Labour and social issues in export processing zones - an international perspective
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Release : 1997
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Author : International Labor Organization
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 21,39 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Export processing zones
ISBN : 9789221113577
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 10,81 MB
Release : 2004-02-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309166446
In February and March 2003, the Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards (CMILS) of the National Research Council (NRC) convened regional forums in Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, and South Africa. Participants included representatives from the International Labour Organization (ILO), national governments, workers' and employers' organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and the academic community. These meetings were designed to provide the CMILS with a broad range of international perspectives on the many complex issues related to monitoring compliance with international labor standards, particularly within developing countries. The CMILS has convened similar forums in the United States and held workshops examining data quality, assessing national legal frameworks, and exploring linkages between human capital development and compliance with labor standards.
Author : Funmi Adewumi
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Page : 72 pages
File Size : 20,57 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Political Science
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Page : 18 pages
File Size : 39,48 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Employee rights
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Author : Joost Kooijmans
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 27,50 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
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Looks at the tendency by some governments to reduce or restrict the application of labour standards in export processing zones, in the hope of offering a climate conducive to foreign investment.
Author : Centre on Transnational Corporations (United Nations)
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Page : 188 pages
File Size : 42,17 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
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One of the most remarkable structural changes which took place in the world economy in the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s is undoubtedly the growth of export processing zones (EPZs) in the developing countries and areas: employment in these zones grew from around 50,000 in 1970 to over 1.3 million by 1986. Judging from the current plans for new EPZs in over a dozen countries and the expansion plans for existing zones, it would seem that employment in EPZs could continue to grow rapidly in the next few years. The phenomenon of EPZs and the role of multinational enterprises in them have been the subject of heated debate. This monograph sheds light on the multinationals' contribution to employment generation, export earnings, technology transfer and the development of linkages with the local economy. These are measured against the initial cost of the incentive package for establishing and maintaining the zones. Questions related to working conditions and labour relations are also highlighted. The book confronts a number of widely held assumptions with the available facts and figures, and points to the possible evolution of EPZs in the economies of newly industrializing countries. It envisages the emergence of the "export processing country" and a more open and competitive approach to industrial development.
Author : Thomas Farole
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 12,14 MB
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821387642
For countries as diverse as China and Mauritius, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have been a powerful tool to attract foreign investment, promote export-oriented growth, and generate employment; for many others, the results have been less than encouraging. While the benefits and limitations of zones will no doubt continue to be debated, what is clear is that policymakers are increasingly attracted to them as an instrument of trade, investment, industrial, and spatial policy. Since the mid 1980s, the number of newly-established zones has grown rapidly in almost all regions, with dramatic growth in developing countries. In parallel with this growth and in the evolving context of global trade and investment, zones are also undergoing significant change in both their form and function, with traditional export processing zones (EPZs) increasingly giving way to larger and more flexible SEZ models. This new context will bring significant opportunities for developing countries to take advantage of SEZs, but will also raise new challenges to their successful design and implementation. This volume aims to contribute to a better understanding of the role and practice of SEZs in developing countries, in order to better equip policymakers in making effective decisions in planning and implementing SEZ programs. It covers some of the emerging issues and challenges in SEZs including upgrading, regional integration, WTO compliance, innovation, the environment, and gender issues with practical case examples from SEZ programs in developing countries.
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Publisher : International Labour Office
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 37,55 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Export processing zones
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Author : Dorsati Madani
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 19,19 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Globalization
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As instruments for encouraging economic development, export processing zones have only limited usefulness. A better policy choice is general liberalization of a country's economy.