ILO pub. Article describing a work organization Experiment aimed at improving working conditions and work environment as well as increasing workers participation in small scale industry in Peru - outlines experiences with workers self management, industrial committees and production...

ILO pub. Article on comparison of factors influencing the success or failure of new forms of work organization in Indian and tanzanian enterprises - finds that chances of success can be greatly improved if full consideration is given to climate of labour relations, management techniques,...

The extension of the Bamako informal sector project to the other cities is the occasion for the 1986 survey of 87 blacksmiths, leather workers, weavers, shoe makers, metal workers and carpenters in Tombouctou. They are organized in four trade associations supported by the ILO-executed technical...

Covers the period from the mid-1960s to 1990.

Analyses the nature, and the socioeconomic and employment implications of the restructuring of small and medium sized enterprises manufacturing motor vehicle components in a central region of Argentina. Uses two models in the analysis (just-in-time, just-enough-resources, total quality control,...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the effect of microelectronics technological change on employment and work organization in the Brazilian motor vehicle industry - discusses production, employment and export trends, labour costs, and the extent and pattern of industrial robot and numerical...