Showing posts with label The International Labor Organization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The International Labor Organization. Show all posts

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Finding Work for Asia's Underemployed, Undertrained Women

The International Labor Organization (ILO), in a new report, paints an ugly picture of East Asia's economic rebound, and electronics manufacturers would do well to pay attention. The report, "Women and Labor Markets in Asia," found that women are twice as likely as men to be unemployed in Asia, and that global economic recovery is passing by Asia's female workforce.

"In some developing countries, particularly in East Asia, job growth is back, but the quality of jobs being created is a major concern," the ILO found. "In particular, 45 per cent of the vast productive potential of Asian women remains untapped, compared to just 19 per cent for Asian men."