Working conditions in Ghana's export processing zone and women's empowerment
Globalisation and the spread of export processing zones (EPZs) have created new opportunities in Ghana for women to obtain paid work. However, the empowering effects of this employment are quite poorly understood. This article examines the relationship between working conditions in EPZs and the empo...
Main Authors: | Faustina Adomaa Obeng, Charlotte Wrigley-Asante, Joseph Kofi Teye |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pluto Journals
2015-11-01
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Series: | Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation |
Online Access: | https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/workorgalaboglob.9.2.0064 |
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