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Labour Review issue no. 93 - September 2002

union rights - international
Spotlight On Guy Ryder, the new ICFTU General Secretary
Living and working conditions are increasingly determined at an international level. Hence the pressing need for ongoing trade union action linking local and global concerns.
[ Full Story ]
union organising
Ray of Hope for India's Domestic Workers
India's 15 million domestic workers are not recognised in legislation. Unprotected and denigrated by society, these young girls are joining a movement that is starting to obtain better working conditions.
[ Full Story ]
OHS
Women Pesticide Sprayers in Malaysia Intoxicated
Through their exposure to highly toxic pesticides, the women sprayers on palm oil estates in Malaysia are experiencing serious health problems.
[ Full Story ]
Social issues
The NEPAD, a "Socially Premature" Project
African unions approve the principles underpinning the NEPAD or New Economic Partnership for African Development initiative - preventing conflicts, promoting good governance and working for sustainable development - but they regret the lack of any social dimension in the project.
[ Full Story ]
Decisions
Job Transfers and Acceptable Alternative Employment
What is acceptable alternative employment in the context of restructuring? There are no hard and fast rules for employers and unions. Every case turns on the particular circumstances.
[ Full Story ]
public sector
Public Sector Bargaining
What happens to pay rises when no more productivity improvements can be wrung from an agreement?
[ Full Story ]
work and family
Demographic Shift Highlights Carers' Responsibilities
There have been a number of demographic and cultural shifts in recent decades that have major social policy implications.
[ Full Story ]
discrimination
Addressing Discrimination in the Public Sector: Overseas Experience
Insights into the international experience of the operation of anti-discrimination legislation, the development of initiatives aimed at improving compliance with these initiatives and a look at the role of international bodies in advancing anti-discrimination protections.
[ Full Story ]
work and family
Work-Family Balance: International Research on Employee Preferences
What policies and practices do working men and women consider would make a positive difference, in terms of helping them to find a better balance between these two spheres?
[ Full Story ]


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