International Resources
- International Labor ComparisonsSome international statistics are collected by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and made available from this site.
- International Labour OrganizationThe International Labour Organization (ILO) promotes rights at work, encourages decent employment opportunities, enhances social protection and strengthens dialogue in handling work-related issues.
- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)OECD brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world to: Support sustainable economic growth; Boost employment; Raise living standards; Maintain financial stability; Assist other countries' economic development; Contribute to growth in world trade; etc.
- SHRM: Global HRThe Society for Human Resource Management provides a "focus area" on global issues, including articles, country guides, and hot topics. Membership is required to access some of the content.
- CIA World FactbookThe World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
- Country Commercial Guides (U.S. Commercial Service)Contains over 200 substantive country-specific guides for U.S. companies doing business in the global environment.
- Doing Business (World Bank)Contains comparative information on employing workers and other factors for consideration when doing business in 183 global economies. The new name for the project is Business Ready (B-READY).