The paper presented three related issues. A first objective was to shed light on some of the facts of the employment impacts of trade and investments abroad, including highly controversial themes as off-shoring of the production of goods and services. A second objective was to debate the options...

Flexible manufacturing systems, team work with decentralisation of decision-making, integration of tasks and multiple allocation across functional barriers demand a skilled work force prepared for continuous learning and adaptation. It is common to see a younger, well-educated and trained work...

In response to the global recession, many multinational companies (MNCs) in the auto industry adjusted labour levels in their plants around the world. This paper examines the responses of Ford, GM, and Bosch in relation to plants in their home countries and in their subsidiary companies in...

Zwar zeigen neuere ILO-Forschungsergebnisse, dass OECD-Länder, die numerisch flexible Arbeitsmärkte haben, Arbeitsmarkterfolge erzielen konnten, doch zeigen Indikatoren der Arbeitsplatzqualität (gemessen an Löhnen, wahrgenommener Arbeitsplatzsicherheit, Zugang zur Weiterbildung usw.), dass...

"Die in den vergangenen Jahren anhaltend hohe Arbeitslosigkeit machte arbeitsmarktpolitische Gegenmaßnahmen immer notwendiger. Dabei spielten Arbeitsbeschaffungsmaßnahmen (ABM) in vielen Ländern eine wichtige Rolle. In dem Artikel werden die Programme zur Arbeitsbeschaffung aus fünf Ländern...