Employment of women in mauritian industry: opportunity or exploitation?

Hein C.

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Abstract: Working paper on industrial sector employment of woman workers in Mauritius - based on interviews and a 1977 survey, examines the conditions (lower minimum wages, higher labour productivity, less absenteeism and easier human relations) dictating employer preference for female industrial workers, discusses motivations, employment by age group, marital status and educational level, job satisfaction and employment policy issues, and includes questionnaire. Bibliography pp. 33 and 34..

Keywords: industrial sector; employment; women workers; interview; survey.; minimum wage; labour productivity; absenteeism; human relations; employer; industrial worker; motivation.; age group.; marital status; educational level; job satisfaction; employment policy; questionnaire; secteur industriel; emploi; travailleuses; interview; enquête; salaire minimum; productivité du travail; absentéisme; relations humaines; employeur; travailleur de l'industrie; motivation; groupe d'âge; situation matrimoniale; niveau d'enseignement; satisfaction au travail; politique de l'emploi; questionnaire; sector industrial; empleo; trabajadoras; entrevista; encuesta; salario mínimo; productividad del trabajo; ausentismo; relaciones humanas; empleador; obrero industrial; motivación; grupo de edad; estado civil; nivel educativo; satisfacción en el trabajo; política de empleo; cuestionario (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 P. pages
Date: 1981
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Published in World Employment Programme Research working paper. WEP 2-21, Population and Labour Policies Programme

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