ILO pub. Working paper based on a case study of decision making structures in multinational enterprises in India - describes centralized and decentralized industrial planning and decision making, labour relations, joint consultation with trade unions, collective agreements concerning enterprise...

Examines the situation regarding labour relations, employment and working conditions in Ugandan plantations in the light of the ILO's Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy. Includes the text of the Declaration and a summary of the proceedings...

Presents the findings of a survey carried out among 312 managers of small and microenterprises with regard to their decisions on employment and capital investment taken between 1999 and 2001.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on employment and choice of technology in agricultural machinery and other small scale industries in Bangladesh - examines industrial structure, industrial workers' age, sex, educational level, on the job training and working conditions; reviews capital investment,...

ILO pub. Working paper on the impact of agriproduct processing multinational enterprises on the labour market in Latin America - discusses capital investment priorities of multinational enterprises, and examines consequences for employment creation in the industrial sector and for employment in...

Examines regional economic development activities in the MESTA region. Analyses how well the region has responded to the changes caused by globalization while maintaining local employment and stimulating job growth. Describes locally based initiatives for economic development and assesses ILO...

Assesses the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the motor vehicle industry in two areas of Brazil, focusing on the development of regional institutions to support social dialogue. Examines the flow of FDI into the Brazilian motor vehicle industry during the late 1990s, describes the...