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[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 19 August 2009

IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016
-------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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IWS Weekly Bulletin, 19 August 2009


Academic Research

Hallock, K., & Klein, F. (2009).
Executive compensation in American unions
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/workingpapers/95/


(August 2009) by Stuart Basefsky
Archive of the
International Labour Organization (ILO) mirrored web site as of 31 January 2006
http://ilo-mirror.library.cornell.edu
SEE
http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2009/08/iws-web-archive-ilo-mirrored-web-site.html
This guide to the archive consists of three sections --
Description; About the ILO; and How to Use the Archive.
[NOTE: This is a portal. Materials in the web site are NOT searchable via Google & other web browsers/search engines]

International Labour Office (ILO)
The global economic crisis and migrant workers: Impact and response [August 2009]
Ibrahim Awad
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/migrant/download/global_crisis.pdf
[full-text, 76 pages]


IZA Discussion Papers (Institute for the Study of Labor)
http://www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers
Recent studies include ---
4370    Does Leaving Welfare Improve Health? Evidence for Germany       
4369    Health Inequality over the Life-Cycle   
4368    Health Status and the Allocation of Time        
4367    International Differences in Longevity and Health and Their Economic Consequences       
4366    Understanding the Economic Consequences of Shifting Trends in Population Health         
4365    Growing Up in a Recession: Beliefs and the Macroeconomy         
4364    The Research Potential of New Types of Enterprise Data Based on Surveys from Official Statistics in Germany     
4363    Sweatshop Equilibrium   
4362    Do No-Loan Policies Change the Matriculation Patterns of Low-Income Students?   
4361    Marital Violence and Women's Employment and Property Status: Evidence from North Indian Villages        
4360    In the Eye of the Beholder: Subjective Inequality Measures and the Demand for Redistribution    
4359    Who Is Hit Hardest during a Financial Crisis? The Vulnerability of Young Men and Women to Unemployment in an Economic Downturn  
4358    Time Use and Time Budgets: Improvements, Future Challenges and Recommendations
4357    Labor Market Pooling, Outsourcing and Labor Contracts   
4356    Perceptions and Labor Market Outcomes of Immigrants in Australia after 9/11     
4355    The Public Health Costs of Job Loss     
4354    Does Positional Concern Matter in Poor Societies? Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Rural Ethiopia   
4353    Gradients of the Intergenerational Transmission of Health in Developing Countries       
4352    One-third Codetermination at Company Supervisory Boards and Firm Performance in German Manufacturing Industries: First Direct Evidence from a New Type of Enterprise Data       
4351    Reputation and Credit Market Formation: How Relational Incentives and Legal Contract Enforcement Interact


Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local


International

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
Statistics
To date, we have recorded 10455 fact sheets [updated 17 August 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/index.php?template=stats
Breakdown of the number of planned job reductions, in relation to the following three variables:
(1) Type of restructuring
(2) Sector
(3) Country


European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC)
European Restructuring Monitor quarterly (ERM quarterly) [12 August 2009]
Issue 2 ­ summer 2009
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/templates/displaydoc.php?docID=52
[full-text, 22 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Annual Report 2008: Annexes [14 August 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef09071.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/071/en/2/EF09071EN.pdf
[full-text, 60 pages]

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
Foundation Focus - Issue 7: Social dialogue - All in this together? [14 August 2009]
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/htmlfiles/ef0934.htm
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2009/34/en/1/EF0934EN.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]

International Labour Office (ILO)
Multinational Enterprise Programme
ILO Helpdesk - Tel: +41.22.799.6264 - Fax: +41.22.799.6354 - Email assistance@ilo.org
Helping companies to put decent work principles into practice
http://www.ilo.org/empent/Whatwedo/Publications/lang--en/docName--WCMS_106376/index.htm
The ILO Helpdesk is a free and confidential service that can help your company align its operations with international labour standards and the ILO approach to socially responsible labour practices.
ILO HELPDESK -- assistance@ilo.org
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/documents/publication/wcms_106376.pdf
[full-text, 4 pages]

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Press Release No. 09/283
August 13, 2009
IMF Governors Formally Approve US$250 Billion General SDR Allocation
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2009/pr09283.htm


Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
United States: External links to macroeconomic reports and data
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/27/36/18634782.htm


World Bank
India: Higher Education [11 August 2009]
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:22274526~menuPK:51416191~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html
Overview:
India's Higher Education system is not producing enough qualified engineers. To changes this the country is pushing universities and colleges to improve their teaching techniques and update their equipment.
Related Link:
INDIA: DATA, PROJECTS & RESEARCH
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/INDIAEXTN/0,,menuPK:295589~pagePK:141159~piPK:141110~theSitePK:295584,00.html
includes
DOING BUSINESS IN INDIA 2009 [30 June 2009]
http://www.doingbusiness.org/Documents/Subnational/DB09_Subnational_Report_India.pdf
[full-text, 148 pages]


Federal

BLS: The Editors' Desk
Hires rate at low point in June 2009 [14 August 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2009/ted_20090814.htm


Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The U.S. Science and Technology Workforce
Deborah D. Stine, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
Christine M. Matthews, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy
June 30, 2009
http://opencrs.com/getfile.php?rid=82269
[full-text, 16 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/644/


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of Immigration Statistics
2008 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics [13 August 2009]
http://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/publications/yearbook.shtm
or
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/yearbook/2008/ois_yb_2008.pdf
[full-text, 110 pages]

U.S. Congress
House Ways and Means Committee
2008 Green Book (current through July 2009)
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/Documents.asp?section=2168
This is the 2008 edition of "Background Material and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means," informally known as the Green Book.


