International/Comparative Labor and HR: Background Information

Focuses on international HR issues. Includes country primers, policies, legislation, HR chart builder; research and perspectives on international HR.

The 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.

Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports provide Congress with both anticipatory and on-demand research and analysis to support their legislative, oversight, and representational duties. All reports adhere to the core values of CRS; they are authoritative, objective and nonpartisan. Reports range in length from several pages to more than one-hundred pages and cover the full breadth of topics of interest to Congress. This collection provides the public with access to recent research products produced by the CRS. CRS reports are timely, objective, and authoritative research and analysis for committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of political party affiliation.

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 Enabling Environment (BEE).

EIU Country Reports is a product of the Economist Intelligence Unit and provides in-depth analysis of current political, policy and economic trends for more than 200 countries.

Contains almost 300 of the most commonly used terms in employment and industrial relations at EU level today.

Eurofound’s long-established observatories on industrial relations (EIRO) and working conditions (EWCO) have now been combined to form EurWORK: the European Observatory of Working Life. EurWORK gathers all Eurofound's resources on working conditions and industrial relations, and is supported by a network of European correspondents across all EU Member States and Norway. Eurofound runs two regular surveys on working life issues: the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) and the European Company Survey (ECS).

This International Labour Organization (ILO) knowledge portal connects country information and data on labour laws, standards, policies and statistics. Country profiles provide relevant information on ILO projects and programmes, publications and good practices.

The 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.

This publication highlights the principal features of social security programs in more than 170 countries: old-age, disability, and survivors; sickness and maternity; work injury; unemployment; and family allowances.