Links to other sites relevant to transport equipment manufacturing

International Labour Organization

• Bureau for Multinational Enterprise Activities (MULTI), ILO, Geneva, Switzerland. The objective of MULTI is the widespread observance of the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy as a framework for action by governments, workers, employers, and multinational enterprises (MNEs) to address the labour and social benefits and difficulties that may arise in the context of foreign direct investment and the activities of MNEs.
  
• InFocus Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SAFEWORK), including SAFEWORK pages on Shipbreaking, ILO, Geneva, Switzerland. The SafeWork programme aims to create worldwide awareness of the dimensions and consequences of work-related accidents, injuries and diseases; to place the health and safety of all workers on the international agenda; and to stimulate and support practical action at all levels

Intergovernmental Organizations

• Secretariat of the Basel Convention (SBC) on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal (United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP), Geneva, Switzerland. Website resources include press information, status of ratifications, the text of the treaty, publications and links.

Government Organizations

• Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Sectoral & Occupational Studies (SOS), Ottawa, Canada. SOS carries out sectoral and occupational studies in partnership with the different stakeholders of a sector with the aim of identifying the key problems related to human resources. Website resources include information on studies in progress, industry profiles and publications.

Employers' Organizations

• Union of European Railway Industries (UNIFE), Brussels, Belgium. UNIFGE is the European network for the railway supply industry. Site information includes news, information on UNIFE members, links, publications, events information, and information on UNIGE activities in various business areas.
  
• International Organisation of Employers (IOE), Geneva, Switzerland. The IOE is the organisation at the international level that represents the interests of business in the labour and social policy fields. The website contains IOE Annual Reports, statutes, positions papers and membership information, as well as news and links to other organizations.

Workers' Organizations

Global Union Federations

• International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF), Geneva, Switzerland. IMF is a federation of national unions representing the collective interests of metalworkers. Available resources include an events calendar, publications, a list of affiliates, links and a members only area.

International Trade Union Organizations

• International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, Brussels, Belgium. ICFTU is a confederation of national trade union centres, each of which links together the trade unions of that particular country. The website provides publiations, information on ICFTU activities, press information, manuals, links and more.
  
• World Confederation of Labour , Brussels, Belgium. The WCL is an international trade union confederation uniting trade unions from countries all over the world. The website contains publications, information on WCL activities, press releaseses and links.
  
• World Federation of Trade Unions, Prague, Czech Republic. The WFTU is composed of associated and affiliated trade unions representing the collective interests of workers from countries worldwide. The website provides background information on the WFTU, information on the most recent congress and conference, press releases and links.

Research Networks

• Permanent Group for the Study of the Automobile Industry and its Employees (GERPISA), Evry, France. An international research network that studies the automobile industry. Website information includes 2002/03 Reasearch Programme, publications, information on GERPISA international colloquia and a GERPISA bibliography.

Other Links

• Automotive Industries. Website of Automotive Industries Magazine. Website resources include magazine information, contact information for OEM suppliers, news and links.
  
• Comité des Constructeurs Français d'Automobiles (CCFA), Paris, France. CCFA is the professional union for French automobile manufacturers. The French-language website contains news, statistics, publications, employment information and links.
  
• just-auto.com. An the online portal for automotive industry professionals around the world. Information resources include news, feature articles, research store, discussion forum and a trade events calendar.
  
• International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Paris France. OICA represents the interests of the vehicle manufacturers, assemblers and importers grouped within their national federation. The website includes information on the activities of their committees, list of members, and a calendar of international automobile exhibitions.