Labor market flexibility, flexicurity and employment; lessons of the Baltic States.
1600214169 Labor market flexibility, flexicurity and employment; lessons of the Baltic States. Ed. by Tiiu Paas and Raul Eamets. Nova Science Publishers 2007 198 pages $89.00 Hardcover HD5797 The six chapters...

Employment and shared growth; rethinking the role of labor mobility for development.
9780821371077 Employment and shared growth; rethinking the role of labor mobility for development. Ed. by Pierella Paci and Pieter Serneels. The World Bank 2007 124 pages $20.00 Paperback Directions in development ...

Joint employment and independent contractors under the migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.
The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) provides employment-related protections to migrant and seasonal agricultural workers. Every nonexempt farm labor contractor, agricultural employer and agricultural association who "employs" workers must: * Provide written disclosure of the terms and conditions of employment. * Post...

Employment & labor law, 6th ed.
9780324649970 Employment & labor law, 6th ed. Cihon, Patrick J. and James Ottacio Castagnera. South-Western College Pub. 2008 728 pages $164.95 Hardcover KF3319 Cihon (law and public policy, Syracuse U.) and...

MoA boosts fight against child labor in Bulacan.
Byline: DENNIS GOSUICO MALOLOS CITY - The provincial government of Bulacan has signed with various government agencies a memorandum of agreement (MoA) on "Sagip Batang Manggawa " in a bid to eliminate child labor in the province. The other signatories to the MoA are the...

Labor unions poised for a resurgence with change in tactics.
Byline: Andy Lewis For blue chip Since private sector union membership peaked at roughly 35 percent in 1953, the number of American workers affiliated with labor unions has hit an all-time low, dropping to just 7.4 percent in 2006. But for those who assume that downward trend...

Binational guestworker unions: moving guestworkers into the house of labor.
INTRODUCTION In the mid-1990s, Francisco Hernandez Juarez, head of the Mexican telephone workers' union, proposed the establishment of "an International Union for Migrant Workers." (1) This idea never came to fruition, but the recent success of three unions in organizing groups of agricultural guestworkers (2) again raises...

ECoP urges gov't safety nets for labor.
Byline: BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT Employers yesterday urged the government to provide safety nets to the marginalized to cushion the impact of higher prices of basic commodities instead of pushing for another round of wage adjustment, which will only aggravate the current economic debacle. Employers Confederation of...

Ex-police chief awarded $770,000; Harrington wants back on Winchendon force.
Byline: Danielle M. Williamson WORCESTER - The lawyer for former Winchendon Police Chief Robert N. Harrington Jr. said yesterday he will file a motion to get his client's job back after a U.S. District Court jury awarded the ex-chief nearly $770,000 in an employment discrimination suit. ...

DoLE provides 3-month jobs to Leyte youth.
Byline: JACK C. GADAINGAN TACLOBAN CITY -- The provincial government of Leyte has opened job opportunities for unemployed in-school and out-of-school youths to earn for a maximum of three months. This will be realized through the Work Appreciation Program (WAP), under the Department of Labor...