Discusses the pattern of direct foreign investment by MNEs and its role in industrial development of export oriented industry (manufacturing) and in employment creation; examines the geographic distribution of EPZs, etc.

Traite des problèmes conceptuels et méthodologiques ainsi que des implications politiques de la composante "embauche des travailleurs" des indicateurs Doing Business de la Banque Mondiale. Commence avec une revue critique des indicateurs "embauche des travailleurs" et de leur implication...

ILO pub. Working paper on economic implications and labour market impact of multinational enterprises and export processing zones in the Dominican Republic - comments on economic legislation and tax incentives for export oriented industry; examines industrial structures, capital worker ratio and...

Analyses the characteristics of qualifications and evaluates their impact on the functioning of the labour market.

Criticizes the standard international definition of unemployment as being too restrictive to measure accurately unemployment in labour- surplus economies. Using Indonesia as a basis, proposes a definition which is based on trends in real wages which aims to reflect the real extent of labour...

ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on implications of rural area labour market characteristics for child labour and fertility behaviour in South East Asia, esp. Bangladesh - illustrates, with a village case study, the impact of wage rates, seasonal unemployment, nonfarm employment employment...

Suggests reforming the IMF's approach on its lending strategies to low and middle income countries, better crisis intervention and debt workout mechanisms as well as transforming the IMF into a more multilateral institution.

Working paper on problems of women workers caused by sex discrimination and sexual division of labour, comprising a case study of an urban labour market in India. Based on a sample survey (1979-1980) of 338 workers, discusses demographic aspects, educational level, discriminatory recruitment and...