International Trade Administrtion (ITA)
Japan's Manufacturing Competitiveness Strategy: Challenges for Japan, Opportunities for the United States [April 2009]
http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/abstract/japan_manufacturing_2009desc.html
or
http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/pdf/japan_manufacturing_2009.pdf
[full-text, 44 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/646/


National Science Foundation (NSF)
Master Government List of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers [13 August 2009]
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/ffrdc/
see GENERAL NOTES
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/ffrdc/gennotes.cfm


Social Security Administration (SSA)
International Social Security Association (ISSA)
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: AFRICA, 2009 [17 August 2009]
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2008-2009/africa/
[use the above URL to find HTML & PDF documents for individual countries in Africa]
or
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2008-2009/africa/ssptw09africa.pdf
[full-text, 199 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/643/


Institutes/Associations/Commercial

AARP
State Health Care Briefs 2009: Why Health Care Reform is Important [June 2009]
http://www.aarp.org/research/surveys/medss/medicaid/mcaidcosts/articles/state_hcb_09.html


Bloomberg
U.S. Top Ten Highest Paid CEOs of 2008 (Table) [14 August 2009]
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601110&sid=aeN1uFdDx3KA


Challenger, Gray & Christmas
For Release At 10:00 A.M. EDT, August 12, 2009
CEO Departures Surge 20% to 126
733 CEO EXIT SO FAR IN 2009; PRESSURE OF RECESSION MAY BE GETTING TO SOME
http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2009/08/iws-challenger-126-ceos-leave-in-july.html


Conference Board
Press Release / News
The Conference Board Reveals Flaws in CEO Succession Planning by Corporate Boards
Aug. 12, 2009
http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=3719
or
http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressPrinterFriendly.cfm?press_ID=3719
Read this Report [for members or request--see end of release]
The Role of the Board in Turbulent Times... CEO Succession Planning
http://www.conference-board.org/publications/describe_ea.cfm?id=1681


Deloitte Consulting, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, and International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists
401(k) Benchmarking Survey 2009 Edition [7 August 2009]
http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-UnitedStates/Local%20Assets/Documents/us_consulting_401(k)AnnualBenchmarkingSurvey2009Edition_080609.pdf
[full-text, 46 pages]

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
EBRI Fast Facts #132
12 August 2009
Retiree Health: Impact of Employer Subsidy on Savings Needs
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/FFE132.12Aug09.Final.pdf


Kaiser Family Foundation
StateHealthFacts.org
Data Update
August 12, 2009
http://www.statehealthfacts.org/index.jsp
See WHAT'S NEW at
http://www.statehealthfacts.org/whatsnew.jsp


Watson Wyatt
Effect of the Economic Crisis on HR Programs: Update: August 2009 [13 August 2009]
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/hrprogramsAug09
[full-text, 11 pages]
Press Release
More Employers Planning to Reverse Pay, Other Cutbacks, Watson Wyatt Survey Finds [13 August 2009]
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=22015


Working Class Movement Library, 51 The Crescent, Salford, U.K. M5 4WX, 0161 7363601
WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT LIBRARY
http://www.wcml.org.uk/


Law

International Trade Administration (ITA)
U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework; A Guide to Self-Certification [March 2009]
http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/abstract/safeharbor-selfcert_desc.html
or
http://www.ita.doc.gov/media/Publications/pdf/safeharbor-selfcert2009.pdf
[full-text, 59 pages]
or
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/645/


Statistical Reports

BLS: Producer Price Indexes - July 2009 [18 August 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm


BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX:  JULY 2009 [14 August 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]


BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN JULY 2009 [14 August 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]


BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - JULY 2009 - [13 August 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
[full-text, 15 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm


BLS: [Corrected] Productivity and Costs, Second Quarter 2009, Preliminary [11 August 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/prod2.supp.toc.htm


BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: JUNE 2009 [12 August 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
[full-text, 16 pages]


BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2009 [12 August 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
[full-text, 22 pages]


Idiosyncratic But Relevant Facts

IIRA2009
[for the 15th International Industrial Relations Association World Congress held at the Sydney Convention centre from August 24- 28 2009].
http://iira2009.blogspot.com/
Click on the URL above to monitor new developments and to gather useful information on the conference.

The link below will take you to a useful compilation by Gary Price at ResourceShelf.com
America's Fastest-Growing Companies: Lists & Rankings, Online Database: 2009 Inc. 500 and Inc. 5000 Released
http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/08/13/business-research-lists-rankings-online-database-2009-inc-500-and-inc-5000-released/


NOTE: The IWS Documented News Service is committed to helping the Rwanda Tribunal garner more attention world-wide. The lessons and legacy of ground-breaking legal matters related to the unspeakable events in Rwanda should not be forgotten. Humans, whether from rich or poor countries, must remain vigilant in curbing the motivations that lead individuals and groups to violent hatred and barbaric acts against a class of people. Consequently, items about this tribunal, which will end shortly after 2010, will appear from time to time on this news service.

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda-ICTR
ICTR Detainees - Status on 14 July 2009
http://www.ictr.org/ENGLISH/factsheets/detainee.htm


THE BACHARACH BLOG
http://bacharachblog.com/


It Ain't No Hula Hoop: Social Media & Proactive Leadership
http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-videos/it-aint-no-hula-hoop-social-media-proactive-leadership/
August 17, 2009


Leadership Link Round-Up: August 10-15
http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-links/leadership-link-round-up-august-10-15/
August 16, 2009


Social Media & The Publishing Business: Thomas Pynchon's Book Trailer
http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/social-media-the-publishing-business-thomas-pynchons-book-trailer/
August 13, 2009


Leadership Lessons From an Art Studio Visit: Are There Any? (I'm Not Sure)
http://bacharachblog.com/leadership-skills/leadership-lessons-from-art-are-there-any-im-not-sure/
August 12, 2009

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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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