Working Conditions in Ghana’s Export Processing Zone and Women’s Empowerment.

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dc.contributor.authorObeng, A.F.
dc.contributor.authorWrigley-Asante, C.
dc.contributor.authorTeye, J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-23T12:19:47Z
dc.date.available2019-01-23T12:19:47Z
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 empowermenten_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/123456789/27020
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPluto Journalsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 9;No. 2
dc.subjectWorking womenen_US
dc.subjectWomens empowermenten_US
dc.subjectLaboren_US
dc.subjectWorking conditionsen_US
dc.subjectGlobalizationen_US
dc.subjectOvertimeen_US
dc.subjectPersonal empowermenten_US
dc.titleWorking Conditions in Ghana’s Export Processing Zone and Women’s Empowerment.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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