Multinational enterprises in the courier service industry: aspects of employment and working conditions in selected enterprises

Stanley C. Wisniewski

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Presents an overview of developments in the courier service industry and the role played by multinational enterprises, in particular UPS and FedEx. Includes a comparison of the social policies and labour practises with those of the US postal service.

Keywords: postal service; private enterprise; multinational enterprise.; conditions of employment; labour relations; transport; international market; profitability; postal worker; job description; wage rate; occupational pension scheme; contributions; collective bargaining; trade unionization.; abbreviations; statistical table; service postal; entreprise privée; entreprise multinationale; conditions d'emploi; relations de travail; transports; marché international; rentabilité; employé des postes; description de poste; taux des salaires; régime de pension professionnel; cotisations; négociation collective; syndicalisation; résolution de l'OIT; abréviations; tableau statistique; servicio postal; empresa privada; empresa multinacional; condiciones de empleo; relaciones laborales; transportes; mercado internacional; rentabilidad; empleado de correos; descripción del empleo; tasa de salario; régimen de pensión profesional; cotizaciones; negociación colectiva; sindicalización; Resolución de la OIT; abreviaturas; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 58 pages
Date: 1997
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Published in Multinational enterprises programme working paper series

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