Labor Studies and Employment Relations

Doing Business publishes research about 183 economies. Among these are papers about worker employment, labor regulations, employment protections, employment growth, employment contracts, employee/employer relations, labor markets, and more.

Eurofound, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, is one of the first European Union bodies to be established to work in specialized areas of EU policy. Specifically, it was set up to contribute to the planning and design of better living and working conditions in Europe.

The official website of the European Union. EUROPA includes information about European Union employment policy, publications with articles on the subjects of labor and employment, and statistics concerning labor and employment.

ILCA is the professional organization for labor journalists & communicators in North America.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is devoted to advancing opportunities people to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. Its main aims are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue in handling work-related issues.

OECD brings together governments to: support sustainable economic growth, boost employment, raise living standards, maintain financial stability, assist other countries' economic development, and contribute to growth in world trade. The Organisation provides a setting where governments compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice, and coordinate domestic and international policies.

The World Federation of Trade Unions website provides an overview of issues affecting trade unions in the world.

The Canadian Labour Congress is the umbrella organization for affiliated Canadian and international unions, provincial federations of labour, and regional labour councils, and represents more than three million affiliated workers.

The German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) represents millions of blue and white-collar workers and civil servants in Germany.

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) was launched in December 1985 after four years of unity talks between unions opposed to apartheid and committed to a non-racial, non-sexist and democratic South Africa.

The Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (FNV) has about 1,4 million members and 17 affiliates. It is the largest trade union in the Netherlands.

Worldwide union network. Based in Brussels, Belgium, the ITUC represents 175 million workers in 155 countries and territories and has 311 national affiliates

The British trade union federation. The Trade Union Congress' (TUC) membership now stands at 58 unions, representing nearly six and a half million people.