Skills and the Future of Work
Author: Akiko Sakamoto
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 462
ISBN-13: 9789221323068
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Transformation of Women at Work in Asia
Author: Sukti Dasgupta
Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Limited
Published: 2016-10-17
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9789353880989
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the drivers of, and barriers to, participation of women in the Asian labour market for its socio-economic development and structural transformation. Based on original comparative research and extensive fieldwork, Transformation of Women at Work in Asia highlights the commonalities as well as the diverse nature of challenges that women across Asia face in gaining access to more and better jobs. Findings show that women across the continent have contributed significantly to its spectacular growth story; yet, social norms and economic factors limit their levels of participation. The book calls for a comprehensive approach to improve opportunities for women's participation in the labour market as well as for the freedom to engage in paid employment. This will, in turn, contribute to a more inclusive growth process. It addresses important challenges faced by women workers and provides policy options for governments to promote decent work opportunities for women across social strata.
Globalization, Flexibilization and Working Conditions in Asia and the Pacific
Author: Sangheon Lee
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2008-09-30
Total Pages: 483
ISBN-13: 1780632479
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book represents a unique study which reviews employment conditions in Asia and the Pacific in the context of globalization and increasing pressure towards flexibilization. It places a strong focus on the diverging experiences of individual workers in their employment conditions such as employment status, wages/incomes, working time, work organizations and health and safety. Along with thematic studies concerning the roles of workers voice and labour regulation in determining employment conditions, this book includes nine country studies which have been undertaken based on a common research framework for a more rigorous comparison in the region. - A systematic review of employment conditions in the countries which are carefully selected in the region - National-level analysis based on a common research framework - A highly analytical and timely analysis of workers voice and labour regulation with respect to employment conditions
The Sex Sector
Author: Lin Lean Lim
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9789221095224
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book includes case studies from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand, showing prostitution's well organized and highly diversified economic bases, and explaining why it is difficult for policymakers and legislators to define a clear legal stance on adult prostitution, or to implement effective social programs.
Labour in Global Value Chains in Asia
Author: Dev Nathan
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9781316674635
DOWNLOAD EBOOK""Brings together a set of studies of labour conditions in GVCs - in labour-intensive sectors, medium- and high-technology sectors and knowledge-intensive sectors"--Provided by publisher"--
Child Labour in South Asia
Author: Kishor Sharma
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-04-15
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13: 1317167988
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChild labour is a serious and contentious issue throughout the developing world and it continues to be a problem whose form and very meaning shifts with social, geographical, economic and cultural context. While the debate about child labour practice in developing countries appears to be motivated by growing competition in labour intensive products brought about by globalization, studies on this issue are both sparse and lopsided. This important book aims to shed light on this debate by documenting the experience of South Asian developing countries which have experienced rapid income and export growth. Based on evidence from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, this volume aims to improve our understanding about the link between trade, growth and child labour practices, as well as management of child labour in developing countries.
Land and Cultural Survival
Author: Jayantha Perera
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Published: 2009-09-01
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9292547135
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDevelopment in Asia faces a crucial issue: the right of indigenous peoples to build a better life while protecting their ancestral lands and cultural identity. An intimate relationship with land expressed in communal ownership has shaped and sustained these cultures over time. But now, public and private enterprises encroach upon indigenous peoples' traditional domains, extracting minerals and timber, and building dams and roads. Displaced in the name of progress, indigenous peoples find their identities diminished, their livelihoods gone. Using case studies from Cambodia, India, Malaysia, and the Philippines, nine experts examine vulnerabilities and opportunities of indigenous peoples. Debunking the notion of tradition as an obstacle to modernization, they find that those who keep control of their communal lands are the ones most able to adapt.
Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2018
Author:
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9789221321019
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe ILO @ 100
Author: Christophe Gironde
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789004399006
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn the occasion of the centenary of the International Labour Organization (ILO), International Development Policy explores the Organization's progress and gaps to date and its efforts to respond to the new challenges of the fourth industrial revolution, with regard to labour and social protection.
Social Protection Goals in East Asia
Author: Mukul G. Asher
Publisher: Routledge-ERIA Studies in Development Economics
Published: 2020-04
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780367504229
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book examines the conceptual, economic, and fiscal impact(s) of the Social Protection Floor (SPF) initiative of the International Labor Organisation (ILO) and other policy influencers by first critically examining the methodologies used by the international agencies to estimate the fiscal costs of designated minimum package(s) of social protection programs. The book also briefly reviews the methodologies used and usefulness of the Social Protection Index (SPI) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Second, the book analyses strategies and specific initiatives used by the selected East Asian countries (China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam), designed to progress towards the social protection goals underlying the Social Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in September 2015, and endorsed by the countries covered in this book. Finally, the book provides a framework for generating fiscal space to fund the social protection programs and initiatives. The country chapters utilise this framework in the context of each specific country to suggest generating fiscal space.
