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Angela Hale - Threads of Labour: Garment Industry Supply Chains from the Workers´ Perspective - 9781405126373 - V9781405126373
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Threads of Labour: Garment Industry Supply Chains from the Workers´ Perspective

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Description for Threads of Labour: Garment Industry Supply Chains from the Workers´ Perspective Hardcover. Threads of Labour presents new empirical research by a network of garment workers' support organizations and makes sense of global supply chains from the bottom up. * Presents new empirical research by a network of garment workers' support organizations in ten different locations in Asia, Europe and Mexico. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16. BIC Classification: GTF; KCF; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Threads of Labour presents new empirical research by a network of garment workers' support organizations and makes sense of global supply chains from the bottom up.
  • Presents new empirical research by a network of garment workers' support organizations in ten different locations in Asia, Europe and Mexico.
  • Creates a blueprint for conducting worker-orientated action research in order to better understand and resist the negative impact of globalization on labour.
  • Ensures that workers' voices reach those who are already trying to reconfigure global capitalism in more humane directions.
  • Explores the ways in which workers might begin to develop new forms of organization that ... Read more
  • Bridges the gap between activist and academic research, improving the conversation between these two groups.
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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Antipode Book Series
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405126373
SKU
V9781405126373
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Angela Hale
Angela Hale is Director of Women Working Worldwide, an NGO based at Manchester Metropolitan University. She previously lectured in sociology at the university and has published many articles relating to women workers. Women Working Worldwide works with a network of trade unions and NGOs supporting the rights of workers in international supply chains producing consumer goods for the world market. ... Read more

Reviews for Threads of Labour: Garment Industry Supply Chains from the Workers´ Perspective
“Threads of Labour accomplishes its goals and does so in a stimulating, clearly written fashion. It will serve both students and practitioners seeking insights into organizing efforts around the world.” (The Professional Geographer) "A vibrant, innovative and up-to-date book, that recognizes the diversity of women’s experience of networked global capitalism and charts both their experience of exploitation and their ... Read more

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