Labour and Social Trends in ASEAN 2008 : Driving Competitiveness and Prosperity with Decent Work.

This report looks at some of the most important current labour and social trends in the ten ASEAN Member Countries and analyses the key factors that underpin long-term competitiveness and productivity.

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Main Author: Pacific, International Labour Organization Regional Office for Asia and the
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Geneva : International Labour Office, 2008.
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Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; 1. Overview; 1.1 Recent labour market trends; 1.2 Looking ahead to 2015; 1.3 Report structure and data sources; Box 1.1 Main data sources; 2.1 Recent labour market performance; 2. Labour market update 2007-2008; Table 2.1 GDP growth (20062008) and employment growth (20062007)in selected ASEAN Member Countries; Table 2.2 Employment growth by sector (20062007) and employment by sector (2007) in ASEAN; Table 2.3 Unemployment and youth unemployment in selected ASEAN Member Countries(20062007); 2.2 Soaring inflation and its labour market impact.
  • Table 2.4 Consumer price inflation, selected ASEAN Member Countries, 20062008 (%)Box 2.1 Examples of policy responses to rising food prices; 2.3 Employment outlook; Table 2.5 Employment, productivity and unemployment scenarios, 2007, 2008 and 2009; 2.4 Policy priorities; 3. Productivity and competitiveness: Recent trends and future challenges; 3.1 ASEAN's competitiveness: Key issues and trends; Table 3.1 Net FDI per capita flows (20052007) and compe.