Strong export and job growth in Asia's garment and footwear sector
— theme:
Labour Administration, Employment Relationship, Wage Policy, International Labour Standards
— country:
Asia
— type:
Reports
This research note examines wages and working conditions in the garment sector in a range of countries in the Asia-Pacific region. It finds that developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region exported $601 billion worth of garments, footwear and textile products in 2014, three-fifths of the global total. More than 40 million workers are now employed in the sector in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Author/Editor
- ILO
- Publishing Year
- 2015
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