Friday, October 31, 2008
[IWS] ILO Bangkok: LABOUR & SOCIAL TRENDS in ASEAN 2008: Driving Competitiveness and Prosperity with Decent Work [20 October 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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ILO Bangkok
Labour and Social Trends in ASEAN 2008: Driving Competitiveness and Prosperity with Decent Work [20 October 2008]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/pub08-36.pdf
[full-text, 124 pages]
Press Release
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/public/releases/yr2008/pr08_31.htm
Key Findings
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/download/yr2008/asean.pdf
A new ILO report on competitiveness, productivity and employment trends in the 10 ASEAN member countries says that sustaining economic growth and competitiveness in these economies will depend increasingly on the quality of their workforces and good human resources management. The report "Labour and Social Trends in ASEAN 2008: Driving Competitiveness and Prosperity with Decent Work" , also makes predictions for unemployment in the light of the current financial crisis and offers some recommendations.
List of Tables
2.1 GDP growth (20062008) and employment growth (20062007) in selected ASEAN Member Countries .... 12
2.2 Employment growth by sector (20062007) and employment by sector (2007) in ASEAN ... 13
2.3 Unemployment and youth unemployment in selected ASEAN Member Countries (20062007) ........ 15
2.4 Consumer price inflation, selected ASEAN Member Countries, 20062008 (%) ....... 17
2.5 Employment, productivity and unemployment scenarios, 2007, 2008 and 2009 ...... 21
3.1 Net FDI per capita flows (20052007) and competitiveness rankings (20062007 and 20072008), selected economies ......... 26
3.2 Output per worker (1997, 2002, 20062007), and growth in output per worker and employment (19972002, 20022007), selected economies ........................... 31
4.1 Growth in employment by sector, 2000-2006 ........................................ 37
4.2 Sector labour productivity (constant 2000 US$ and average annual growth), and contribution from sector employment shift, 2000-2006 .............................. 38
4.3 Gross capital formation per worker, 2000-2006 ...................................... 42
4.4 Contribution of SMEs to value added, employment and export production, most recent years (%) ......... 44
5.1 Competitiveness rankings, output per worker, school life expectancy and adult literacy rates in ASEAN, most recent year .... 51
5.2 Key education indicators, selected ASEAN Member Countries, most recent year (%) ............ 52
5.3 Mean PISA scores, 2006 ...................................................................... 55
5.4 Occupations with greatest difficulties in hiring suitable candidates (%) ................ 59
5.5 Main reason for difficulties in hiring suitable candidates (%) ............................ 60
5.6 Hiring difficulties and unfilled vacancies (%) .............................................. 60
5.7 Average monthly earnings and growth rates, selected groups of workers, 2007 ...................... 61
5.8 Most critical factors for recruiting top talent, 2007 (%) .................................... 62
6.1 Share of enterprises employing foreign workers (in Box 6.1) ..................................................... 69
6.2 Share of enterprises employing foreign workers, by ownership (in Box 6.1) ........................... 69
6.3 Share of enterprises with revenue growth and those with increased investment in automation, by employment of foreign workers (in Box 6.1) ...................... 69
7.1 Population aged 2554, total and % of total population, 2007 and 2015 ................................. 77
7.2 Historical and projected growth in GDP and labour productivity, 20002007 and 20072015 .................................................. 79
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
ILO Bangkok
Labour and Social Trends in ASEAN 2008: Driving Competitiveness and Prosperity with Decent Work [20 October 2008]
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/library/download/pub08-36.pdf
[full-text, 124 pages]
Press Release
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/public/releases/yr2008/pr08_31.htm
Key Findings
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/region/asro/bangkok/download/yr2008/asean.pdf
A new ILO report on competitiveness, productivity and employment trends in the 10 ASEAN member countries says that sustaining economic growth and competitiveness in these economies will depend increasingly on the quality of their workforces and good human resources management. The report "Labour and Social Trends in ASEAN 2008: Driving Competitiveness and Prosperity with Decent Work" , also makes predictions for unemployment in the light of the current financial crisis and offers some recommendations.
List of Tables
2.1 GDP growth (20062008) and employment growth (20062007) in selected ASEAN Member Countries .... 12
2.2 Employment growth by sector (20062007) and employment by sector (2007) in ASEAN ... 13
2.3 Unemployment and youth unemployment in selected ASEAN Member Countries (20062007) ........ 15
2.4 Consumer price inflation, selected ASEAN Member Countries, 20062008 (%) ....... 17
2.5 Employment, productivity and unemployment scenarios, 2007, 2008 and 2009 ...... 21
3.1 Net FDI per capita flows (20052007) and competitiveness rankings (20062007 and 20072008), selected economies ......... 26
3.2 Output per worker (1997, 2002, 20062007), and growth in output per worker and employment (19972002, 20022007), selected economies ........................... 31
4.1 Growth in employment by sector, 2000-2006 ........................................ 37
4.2 Sector labour productivity (constant 2000 US$ and average annual growth), and contribution from sector employment shift, 2000-2006 .............................. 38
4.3 Gross capital formation per worker, 2000-2006 ...................................... 42
4.4 Contribution of SMEs to value added, employment and export production, most recent years (%) ......... 44
5.1 Competitiveness rankings, output per worker, school life expectancy and adult literacy rates in ASEAN, most recent year .... 51
5.2 Key education indicators, selected ASEAN Member Countries, most recent year (%) ............ 52
5.3 Mean PISA scores, 2006 ...................................................................... 55
5.4 Occupations with greatest difficulties in hiring suitable candidates (%) ................ 59
5.5 Main reason for difficulties in hiring suitable candidates (%) ............................ 60
5.6 Hiring difficulties and unfilled vacancies (%) .............................................. 60
5.7 Average monthly earnings and growth rates, selected groups of workers, 2007 ...................... 61
5.8 Most critical factors for recruiting top talent, 2007 (%) .................................... 62
6.1 Share of enterprises employing foreign workers (in Box 6.1) ..................................................... 69
6.2 Share of enterprises employing foreign workers, by ownership (in Box 6.1) ........................... 69
6.3 Share of enterprises with revenue growth and those with increased investment in automation, by employment of foreign workers (in Box 6.1) ...................... 69
7.1 Population aged 2554, total and % of total population, 2007 and 2015 ................................. 77
7.2 Historical and projected growth in GDP and labour productivity, 20002007 and 20072015 .................................................. 79
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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