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Transnational

International Labor Organization. United Nations agency concerned with labor rights, working conditions, and other work-related issues.

Organization of the American States. SEDI: Department of Social Development and Employment. Contact information for Ministries of Labor through the Americas (in English).

Argentina

Ministereo de Trabajo, Empleo y Seguridad Social.

Australia

Australia.
Occupational information and job site published by the Australian Department of Education, Training, and Youth Affairs.

Canada

Canada.
From the National Occupational Classification. Also, see Job Futures 2000, the Canadian equivalent of the U.S. Occupational Outlook Handbook.

France

Working in Paris. Page crammed with information about working in Paris, apparently targeting English speakers who want to work in Paris.

Article: Working in France: How Non-Europeans Can Work Legally, by Finn Skovgaard. Excellent article covering how to get work in France. A great factoid: If you're from the USA, you can form a corporation; apparently there's a reciprocal treaty for this with the USA. Otherwise, it can apparently be difficult to get permission unless you have technology-related skills.

India

Ministry of Labor, Government of India.

Mexico

Ministerio de Trabajo y Promocion del Empleo.

New Zealand

New Zealand.
Kiwi Careers, provides information on occupations and jobs in New Zealand.

United Kingdom

United Kingdom
From the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS).

United States of America

Dictionary of Occupational Titles (1991).
Now the Dictionary is rolled into the O*Net project. This web-based version was published by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Administrative Judges Law Library.

"Find Occupations".
From O*Net main page. U.S. Department of Labor online career system.

Occupational Outlook Handbook.
From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Occupational Briefs.
Chronicle Guidance Publications, Inc., publishes a number of products related to career assessment and occupational information; their offerings include 657 occupational briefs refined over several decades of development. Their briefs target the American market.

Michigan Occupational Information System. Occupations organized into the 12 general clusters of the U.S. Guide for Occupational Exploration.

Uruguay

Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social.

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