American Institute for Managing Diversity
http://www.aimd.org
To explore diversity issues in depth, visit this website where you will get a more academic, but quite comprehensive slant on things.

American Society for Training & Development
http://www.astd.org
Generous site where even non-members can take part in online discussion groups or "communities" on topics such as evaluation and ROI and learning technologies.

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/working/working.htm
Personnel Today is part of the XpertHR Group, the official UK National Outreach Centre for the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. The scope of the foundation's work covers the entire range of factors which shape the day-to-day working environment including the physical work environment, psychosocial work environment and the organisation of work. On this site you can find the results of extensive surveys into working conditions.

Human Resource Planning Society
http://www.hrps.org
The US-based HRPS is a non-profit organisation representing "a mix of leading-edge thinkers and practitioners in business, industry, consulting and academia around the world".

International Labour Organization
http://www.ilo.org
To challenge your own parochialism, pay regular visits to this website at where you can read articles about child labour and other equally depressing titles such as "Asian Women: Last Hired, First Fired" and "Aids in the World of Work – In Search of a Social Vaccine".

SHRM Global Forum
http://www.shrmglobal.org
Division of the SHRM. Aimed at US HR professionals with global responsibilities

World Federation of Personnel Management Associations
http://www.wfpma.com
The WFPMA represents around 50 national personnel associations and 300,000 personnel professionals worldwide. Track down associations from Argentina to Venezuela.