The effects of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) on the working population confront governments, employers, and workers with the need for policies on AIDS and employment. The author explores the guidelines presented in the joint World Health Organisation/International Labour Organisation Statement from the Consultation on AIDS and the…

Two approaches to vocational reintegration of handicapped workers are described: (1) adapting the disabled to the working environment through treatment, therapy, counseling, selective placement, and prostheses, and (2) adapting the working environment to particular handicaps, with the assistive device fitted to the machine or tool rather than to…

Examines the impact of computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) on employment, work organization, working conditions, job content, training, and industrial relations in several countries. Finds little evidence of negative employment effects since productivity gains are offset by various compensatory factors. (Author/CH)