Trade union responses to globalization Significant developments are taking place as unions search for new ways of operating in a globalized world. Andrew Bibby reports on a new study.
August 2007
Spotlight on working time Nearly a century after adopting its first international standard on working time, a new ILO study estimates that one in five workers around the world – or over 600 million persons – are still working more than 48 hours a week, often merely to make ends meet.
April 2007
Can the European social model survive? Is flexicurity the answer? The search for a better combination of flexibility and security is a major challenge within the European Union, and not only in the accession countries. Two major new studies from the ILO look at different aspects of employment and working conditions.
An honest day's work? Considering the nebulous notion of today's work-life balance Atypical and unpredictable work schedules are on the rise worldwide, thanks to an ever-increasingly connected, responsive and demanding global economy. Consequently, work-life balance in industrialized countries is becoming a thing of the past. ...
April 2006
Taming the beast: A look at the many forms and guises of workplace violence When it comes to violence in the workplace, such as sexual harassment, bullying and threats, abuse of power and even murder, people are asking why it happens, and who can stop it. But violence is a ubiquitous shape shifter, lurking in formal and informal workplaces alike, and it is often hard to pinpoint its occurrence and its instigators. ...
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