The Current Crisis and Work Pattern

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The Current Crisis and Work Pattern

• Lela Kiria

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World Economy in 2009 Economic Growth

• The OECD negative 2.75 percent
• IMF negative 0.5 to 1 percent
• World Bank negative 1.7 percent.

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Economic Growth in 2009

• Eurozone - negative 4.1
• Germany negative 5.3
• Britain negative 3.7
• France negative 3.3
• Italy negative 4.3
• Sweden negative 4.2

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Economic Growth in 2009

• US negative 4
• Russia negative 6
• Africa slashed by half
• from 6.7 3.25

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Economic Growth in 2009

• Japan negative 6.2
• Singapore negative 10
• Taiwan negative 7.5
• China positive 6.5
• India positive 4.5

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Unemployment Rate

• EU 9.5 2010
• Germany 8.6 2009
• France 10 2009
• Spain 20 2009
• Sweden 10 2010

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Unemployment Rate

• US 8.5 2009
• Japan 4.4 2008
• Philippines 7.4 2008

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Gender Implications of work patterns under
Globalization

• Womens participation rose in paid employment
  around the globe.
• Women concentrated in the informal sector (EPZs
  etc.) in developing countries.
• Womens share decreased in manufacturing sector
  in the developed countries.

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Expected Trends

• Unemployment rise in the EPZs (predominantly
  women concentrated)
• Migrant workers
• Female Domestic Workers
• Male Construction Workers

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Employers Response

• Temporary, contract and part-time jobs
• Wage reduction
• Shortened working hours
• Unpaid leave

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