Using the Internet.

a. Learn more about regional trade zones at the following websites:

North American Free Trade Act (www.naftanow.org; https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/ north-american-free-trade-agreement-nafta).

Central American Free Trade Act-DR (https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/ free-trade-agreements/cafta-dr-dominican-republic-central-america-fta)

European Union (www.europa.eu).

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (www.asean.org).

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (www.apec.org).

Trans Pacific Partnership (https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/ free-trade-agreements/trans-pacific-partnership).

b. Learn more about international organizations at their websites:

International Labor Organization (www.ilo.org).

Social Accountability International (www.sa-intl.org).

World Health Organization (www.who.org).

World Trade Organization (www.wto.org).

c. Learn about some popular providers of web-based cross-cultural training tools at their websites:

Cultures Wizard (www.rw-e.com).

Culture Compass (www.livingabroad.com).

Cultural Navigator (www.tmcorp.com).

Country Navigator (www.tmaworld.com).

Global Road Warriors (www.worldtradepress.com).

d. Visit the U.S. Department of States useful website that specifies hardship differentials, danger-pay differentials, and other cost-of-living estimates at the country and city level (http://aoprals.state.gov/Web920/location.asp?menu_id=95)

e. Explore job boards around the globe that target particular geographic labor markets:

Big careers (www.bigcareers.com): India, Russia, and others.

Jobbe.net (www.jobbe.net): Japan.

Laborum (www.laborum.cl): Latin America.

CareerOne (www.careerone.com.au): Australia and New Zealand.

Job Space (www.jobspace.co.ze): South Africa.

Bayt (www.bayt.com): Middle East.

51Job.com (www.51job.com): China.