Implications of AFTA on Philippine labor export.
"After summarizing the major features of the ASEAN labor market and patterns of labor migration in Asia, the article describes the origins and current status of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and its main mechanism, the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) Scheme." Possible trends in the migration of skilled and professional Philippine workers throughout the Asia-Pacific region are discussed.
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D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D003132:Commerce; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D006280:Health Workforce; D010679:Philippines; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D014171:Transients and Migrants
Asia; Brain Drain; Commerce; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Human Capital; Human Resources; International Migration; Labor Force; Labor Migration; Macroeconomic Factors; Migration; Philippines; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Southeastern Asia