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The objective of this working paper is to examine the extent of employment oriented migration of females in India and … though the percentage is very small for employment oriented migration an analysis of work force participation of female … on the increase in response to the employment opportunities in export industries, electronic assembling and garment units …
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In the last twenty years, the Philippines has gained a good progress in poverty reduction. However, compared to other countries in the region, the Philippines is still behind. In the early years of the 21st century, more than a third of the Philippine population lives below the poverty line....
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domestics in a state known for its prevalence of domestic service in colonial India. The replacement of male domestics by … females was further facilitated by the gradual decline in inter-state migration due to lack of employment opportunities in … children from the rural areas of the state to Calcutta city in search for employment between 1971 and 1981. …
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Gender Development Index and Gender Empowerment Measure are two gender-based indicators provided by the United Nations Development Program. Population share of the genders enter the formulation of these indicators in such a way that it favours the better performing gender. This can lead to...
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India. It identifies three channels through which SEZs address these issues : employment generation, skill formation (human … SEZs lend themselves to human development concerns, in India. Employment generated by zones is remunerative. Wage rates are … study examines the sectoral and economic composition of SEZ activities in India. It finds that labour intensive, skill …
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two is far more complicated for developing countries like India, given the dependence of a large section of the population …
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set collected in the Himalayan region of India allows us to deal with the heterogeneity of rural nonfarm activities by … inquiry that reveals that education plays a major role in accessing more remunerative nonfarm employment. Other household …
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, and remittances data to assess the employment and social consequences of the crisis, including falling demand for labor …, rising vulnerable and informal employment, and falling incomes and their related pressures on the working poor. The paper … provides some projections of the impact on unemployment, vulnerable employment, working poverty, and labor productivity in the …
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This paper makes an attempt to estimate the index of informal sector employment which can be attributed to the supply …
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This paper demonstrates how family size can be an important contributor to poverty in the Philippines. It examines one of the mechanisms behind this link by focusing on the relation between number of children and the decision to seek a job and parents' wage earnings. It surveys the international...
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