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Advocacy Across Borders : NGOs, Anti-Sweatshop Activism and the Global Garment Industry / Shae Garwood.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2011]Description: 1 online resource (235 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781565494565
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.8/8787
LOC classification:
  • HD2337 .G37 2011
  • HD2337 ǂb G37 2011eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Introduction: NGOs and advocacy networks as transnational political actors -- 1. Political economy of the garment industry -- 2. Development of the anti-sweatshop network -- 3. Places and practices of four anti-sweatshop NGOs -- 4. Structures of governance and anti-sweatshop NGOs -- 5. Consumer campaigns and the use of civic politics -- 6. NGO accountability and political responsibility -- 7. Effectiveness of anti-sweatshop advocacy -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix: Organizations involved in transnational advocacy and the global garment industry -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author
Summary: Particularly compelling reading after the April 2013 building collapse that killed more than 1,000 garment workers in Bangladesh, Advocacy Across Borders explores the strategies, strengths—and limitations—of Northern-based NGOs that seek to improve conditions for the millions of workers in the clothing and textile industry who face long hours, inadequate wages, and abuse. Garwood includes case studies of four NGOs: FairWear, United Students Against Sweatshops, STITCH, and the Clean Clothes Campaign.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Introduction: NGOs and advocacy networks as transnational political actors -- 1. Political economy of the garment industry -- 2. Development of the anti-sweatshop network -- 3. Places and practices of four anti-sweatshop NGOs -- 4. Structures of governance and anti-sweatshop NGOs -- 5. Consumer campaigns and the use of civic politics -- 6. NGO accountability and political responsibility -- 7. Effectiveness of anti-sweatshop advocacy -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix: Organizations involved in transnational advocacy and the global garment industry -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author

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Particularly compelling reading after the April 2013 building collapse that killed more than 1,000 garment workers in Bangladesh, Advocacy Across Borders explores the strategies, strengths—and limitations—of Northern-based NGOs that seek to improve conditions for the millions of workers in the clothing and textile industry who face long hours, inadequate wages, and abuse. Garwood includes case studies of four NGOs: FairWear, United Students Against Sweatshops, STITCH, and the Clean Clothes Campaign.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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