The Resource Advocacy across borders : NGOs, anti-sweatshop activism and the global garment industry, Shae Garwood
Advocacy across borders : NGOs, anti-sweatshop activism and the global garment industry, Shae Garwood
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 235 pages)
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9781565494565
- Label
- Advocacy across borders : NGOs, anti-sweatshop activism and the global garment industry
- Title
- Advocacy across borders
- Title remainder
- NGOs, anti-sweatshop activism and the global garment industry
- Statement of responsibility
- Shae Garwood
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1974-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Garwood, Shae
- Dewey number
- 338.8/8787
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HD2337
- LC item number
- .G37 2011eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Anti-sweatshop movement
- Clothing trade
- Non-governmental organizations
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- Anti-sweatshop movement
- Clothing trade
- Non-governmental organizations
- Label
- Advocacy across borders : NGOs, anti-sweatshop activism and the global garment industry, Shae Garwood
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 781840988
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 235 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781565494565
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)781840988
- Label
- Advocacy across borders : NGOs, anti-sweatshop activism and the global garment industry, Shae Garwood
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- 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
- Control code
- 781840988
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvii, 235 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781565494565
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)781840988
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