| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 235 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The clothing and textile industry employs nearly 30 million people worldwide, mostly in Asia and Central America. Workers frequently face long hours, inadequate wages, harassment and abuse. While some resist such conditions by joining labor unions, many are prevented from doing so or find it difficult to adjust to transitory manufacturers. Because of these challenges, garment workers have reached out to allies across political borders in order to apply more pressure on garment manufacturers. The transnational anti-sweatshop network is at a critical stage in its development and is due for serio. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction: NGOs and advocacy networks as transnational political actors; NGOs and their networks in international relations; NGOs, networks, and social movements; NGOs and world civic politics; Northern-based NGOs and advocacy; NGOs as rooted cosmopolitans; Methods and sources; Organization of the book; 1. Political economy of the garment industry; Globalization and changing sites of production; Garment industry politics and markets; Impacts on workers; Global financial crisis; Conclusion. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Anti-sweatshop movement.
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Anti-sweatshop movement. |
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Clothing trade -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Clothing trade -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Clothing trade. |
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Non-governmental organizations.
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Non-governmental organizations. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Garwood, Shae, 1974- Advocacy across borders. Sterling, VA : Kumarian Press, 2011 9781565494558 (DLC) 2011016030 (OCoLC)713191578 |
| ISBN |
9781565494565 (electronic book) |
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1565494563 (electronic book) |
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9781565494541 |
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1565494547 |
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9781565494558 |
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1565494555 |
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1565494563 |
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9781565494572 |
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1565494571 |
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