THE majority of the workers in the electronics industry are women, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), citing 2012 data.
The PSA data showed around 70.2 percent or 113,163 of the 161,284 work force in the electronics industry are women as of June 30, 2012.
However, more than half, or 55.5 percent, of them only receive daily wages and only 44.3 percent of them are paid monthly salaries.
The proportion of young workers (15 to 24 years old) in the work force was low at 17.8 percent (28,754),
according to the PSA.
Due to their number, the majority of union membership in electronic firms are composed of women.
Data showed that of the 7,634 workers who are members of unions in the electronic industry, some 4,589 are women and only 3,045 are men.
The PSA also said that of the 7,837 workers who are covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements, some 4,667 are women and 3,170 are men.
“Given the structure of the industry work force, union membership was female-dominated with three women for every two men union members [60.1 percent versus 39.9 percent],” the PSA said.
Overall, the PSA said employment in 209 establishments engaged in electronics estimated at 161,284 in 2012.
This translates to an average 770 employees per establishment.
The industry was dominated by establishments engaged in the manufacture of semiconductor devices and other electronic components which made up 70.3 percent or 147 of total establishments.
The rest were engaged in the manufacture of the following: computers and peripheral equipment and accessories (23.4 percent or 49); consumer electronics (4.8 percent or 10); and communication equipment (1.4 percent or three).