Employment, wages and working conditions in Asia's garment sector: finding new drivers of competitiveness

Phu. Huynh

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: This paper presents regional trends and national estimates of exports, employment, wages, productivity and working time in the garment, textile and footwear industries in developing Asia and the Pacific based on official trade statistics and national labour force survey data. It finds that the region accounts for 60 per cent (US$601 billion) of global exports of garments, textiles and footwear. The industry employs more than 40 million Asian workers. However, labour productivity and wages remain low overall, and working time is often excessive. Applying standard Mincerian wage regressions, the paper presents empirical evidence on wage premiums and gender pay gaps in the industry, and discusses policy measures that can help sustain growth through new drivers of competitiveness.

Keywords: employment; wages; working conditions; clothing industry.; shoe industry; productivity.; competitiveness; trend; emploi; salaire; conditions de travail; industrie du vêtement; industrie de la chaussure; productivité; compétitivité; tendance; empleo; salario; condiciones de trabajo; industria del vestido; industria del calzado; productividad; competitividad; tendencia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2015
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Published in ILO Asia-Pacific working paper series

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