South Asia is in the midst of a demographic transition. For the next three decades, the growth of the region’s working age population will far outpace the growth of dependents. Close to one million individuals will enter the workforce every month. This large, economically active population can...

One of the challenges of globalization for the least developed countries is that technology change erodes the advantages of labor intensive technology. This paper examines key impacts of this technological change on job security, job satisfaction, and work relations of textile and garment...

Dharavi in the heart of Mumbai is home to an estimated 1 million people and of the biggest slum economies in the world. With 86% of India's total workforce working in the informal sector, this papers sheds light on the working and living conditions of a section of this invisible workforce as...

Egypt has always been considered as one of the Middle East and North African countries which functions based on comparative advantage in terms of its natural resource base and critical geographic location. The textiles industry in Egypt has historically shown considerable economic value-added...