Working conditions in Ghana’s export processing zone and women’s empowerment.

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dc.contributor.authorObeng, F.A.
dc.contributor.authorWrigley-Asante, C.
dc.contributor.authorTeye, J.K.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-10T16:07:46Z
dc.date.available2019-01-10T16:07:46Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractGlobalisation 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 empowerment of women. Although EPZs are globally depicted as characterised by harsh working conditions which militate against women's empowerment, the situation in Ghana is relatively better and this type of employment has enhanced the economic and psychological well-being of some women. However, the insecurity of jobs in the EPZs is a major hindrance to their empowerment.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFaustina Adomaa Obeng, Charlotte Wrigley-Asante, & Joseph Kofi Teye. (2015). Working conditions in Ghana's export processing zone and women's empowerment. Work Organisation, Labour & Globalisation, 9(2), 64-78. doi:10.13169/workorgalaboglob.9.2.0064en_US
dc.identifier.otherpp. 64-78
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.13169/workorgalaboglob.9.2.0064
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/26749
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWork Organisation, Labour & Globalisationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 9;No. 2
dc.subjectemploymenten_US
dc.subjectempowermenten_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titleWorking conditions in Ghana’s export processing zone and women’s empowerment.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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