Labour and social trends in Asia and the pacifics 2005/ International labour organisation. - Bangkok: International Labour Office, 2005. - vii, 74 p. ill. ; 30 cm.

Foreword...
1. Overview.
2. Subregional trends in the labour market
2.1 East Asia
Recent trends
Employment outlook
2.2 South-East Asia and the Pacific
Recent trends
Employment outlook .
2.3 South Asia.
Recent trends .
Employment outlook
3. Employment, wages and working time
3.1 Employment structure .
3.2 Informal employment
3.4 Working time 4. Social trends .
4.1 Poverty..
4.2 Child labour ..
4.3 Organized labour and social dialogue .
4.4 Ratification of ILO Conventions .....................................................................................
Feature: The youth employment challenge ....................................................................................
Annexes
I. Decent work indicators for Asia and the Pacific .........................................................................
II. Statistical Annex ........................................................................................................................
List of Text Boxes
1. Labour shortage and rising costs: Is China losing its competitiveness? .......................................
2. Tripartite agreement on working time reduction in the Republic of Korea .................................
3. Growth, jobs and poverty: The success story of Viet Nam .........................................................
4. Statistical Information and Monitoring Programme on Child Labour ........................................
5. The East Asian IR Net ...............................................................................................................
6. School-to-work transition surveys .....................................................................................

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Social conditions
Employment forecasting
Labor market

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