"The author reports on a joint ILO/France symposium, which was concerned with the internationalization of employment. The participants sought to determine whether and how far fears fuelled by globalization are justified. Globalization today is characterized by the internationalization of employment along value chains, with the concomitant relocation of production and jobs, restructurings, and winners and losers. According to the participants, what was required was a permanent “adjustment management system” to minimize the negative effects for workers. The author sets out several conditions that must be met to create such a system."

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