http://library.wciu.edu/links/ Recent bookmarks posted to Latourette Library Internet Research Links 60 http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html Covers agriculture, business, consumers, cost of Living, demographics, economics, energy, environment, finance and currency, foreign economics, foreign governments, foreign trade, government finances, health, housing, labor, military, politics, science, s admin Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:43:16 +0000 agriculture business consumers cost of living currency demographics economics energy environment finance foreign economics foreign governments foreign trade government finances health housing industry labor military politics science sociology statistics transportation weather http://laborsta.ilo.org/ A wealth of statistics on labor in various countries. admin Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:12:56 +0000 employment jobs labor statistics work http://www.ilo.org/dyn/clsurvey/lfsurvey.home Provides definitions of child laborers, their methodologies in generating statistics, and links for each country. admin Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:15:15 +0000 albania algeria angola anguilla argentina armenia asia and the pacific azerbaijan bangladesh belize benin bolivia bosnia and herzegovina botswana brazil burkina faso burundi cambodia cameroon côte d'ivoire central african republic chad child labor statistics children at risk chile colombia comoros congo (brazaville) costa rica dominican republic ecuador egypt el salvador estonia ethiopia gambia ghana guatemala guinea guinea-bissau guyana haiti honduras india iraq italy jamaica kenya labor lao people's democratic republic latin america and the caribbean lebanon lesotho liberia madagascar malawi mali mauritius mexico moldova mongolia morocco mozambique namibia nepal nicaragua niger nigeria pakistan palestinian territory panama paraguay peru philippines portugal republic of romania russian federation rwanda sao tome and principe senegal sierra leone south africa sri lanka sub-saharan africa sudan swaziland tanzania thailand togo tonga trinidad and tobago turkey uganda ukraine united kingdom united republic of united states uruguay uzbekistan venezuela viet nam work force world yemen zambia zimbabwe http://search.lii.org/index.jsp?tn=1title,description,publisher,creator,allTags,keywords,extra_words,searchableid&tv=statistics&ss=1 A well-organized starting point for reliable, librarian-selected Internet resources. admin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:28:34 +0000 adoption aeronautics agriculture almanacs automobiles: statistics bankruptcy cancer censuses children computers crime demographic surveys design statistics dictionaries disabled economic conditions economics education geography health internet design and management labor library libraries mathematics media military statistics population trends power resources quality of life ratings of cities and towns religion sampling school districts statistics television transportation u.s. states united states violence youth http://www.un.org/issues/ A long list of issues with links. admin Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:08:20 +0000 africa aging agriculture aids antarctica atomic energy children climate change crime culture decolonization demining development cooperation disarmament disaster relief drugs education elections energy environment family finance food global issues governance health human rights human settlements humanitarian aid indigenous people information communications technology intellectual property international finance international law iraq labor law of the sea least developed countries outer space palestine peace persons with disabilities population refugees science and technology security social development statistics sustainable development terrorism trade united nations volunteerism water women youth http://www.fedstats.gov/ The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:56:58 +0000 agriculture crime demographics economic education energy environment federal agencies government health income labor law legislation national accounts natural resources politics safety statistics transportation u.s. federal government http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/ A multimedia tutorial on Spain and Portugal's explorations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Includes the economic, political, and cultural circumstances that contributed to exploration, short histories of the two countries, maps, discussions of collateral issues (e.g., slavery, navigation, religion), and more. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:05:20 +0000 15th century 16th century africa americas asia black history month caribbean european studies exploration labor maps navigation portugal religions slavery spain tutorials voyages http://hrw.org/advocacy/index.htm 'The following pages provide in-depth information on certain issues of concern to Human Rights Watch that cut across national boundaries.' admin Sat, 09 Dec 2006 07:08:23 +0000 abuse academic freedom aids arms caste discrimination child soldiers children's rights corporations counterterrorism cultural rights diplomatic assurances drugs economic rights freedom of speech gay studies global issues human rights international criminal courts justice labor lesbian studies press freedom prisons racism refugees religious freedom social rights terrorism torture united nations women's rights http://faculty.philau.edu/russowl/russow.html '... provides links to a wide variety of international business, education, and research Internet sites.' Every hyperlink is verified for accuracy approximately every 10 days. Links are browsable by topics such as country and regional data, news, international organizations, and company and industry data. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:25:06 +0000 bribery business business research corruption country studies crime culture economy education human rights intellectual property international business international development international education labor law multinational treaties politics population social indicators statistics terrorism trade urbanization women's studies http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4816306.stm Background about the cause of the March 2006 student protests in France. The article explains that the students demonstrated against the new law coming into effect in April, 2006, providing a new work contract for under-26s with a two-year trial period.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:54:12 +0000 activism demonstrations labor labor laws and legislation: france law protest movements student movements http://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/india/ This 2003 report discusses human rights concerns with children working as bonded laborers ('bound to their employers in exchange for a loan') in the silk industry in India. It provides background on the India's silk industry (including sari weaving) and industry conditions and recommendations for change.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:57:16 +0000 agricultural laborers caste system child labor constitutional law and civil liberties dalits forced labor human rights human rights: india industries international governments labor sericulture silk industry slavery textiles untouchables http://www.usdoj.gov/whatwedo/whatwedo_ctip.html Government documents on trafficking in persons, 'also known as 'human trafficking' ... a form of modern-day slavery. Traffickers often prey on individuals who are poor ... and who may lack access to social safety nets, predominantly women and children in certain countries.'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Fri, 10 Nov 2006 05:51:04 +0000 crime forced labor forced labor transnational crimes labor sexual slavery slave trade slavery smuggling: people transnational crime http://www.doleta.gov/business/gw/guestwkr/ Overview and details about 'labor certifications for permanent and temporary employment.' Includes material about President George W. Bush's 2003 'High Growth Job Training Initiative' and industries targeted by the initiative (such as aerospace, biotechnology, construction, and health care).. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Fri, 10 Nov 2006 05:50:58 +0000 alien labor: certification alien labor: united states employment laws green card guest workers jobs labor law tempary employment work http://www.iabolish.com/ 'As many as 30 million people are enslaved today worldwide.' This portal seeks 'to make slavery a pressing human rights concern and to mobilize a powerful anti-slavery movement.' Has individual stories and discusses prostitution, child labor, debt slavery, and servile marriage. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:23:12 +0000 anti-slavery movement black history month child labor constitutional law and civil liberties debt slavery enslaved people forced labor human rights international governments labor prostitution servile marriage slave trade slavery http://www.evergreen.edu/library/govdocs/hotopics/womenshistory/index.html Has biographies of early feminists and women in various fields of endeavor. Also links to various women's issues. admin Thu, 09 Nov 2006 05:47:20 +0000 biographies: women education family feminists health labor science suffrage violence women and defense women's studies