Monday, May 09, 2011
[IWS] DAILY POSTINGS--NO MESSAGES until 19 AUGUST 2011
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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NO MESSAGES will be posted until 19 AUGUST 2011.
(There may be some exceptions—special reports from the ILR School for example).
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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.
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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) 262-6041
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] ILO/ADB: WOMEN AND LABOUR MARKETS IN ASIA: REBALANCING FOR GENDER EQUALITY [29 April 2011]
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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A joint publication of the
International Labour Organization (ILO) and Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Women and labour markets in Asia: Rebalancing for gender equality
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/documents/publication/wcms_154846.pdf
[full-text, 68 pages]
Press Release 29 April 2011
Window of opportunity for Asia to improve gender equality at work - ILO, ADB
http://www.ilo.org/asia/info/public/pr/lang--en/WCMS_154852/index.htm
[excerpt from report]
This publication provides an overview and trend analysis of
available information on where and how women work, and under what
conditions, before, during and after the recent crisis as well as in the
current recovery. It aims to offer evidence-based policy recommendations
on strategies to advance gender equality through addressing persistent
gender labour market gaps, which could contribute to strong, balanced
and sustainable development in the region. In particular, it delivers key
messages on the importance of directing policy towards the informal
economy in the context of inclusive growth, underpinned by sufficient
decent work opportunities.
Contents
Foreword...............................................................................................................iii
Executive summary...........................................................................................vii
1. Introduction..................................................................................................1
2. Women in labour markets in Asia..........................................................3
2.1. Gender inequities in labour utilization........................................... 3
2.2. Where and how Asian women work...............................................6
2.3. Women in the informal economy....................................................10
3. Impacts of the crisis on women workers............................................18
3.1. Women workers: the buffer workforce in good and bad times..18
3.2. Women agricultural workers buffeted by unstable prices
and increasing cost.............................................................................21
3.3. International women migrants less likely to have lost jobs.........22
3.4. Women informal workers paid the highest price of the crisis....24
3.5. The “lived human experience” of crisis was harsher on women..29
3.6. Strong economic recovery but vulnerabilities persist...................29
4. Gender-responsive rebalancing..............................................................34
4.1. The gendered implications of “rebalancing”................................34
4.2. Gender-responsive rebalancing policies.........................................39
5. Concluding remarks..................................................................................50
References...........................................................................................................52
Appendix:
Defining Informal Sector and Informal Employment............................56
List of tables
2.1. Annual real GDP growth rate, employment growth rate and
employment elasticities (average 2000-07), Asia and global,
by sex...................................................................................................3
2.2. Youth labour force participation rate, youth employment-topopulation
ratio, youth unemployment rate and ratio of
youth-to-adult unemployment rate by sex and region,
1999, 2009...........................................................................................6
2.3. Vulnerable employment shares, Asia, by sex, 1999, 2009
(% of total employment)..................................................................8
2.4. Distribution of total employment by sector of employment,
Asia and subregions, by sex, 2009...................................................8
2.5. Informal Employment by country and sex, various years...........11
2.6. Informal employment by employment status and sex
(in percentages) .................................................................................14
2.7. Informal employment by industry and sex, 2005, Bangladesh....15
3.1. Unemployment rates by region, country, sex, 2000-2009
(% of labour force)............................................................................20
3.2. Unemployment rates by region and sex, 2008-2010.....................32
List of figures
2.1. Distribution of female and male working-age
populations by main
economic activity, Asia, 2009............................................................3
2.2. Labour force participation rate, Asia and subregions,
by sex, 2009.........................................................................................4
2.3. Unemployment rate, Asia and subregions, by sex,
1999 and 2009.....................................................................................4
2.4. Distribution of total employment by status in employment,
Asia, by sex, 2009.............................................................................7
2.5. Female share of employment by 1-digit sector in 26 Asian
countries/territories, minimum, maximum and median
(latest years).........................................................................................9
2.6. Segmentation of the informal economy by sex, average
earnings and poverty risk..................................................................13
4.1. The benefits of hiring women.........................................................49
List of text boxes
3.1. Sectoral and labour market impacts of the crisis
on Asian countries..............................................................................18
3.2. Deteriorating labour conditions for women workers....................21
3.3. Increased numbers and increased hardships in the
informal economy...............................................................................26
3.4. Why women informal workers were harder hit than men
by the crisis..........................................................................................28
3.5. Gendered household adjustment and coping strategies...............29
3.6. Crisis and recovery in Bangladesh: different impacts
on different livelihoods......................................................................30
3.7. Reported changes in export sector employment in Indonesia
2009-2010.............................................................................................31
4.1. Why the demand for female labour migrants is likely
to increase............................................................................................38
4.2. India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee and
gender equality.................................................................................... 41
4.3. Support for women entrepreneurs.................................................. 42
4.4. The Chars Livelihood Programme: Addressing economic
and social vulnerabilities of women.................................................46
4.5. The WIEGO Organization and Representation Programme......48
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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) 262-6041
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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[IWS] ILO Bangkok: ASIA-PACIFIC LABOUR MARKET UPDATE, APRIL 2011
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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
Asia‐Pacific Labour Market Update, April 2011
http://www.ilo.org/asia/whatwedo/publications/lang--en/docName--WCMS_154215/index.htm
or
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/documents/publication/wcms_154215.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Provides a snapshot of recent economic and labour market trends for a number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, based on official data available as of 7 March 2011.
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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) 262-6041
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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Friday, May 06, 2011
[IWS] COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDES [1 May 2011]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
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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U.S. Commercial Service
1 May 2011
Country Commercial Guide
· Country Commercial Guide France 2011 [04/27/2011]
· Chile Country Commercial Guide 2011 [04/21/2011]
· Country Commercial Guide: Czech Republic 2011 [04/20/2011]
· Doing Business in Morocco: 2011 Country Commer... [04/19/2011]
· 2011 Country Commercial Guide for The Bahamas [04/18/2011]
· Doing Business in Taiwan: 2011 County Commercia... [04/15/2011]
· Doing Business in Korea: 2011 Country Commercia... [04/15/2011]
· Doing Business in Vietnam: 2011 Country Commer... [04/13/2011]
· Doing Business in Belgium: 2011 Country Commer... [04/01/2011]
· Greece: 2011 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. ... [04/01/2011]
________________________________________________________________________
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) 262-6041
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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