Shoes, Glues and Homework: Dangerous Work in the Global Footwear Industry
Author:   Pia Markkanen ,  Charles Levenstein ,  Robert Forrant ,  John Wooding
Publisher:   Baywood Publishing Company Inc
ISBN:  

9780895033284


Pages:   115
Publication Date:   15 November 2009
Format:   Hardback
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This book describes working conditions in informal sector shoemaking in Indonesia and the Philippines, their national and international policy implications. It provides information on glues, an organic solvent, found in footwear chemicals and women garment homeworkers in Bulacan.

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Author:   Pia Markkanen ,  Charles Levenstein ,  Robert Forrant ,  John Wooding
Publisher:   Baywood Publishing Company Inc
Imprint:   Baywood Publishing Company Inc
Weight:   0.294kg
ISBN:  

9780895033284


ISBN 10:   0895033283
Pages:   115
Publication Date:   15 November 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Foreword Preface Charles Levenstein, Robert Forrant, and John Wooding Introduction CHAPTER 1 The Structure of the Global Footwear Industry CHAPTER 2 Shoemaking and its Hazards CHAPTER 3 Informal Sector, Informal Economy CHAPTER 4 Does Gender Matter? CHAPTER 5 Shoe Chemicals and Right-to-Know CHAPTER 6 The Way Forward Index

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