Covers trends in the 1980s and 1990s. Includes case studies of social and labour policies in eight companies.

Covers the period from 1975 to 1990 and gives projections to the year 2000. Focuses on two segments of the footwear industry: the production of women's leather footwear and sports footwear. The study is supplemented by an interview survey conducted in eight of the largest export firms.

Working paper on the impact of information technology on the role of service sectors in trade and commerce. Describes the trend towards the increasingly important economic role of telecommunications in providing services for the domestic market and international market. Explains the comparative...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the employment effects of computerization in office-based service sector in the UK - examines trends in occupational change, and the impact of microelectronics information technology in insurance, accounting, local government and banking; based on case studies,...

Focuses on social security developments in South America during the 1990s.

Covers data from 1990 to 1997.