Bangladesh, female (Tk)
a
Bangladesh, male (Tk)a
Years of data 2010–16
First year
Last year
5,996
10,084
68
6,680
13,354
100
Cambodia, female (CR)
212,938
323,300
52
Cambodia, male (CR)
248,028
340,784
37
Egypt, Arab Rep., female (LE)
1,463
1,643
12
Egypt, Arab Rep., male (LE)
1,701
2,208
30
Pakistan, female (PRs)
1,898
6,908
264
Pakistan, male (PRs)
7,372
9,702
32
Sri Lanka, female (SL Rs)
8,686
16,929
95
Sri Lanka, male (SL Rs)
14,045
24,642
75
Turkey, female (TRY)
615
662
8
Turkey, male (TRY)
784
793
1
Vietnam, female (D)
1,548
2,707
75
Vietnam, male (D)
2,228
3,403
53
2009–14 2009–15 2008–15 2008–15 2011–13 2007–15
Female-male wage gap, first and last year 1.1 to 1.3 apparel 1.1 to 1.1 overall 1.2 to 1.1 apparel 1.2 to 1.2 overall 1.2 to 1.3 apparel 1.1 to 1.1 overall 3.9 to 1.4 apparel 1.4 to 1.3 overall 1.6 to 1.5 apparel 1.2 to 1.2 overall 1.3 to 1.2 apparel 1.1 to 1.1 overall 1.4 to 1.3 apparel 1.4 to 1.5 overall
Average monthly wages, all industries, for last data year 11,112 12,123 316,033 387,053 2,017 2,425 10,426 13,321 21,531 25,348 978 1,064 1,869 2,881
Source: Labor force survey data. Note: All wages are in local currencies. All countries based on International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) Rev. 4 (ISIC4) classifications except for Sri Lanka, which uses ISIC Rev. 3.1 codes. a. According to the World Bank’s Bangladesh Jobs Diagnostic (World Bank 2017, 48–9), average monthly wages in the garment sector increased from Tk 6,500 to Tk 9,200 (2010 and 2016), and monthly wages in nongarment manufacturing sector increased from Tk 7,200 to Tk 9,000. The 2010 Jobs Diagnostic data for the garment sector are like ours; the 2016 data are lower (but likely represent the full year, whereas ours do not). The Jobs Diagnostic results also show that wages increased more for apparel manufacturing than for nonapparel; however apparel wages were initially lower.
FROM JOBS TO CAREERS
Country, gender
Change, first to last year (%)
l
Average monthly wages, apparel
134
TABLE A.5 Average Monthly Wages in the Apparel Industry, by Gender, and the Gender Wage Gap in Case Countries
