Working conditions in Ghana's export processing zone and women's empowerment

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ID21189785
AutoresFaustina Adomaa Obeng, Faustina Adomaa Obeng Faustina Adomaa Obeng, Charlotte Wrigley‐asante (0000-0002-7538-7452), Charlotte Wrigley-Asante Charlotte Wrigley-Asante, Joseph Kofi Teye (0000-0001-6493-3238), Joseph Kofi Teye Joseph Kofi Teye
Año2015
Volumen9
Número2
Fecha de publicación2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaWork Organisation Labour & Globalisation (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1745-641X • E-ISSN: 1745-6428
EditorialPluto Journals (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.13169/workorgalaboglob.9.2.0064
OpenAlexW2754059298
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas17

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 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

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Free trade zone · Globalization · Political science · Economic Zones and Regional Development · Engineering · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Psychology · Taxation and Compliance Studies