Labour and Social Trends in Asia and the Pacific 2005 Book

Contents: Foreword. 1. Overview. 2. Sub regional trends in the labour market: i. East Asia. ii. South-east Asia and the Pacific. iii. South Asia. 3. Employment, wages and working time: i. Employment structure. ii. Informal employment. iii. Wages. iv. Working time. 4. Social trends: i. Poverty. ii. Child labour. iii. Organized labour and social dialogue. iv. Ratification of ILO conventions. Feature: the youth employment challenge. Annexes.