According to data estimates released by the International Labour Organization, there were 65 million garment workers in Asia in 2019, and this number represented 75 percent of garment workers worldwide. 35 million of these garment workers were women, and garment employment consituted 5.2 percent of all working women in the region.
Key figures of garment employment in Asia in 2019
Key figures of garment employment in Asia
Characteristic
Estimated number of garment workers (in millions)
65
Share of Asian garment workers in total worldwide garment employment (as %)
75
Number of female garment workers (in millions)
35
Garment employment as a share of all working women (as %)
5.2
Garment employment as a share of all working women in the manufacturing sector (%)
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ILO. (October 21, 2020). Key figures of garment employment in Asia in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1281241/asia-garment-workers-key-figures/
ILO. "Key figures of garment employment in Asia in 2019." Chart. October 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1281241/asia-garment-workers-key-figures/
ILO. (2020). Key figures of garment employment in Asia in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1281241/asia-garment-workers-key-figures/
ILO. "Key Figures of Garment Employment in Asia in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1281241/asia-garment-workers-key-figures/
ILO, Key figures of garment employment in Asia in 2019 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1281241/asia-garment-workers-key-figures/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Key figures of garment employment in Asia in 2019 [Graph], ILO, October 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1281241/asia-garment-workers-key-figures/
