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The International Labor Organization (ILO) announced Thursday that it's concerned that the world's working women are stuck in the lowest paying jobs. According to an ILO report released on International Women's Day, a significant number of women are earning very low wages in farm or service jobs.
Although the number of employed women around the world increased to 1.2 billion last year, up by about 100 million from 10 years ago, they face highly unstable job conditions and smaller wages than most men.
According to the report, 60 percent of the planet's working women, especially those in developed countries, are employed in the least desirable "5C" industries: caring, cashiering, catering, cleaning, and clerical. Most of these jobs leave almost no room for women to improve their conditions to the level of their male counterparts.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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