Young women workers in export industries: the case of the semiconductor industry in southeast Asia

Eisold E.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on the working conditions of rural women workers, especially young workers, in the export oriented microelectronics electronics industry in South East Asia. Highlights occupational disease hazards associated with production processes, the need for a cheap labour supply, and the social and cultural factors motivating rural migration and employment. Notes resistance of companies to trade unionization. Bibliography and statistical tables.

Keywords: working conditions; rural area; women workers; young workers.; microelectronics; electronics industry; occupational disease; hazard; labour supply; cultural factor.; rural migration; employment; trade unionization.; statistical table; conditions de travail; zone rurale; travailleuses; jeune travailleur; microélectronique; industrie électronique; maladie professionnelle; risque; offre de main-d'oeuvre; facteur culturel; migration rurale; emploi; syndicalisation; tableau statistique; condiciones de trabajo; zona rural; trabajadoras; joven trabajador; microelectrónica; industria electrónica; enfermedad profesional; riesgo; oferta de mano de obra; factor cultural; migración rural; empleo; sindicalización; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 102 P. pages
Date: 1984
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 10, Rural Employment Policy Research Programme

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