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State ownership and labor redundancy - estimates based on enterprise-level data from Vietnam (Английский)

Privatizing, or restructuring state-owned enterprises, may lead to massive layoffs, but the number of redundant workers is usually unknown beforehand. The authors estimate labor redundancy by comparing...

Abstracts : Policy Research working paper series - numbers 2458 - 2498 (Английский)

This paper contains abstracts of Policy, Research Working Paper series Numbers 2458 - 2498.

Conformed Copy - C3074 - Port Sector Reform Project - Development Credit Agreement (Английский)

Labor retrenchment and redundancy compensation in state owned enterprises : the case of Sri Lanka (Английский)

This paper addresses the question of labor retrenchment and redundancy compensation in state owned enterprises in Sri Lanka, and its main purpose is to provide a conceptual framework to analyze alternative...

Reducing labor redundancy in state owned enterprises (Английский)

This paper focuses on what determines labor redundancy in selected modes of transport (rails, ports, and buses) in six countries: Brazil, Chile, Ghana, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, and Yugoslavia. It also analyzes...

Restrictive labor practices on railways in developing countries (Английский)

Restrictive labor practices on railways limit enterprise productivity and output. They generally fall under the following categories: fixed staffing ratios, rigid craft divisions, pay structure and basis...

Conformed Copy - L3205 - Transport Sector Project - Loan Agreement (Английский)

Labor redundancy in the transport sector (Английский)

The issue of what to do with excess labor is critical to the success of any endeavour to improve the transport sector. Failure to reduce overstaffing leads to excessive wage bills. This exacerbates budget...

Experience with labor redundancy schemes in the transport sector in Western Europe, the United States and Japan (Английский)

This study forms part of a Bank research project on "Labor Redundancy in the Transport Sector." Its objective is to provide guidance to Bank staff in identifying situations where surplus labor is present...

Experience with labor redundancy schemes in the transport sector in Western Europe, the United States and Japan (Английский)

This study is part of a broader research program on labor redundancy in the transport sector which is motivated by recent work in the Bank on public sector pay and employment policies which highlighted...