Monitoring Sweatshops: Workers, Consumers, And The

Monitoring Sweatshops: Workers, Consumers, And The

by Jill Esbenshade
ISBN-10:
1592132561
ISBN-13:
9781592132560
Pub. Date:
06/09/2004
Publisher:
Temple University Press
ISBN-10:
1592132561
ISBN-13:
9781592132560
Pub. Date:
06/09/2004
Publisher:
Temple University Press
Monitoring Sweatshops: Workers, Consumers, And The

Monitoring Sweatshops: Workers, Consumers, And The

by Jill Esbenshade
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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781592132560
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 06/09/2004
Edition description: 1
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Prefaceix
Acknowledgmentsxiii
Introduction: Monitoring, Sweatshops, and Labor Relations1
1The Rise and Fall of the Social Contract in the Apparel Industry13
2The Social-Accountability Contract33
3Private Monitoring in Practice60
4Weaknesses and Conflicts in Private Monitoring89
5The Development of International Monitoring119
6Examining International Codes of Conduct and Monitoring Efforts145
7The Struggle for Independent Monitoring165
Conclusion: Workers, Consumers, and Independent Monitoring198
Appendix 1Confessions of a Sweatshop Monitor209
Appendix 2Research Methods214
Appendix 3List of Interviews219
Appendix 4Acronyms and Abbreviations226
Notes229
References249
Index261
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