeping senior leaders front and center during times of economic uncertainty, you can keep your workforce engagement levels high and implement the necessary strategic changes to ensure the long-term success of your business.

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Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
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# posted by SBasefsky : 9:07 AM

IWS Documented News DAILY POSTINGS

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

[IWS] BLS: MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW, March 2009, Vol. 132, No. 3 [31 March 2009]

[IWS] Dublin Foundation: INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY POLICIES IN COMPANIES: GOOD PRACTICE GUIDE [30 March 2009]

[IWS] EEOC: JOB PATTERNS FOR MINORITIES & WOMEN IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY 2007 (EEO-1) [23 March 2009]

[IWS] FBI: 2008 INTERNET CRIME REPORT [30 March 2009]

[IWS] ADB: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK 2009: REBALANCING ASIA'S GROWTH [31 March 2009]

[IWS] EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES INTERNATIONAL (EOI) CONFERENCE, 15-17 JULY 2009, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

[IWS] BLS: PROGRAM PERSPECTIVES on RETIREMENT BENEFITS [30 March 2009]

Monday, March 30, 2009

[IWS] IILS: THE FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC CRISIS: A DECENT WORK RESP0NSE [24 March 2009]

[IWS] ILO GLOBAL JOB CRISIS OBSERVATORY

[IWS] OECD: DEVELOPMENT AID HIGHEST EVER IN 2008 [30 March 2009]

[IWS] DOING BUSINESS in THAILAND 2009: A COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE FOR U.S. COMPANIES [24 March 2009]

[IWS] DOING BUSINESS in GERMANY 2009: COUNTRY GUIDE FOR U.S. COMPANIES [25 March 2009]

[IWS] DOING BUSINESS in KOREA 2009: A COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE for U.S. COMPANIES [27 March 2009]

[IWS] ERM: LATEST RESTRUCTURING CASES [FACT SHEETS] in EUROPE

[IWS] Conference Board: ONLINE JOB DEMAND DOWN 100,000 in MARCH [30 March 2009]

[IWS] NSF: FEDERAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, & NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS: FY 2006 [27 March 2009]

[IWS] Census: 2008 STATE GOVERNMENT TAX COLLECTIONS [30 March 2009]

[IWS] Towers Perrin: 10 TIPS to MANAGE CHANGE in UNCERTAIN TIMES [March 2009]

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