ASIA – FUTURE OF HR
August 1st, 2016
WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
East Asia is a very varied region in terms of economic development. Take the 10 members of trade bloc ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations): with 632 million people, demographics greatly vary, from aging Singapore and Thailand, to the younger and emerging economies of Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines. Whether tackling a youth bulge or the opposite, east Asian countries are having to adapt to rapid changes in the workplace.
Both ends of the demographic spectrum present advantages and ...
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