Global HR Links and Information

• American Council on International Personnel. Organization working to help multinational employers move staff worldwide.
• Bound4. News and information about relocation and mobility
• Doing Business. Provides measures of business regulations in 145 countries.
• European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. Tripartite European Union body set up in 1975 to contribute to the planning and establishment of better living and working conditions.
• Executive Planet. Guides on international business culture and etiquette.
• Expatica. News and information for expatriates living in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain
• Federation of European Employers (FedEE). European Commission-backed organization for international employers operating in Europe
• Global Integrity Alliance. Group seeking to improve corporate ethics and governance worldwide
• Goinglobal. News, features and resources about living and working around the world.
• HR Gateway. HR news and information focused on the UK and Europe
• Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Thirty countries working in a forum to discuss and develop social and economic policies
• Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC). State Department-backed organization providing information on international corporate safety and security
• International Labor Organization (ILO). United Nations-backed organization working for international labor standards
• North American Human Resource Management Association (NAHRMA). An organization representing the members of four North American HR associations: The Asociacion Mexicana en Direccion de Recursos Humanos (AMEDIRH), the Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations (CCHRA), the Confederación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Relaciones Industriales (COMARI) and SHRM
• Permits Foundation. Promotes access of accompanying spouses of international staff to employment through an improvement of work permit regulations.
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. United Nations-backed organization working for international labor standards
• World Federation of Personnel Management Associations. A network of continental human resource management federations
• Your Europe. Information for European employers interacting with businesses and employees from other EU nations.

Global Publications

• AON Global Forum. Quarterly international benefits and compensation-related publications from a human capital and management consulting firm with headquarters in Chicago
• Baker & McKenzie newsletters. Newsletters covering issues in most major economic regions from a law firm headquartered in Chicago
• CIA World Factbook. Economic, political and cultural profiles of countries around the world.
• Coudert Brothers newsletters. Newsletters covering international legal developments from a law firm with headquarters in New York
• Eversheds press releases. UK employment law news releases from a law firm headquartered in London, UK (can also sign up for free email "HR E-Briefings")
• Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy news. United States-focused immigration and nationality law news from a global law firm with offices in the Americas, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region
• Hewitt Associates articles. Library of articles on HR, payroll and benefits outsourcing from a global human resources outsourcing firm headquartered in Illinois
• International Benefits Information Service. Reporting service about pensions and other employee benefit programs in all parts of the world
• Interchange Institute. Nonprofit organization researching intercultural transition issues
• Pacific Bridge Asian HR eNewsletters. Library of monthly newsletters discussing Asian HR topics from Washington, D.C.-based consulting company
• Watson Wyatt Global News Briefs. Selection of articles covering global compensation and employment issues from a human capital and financial management consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., and Surrey, UK
• World Labor News. Up-to-the-minute tracker of global workplace-related news headlines and links compiled by the ILO.

If you'd like to suggest additions or changes to this list-or have any other ideas about information that might be valuable to your colleagues we can share on the Forum, let us know.