Shoes, Glues and Homework: Dangerous Work in the Global Footwear Industry
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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Shoes, Glues and Homework: Dangerous Work in the Global Footwear Industry
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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Shoes, Glues and Homework: Dangerous Work in the Global Footwear Industry

Shoes, Glues and Homework: Dangerous Work in the Global Footwear Industry

Shoes, Glues and Homework: Dangerous Work in the Global Footwear Industry

Shoes, Glues and Homework: Dangerous Work in the Global Footwear Industry

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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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780895033284
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 11/15/2009
Series: Work, Health and Environment Series
Pages: 103
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

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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