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-48- Table 3 Size of Industry (all branches) Selected Countries Hong Kong 1981 Singapore 1980 Taiwan 1975 Malaysia 1979 Philippines 1980 South Korea 1975 (Masan Free Trade Zone) Number of Workers or Factories 89,485 workers 65,930 workers 28,813 workers 42 factori es 14 factories 26 factori es Sources: Froebel et al. 1980; Singapore Yearbook of Statistics; Hong Kong Ministry of Labour Annual Report; Eisold 1982. Selected Countries Hong Kong Malaysia Phil i ppi nes Singapore 1981 1979 1979 1980 Tabl e 4 Percentage of Women Employed Manufacturi ng 50% 39% 47% 46% Electronics 60% 85% 90% 75% Sources: I.L.O. Yearbook of Statistics; Eisold 1982.
-49- Age Variables Table 5 Summary of Literature: Sociodemographic Data Country Singapore Thailand Philippines Malaysia Taiwan South Korea Source Chia (S.Y.) Lin 1984 Blake and Moonstan Castro Snow Datta/ Chaudhuri Chia Arrigo Maex Data *95% in electronics below 40 *Average age of 22 in one TV assembly pl ant *Average age of 19 in the largest electronics company *88% of production workers in BEPZ (Bataan Export Processing Zone) under 29 *50% of sample between 18 and 22 *Average age of 21.7 for women working in EPZ *Average age of 19 among survey respondents *40% of women workers between 16 and 19; 31% between 20 and 24 *85% of workers in Masan Free Trade Zone between 18 and 30 Marital Status Singapore Thailand Phil i ppi nes Malaysia Taiwan Lin 1984 Blake and Moonstan Castro Datta/ Chaudhuri Arrigo *85% of survey respondents single *85% of production workers unmarried *83% single *70% single *60% of female labor force single Work Experience Singapore Mal aysi a Philippines Lin 1984 Datta/ Chaudhuri Woon Castro Snow *44% of respondents previously employed as factory workers, cashiers, clerks, and housekeepers *52% of female workers with no previous employment *72% of sample with no previous work experience; 22% previously employed as factory workers *64% at BEPZ new to labor market; those previously employed were factory workers, tailors, and in service sector *84% of respondents with no factory experience
Page 1 and 2: Abstract This paper examines the re
Page 3 and 4: HEALTH, WOMEN'S WORK, AND INDUSTRIA
Page 5 and 6: -3- and because manufacturers need
Page 7 and 8: Lives of Asian Electronics Workers:
Page 9 and 10: -7- Companies place emphasis on hea
Page 11 and 12: -9- replenishments inadequate. Thro
Page 13 and 14: -11- women workers developed at the
Page 15 and 16: -13- economic, and cultural institu
Page 17 and 18: -15- shapes the job opportunities a
Page 19 and 20: -17- and analyzed. analyses. Data f
Page 21 and 22: -19- Until recently, wages have not
Page 23 and 24: -21- Si ngapore and Penang have bee
Page 25 and 26: -23- employment, the applicants are
Page 27 and 28: -25- also higher. In Malaysia, more
Page 29 and 30: -27- cl eri cal workers (Tabl es 11
Page 31 and 32: -29- childbirth problems. The major
Page 33 and 34: -31- Within each ethnic group there
Page 35 and 36: -33- Subjective factors, especially
Page 37 and 38: -35- ethnic groups, the economic ob
Page 39 and 40: -37- day-to-day basis, workers seem
Page 41 and 42: -39- The difference in health statu
Page 43 and 44: -41- social relations for women. Wh
Page 45 and 46: -43- workers in the 19th century an
Page 47 and 48: -45- NOTES 1. The survey respondent
Page 49: -47- Tabl e 1 Hourly Wages for Oper
Page 53 and 54: -51- Table 6 How many minutes does
Page 55 and 56: -53- Table 9 Summary of Literature:
Page 57 and 58: -55- Table 11 Number Injured Since
Page 59 and 60: -57- Table 15 Eye Complaints and Us
Page 61 and 62: -59- Table 19 Respiratory Problems
Page 63 and 64: -61- Table 23 Problems with Offspri
Page 65 and 66: -63- Table 27 Migration and Psychol
Page 67 and 68: -65- Table 31 Marital Status and Si
Page 69 and 70: -67- Table 35 Shift Rotation and Me
Page 71 and 72: -69- REFERENCES Ackennan, Susan 198
Page 73 and 74: -71- Edgren, Gus 1982 Spearheads of
Page 75 and 76: -73- Laurell, A. Cristina 1981 Cond
Page 77 and 78: -74- MacKintosh, Maureen 1981 Gende
Page 79 and 80: \ -76- u.s. Dept of Commerce, Indus

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