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"Describes various dimensions that shape the way the region's women participate in the labour market and how they access and use the different elements of the digital economy. Documents experiences, initiatives and policies aimed at improving women's quality of life through information and communications technologies (ICTs). Looks at the results of three studies which have explored different areas of the digital economy: the electrical and electronics industry, call-centre services and women using ICTs in enterprise. Discusses women's participation in the world of science and knowledge, and examines the trajectories of women devoted to scientific research in the region."

"Changes in the world of work have modified traditional notions of the employment relationship. These changes shape the scope of protection and application of labor legislation and automatically affect the way labor law is implemented. The Employment Relationship provides cross-national analysis of this important phenomenon.

It has become increasingly difficult to determine who is or is not in a legally defined employment relationship —and therefore subject to certain regulations. At the same time, globalization has increased the need for employee protection against the circumvention of national labor legislation by contractual and other legal arrangements. This book examines how labor legislation applies to the realm of the employment relationship. It discusses terms, notions, definitions, laws, and practices in the various regions of the world."

"Collection of papers which explore the role of trade unions in the promotion of health and safety at work. Topics covered include: life and health as fundamental rights for workers (interview with Jukka Takala); safety and health issues in various sectors (agriculture, construction, chemical industry) and in various regions (Eastern European economies in transition, French-speaking Africa, Caribbean, Europe Union, Malaysia, New Zealand and Latin America); specific health issues (workplace stress, night work, airport work hazards); and the use of body mapping for workplace health."