A World Problem- People and areas unable to get out from economic and social vulnerability

Lately some countries in Asia and Central and South America have been achieving steady economic growth. Some are getting out of the category of developing country. However under the shadow of this economic growth, the gap between the rich and the poor is widening. While the living standard of the urban rich and middle-class people are getting wealthier, that of the poor remains the same or become worse.

Those who are affected by and suffer from this disparity are people in countryside, women, ethnic minority groups, and people in discriminated classes. While the government policy prioritizes economic growth, the development of laws and policies for protecting socially vulnerable people is left behind and this results in widening the disparity. Poor women, in particular, are placed under social oppression and they remain in difficulty in becoming self-reliant.

It is vital for socially vulnerable people to receive vocational training in order to acquire knowledge and skills that, which enables them to be engaged in the industrial sector and service sector, which are more high-value-added industries. At the same time, it is important to foster new local industries.