‘This book has the great strength of being based on an extremely rich and detailed foundation of research data. Because of this, it is able to firmly locate workplace learning within the wider settings of the employment relationship and widely differing organisational strategies. It should be required reading for all involved in public policy on skills.' - Ewart Keep, University of Cardiff, UK

The PASCAL Observatory on Place Management, Social Capital and Learning Regions invites contributions to its 5th international conference on the theme of ‘Lifelong Learning in the City-Region' in Pecs, Hungary between 23 and 25 September 2007.Please find attached the Conference Brochure which contains the full programme, registration form and information about submitting abstracts.

The Researching Work and Learning Conference (RWL5) will be held in Cape Town, South Africa in December 2007. The conference will aim to provide the space for rethinking `work`, ‘knowledge' and `learning` within a context where the global economy increasingly challenges the traditional dichotomies between home-life and work-life, between employment and unemployment, paid work and unpaid work.

The International Co-operative Day / International Day of Co-operatives is celebrated on the first Saturday of July every year. Its aim is to increase awareness on co-operatives and promote the movement's successes and ideals of international solidarity, economic efficiency, equality, and world peace.

• Develop an action plan based on key labour market trends and issues;
• Summarize local labour market intelligence; and
• Identify opportunities to create or initiate partnerships that address
  the priorities of the local labour market.

December 6, 2006

OTTAWA-Canada is falling behind a number of OECD nations in a wide range of social and economic areas, and a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives points to tax cuts as the culprit.

Helsinki (7 Dec. 2006) - The verdict is on "trickle down" economics, the marketplace theory hailed by conservatives from Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher to Brian Mulroney and the two George Bushes.

The Indiana University Division of Labor Studies (DLS), part of the School of Continuing Studies, provides educational resources to workers and unions in Indiana and elsewhere.

Organized in 1946, the division has grown to become one of the largest and most highly respected university labor education programs in the United States. Today, with faculty and staff located throughout the state, the DLS serves thousands of participants in a variety of programs each year.

by Nancy Romer

I have been in Mexico City for the last week observing and participating in the struggle that has captured the dreams and fears of the Mexican people--the struggle for workers rights and democracy in Oaxaca, a poor state with a mostly indigenous population.