Responding to worker displacement : a collection of case studies / International Labour Office.

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Acronyms; CHAPTER 1 Australia: Prioritizing community and personal well-being; Summary; Background; Institutional framework; Challenges; Responses; Lessons learned; Conclusions; CHAPTER 2 China:Training responses to industrial closures; Summary; Background; Institutional framework; Challenges; Responses; Lessons learned; Conclusions; CHAPTER 3 The Czech Republic: Retraining for new technology with hands-on experience; Summary; Background; Challenge; Responses; Costs and outcomes; Lessons learned.

CHAPTER 4 Egypt:The labour pool approach in the textile industrySummary; Background; Challenge; Response; Outcomes; Lessons learned; CHAPTER 5 Germany:Short-time working and continuity of employment; Summary; Challenges; Response; STW in the German automobile industry; Lessons learned; Annex; CHAPTER 6 Mexico: Short-time working in a collaborative approach to worker displacement; Summary; Background; Institutional framework; Challenges; Responses; Lessons learned; Conclusions; CHAPTER 7 The Netherlands: A suite of innovative approaches; Summary; Background; Institutional framework; Challenges.

ResponsesPast and present responses contrasted; Lessons learned; CHAPTER 8 The United Kingdom: Collaborative best practice in engaging with displaced workers; Summary; Background; Institutional framework; Challenges; Responses; Lessons learned; Conclusions; References.

This publication is intended as a companion reader to an earlier publication 'A Guide to worker displacement: Some tools for reducing the impact on workers, communities and enterprises' (ILO; 2001, 2009).

Includes bibliographical reference.

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