Labour Protection Standards

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From A Blue-Collar Legacy – for Better and for Worse From: Shift Change View Between The Lines	This chapter examines the dual nature of Hamilton, and poses key questions about the city. Can history be the basis for a roadmap forward? Are there unique aspects of Hamilton’s past that …	Stephen Dale	49	2021	$4.90 Add
From NEW! A friend to labour? The Trudeau record on labour rights and labour relations From: The Trudeau Record View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter examines the Trudeau government’s record on labour rights and labour relations.	Stephanie Ross	15	2024	$1.50 Add
From Aid for Trade From: Fixing Fashion View New Society Publishers	The chapter Aid for Trade takes a look at the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement over 20 years, considering who has benefitted. It also analyzes statistics and outcomes by country, …	Michael Lavergne	13	2015	$1.30 Add
From NEW! All Work and (Almost) No Pay From: Solidarity Beyond Bars View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter Two maps out prison labour in Canada. Covering institutional labour and prison industry programs, prison labour in the federal system and provincial systems, the issues of low wages, lack …	Asaf Rashid; Jordan House	30	2022	$3.00 Add
From Alphabet Soup From: Fixing Fashion View New Society Publishers	In Alphabet Soup, the author begins to examine his process of engaging with the darkers aspects of the global fashion industry, such as child labor, global trade agreements and their impacts, …	Michael Lavergne	36	2015	$3.60 Add
From Boom, Bust, and a Double-Sided Bohemian Renaissance From: Shift Change View Between The Lines	This chapter surveys some of the attempts to develop and revitalize Hamilton’s downtown core. Although the initial efforts were unsuccessful, a few optimists valiantly plotted …	Stephen Dale	48	2021	$4.80 Add
From NEW! Conclusion And Justice for All? From: Solidarity Beyond Bars View Fernwood Publishing	The Conclusion "And Justice for All?" reflects on the injustices faced by prisoners — as workers and in general — it is urgent that those who believe in principles of social …	Asaf Rashid; Jordan House	12	2022	$1.20 Add
From Does the TPP Work for Workers? From: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Canada View James Lorimer and Company	Suggests that the TPP’s Labour Protection Standards are not what they claim to be and are not effectively enforceable as exemplified by opposition fron Labour Organizations.	Angella MacEwen; Laura Macdonald	15	2016	$1.50 Add
Fixing Fashion Remaking the Way We Make, Market, and Buy Our Clothes New Society Publishers	With sales of more than US $500 billion a year, the fashion industry is one of the most important sectors of the global economy, employing millions of men, women, and often children in the …	Michael Lavergne	242	2015	View
From Foreword From: Fixing Fashion View New Society Publishers	The foreword begins with a short history of the textile industry in the UK before looking to the ways the textile industry is still exploiting people, especially children around the world, …	Carry Somers	3	2015	$0.30 Add
From NEW! Injury, Illness and Death From: Solidarity Beyond Bars View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter Three covers the subject of health and safety in Canadian prisons as it relates to general prison conditions and work. The chapter discusses how prisoners are excluded from health and …	Asaf Rashid; Jordan House	20	2022	$2.00 Add
From Introduction From: Fixing Fashion View New Society Publishers	The introduction begins with a look at the author’s early career in the fashion industry, particularly, the international sourcing of Hanes brand clothing. The author introduces some key …	Michael Lavergne	10	2015	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Introduction Prison Labour and Punishment From: Solidarity Beyond Bars View Fernwood Publishing	The Introduction "Prison Labour and Publishment" discusses the current state of Canadian prisons and lives of its prisoners, the idea of “rehabilitation," prison labour …	Asaf Rashid; Jordan House	14	2022	$1.40 Add
From Manchester to Mumbai From: Fixing Fashion View New Society Publishers	In Manchester to Mumbai, the author explains his path to the fashion industry before delving into the following topics: the roots of global trade; labor, guilds and slavery; the India trade and …	Michael Lavergne	22	2015	$2.20 Add
From Redefining Fashion From: Fixing Fashion View New Society Publishers	The final chapter presents a wide array of view points on how to change the fashion industry for the better, drawing on quotes and interviews with people involved, such as educators, financial …	Michael Lavergne	50	2015	$5.00 Add
From NEW! Rights Not Rescue Defending Migrant Sex Workers from Policing From: Disarm, Defund, Dismantle View Between The Lines	In Rights Not Rescue authors Elene Lam and Chanelle Gallant explore how the criminalization sex work effects migrant sex workers. The chapter explores topics including criminalization of sex …	Chanelle Gallant; Elene Lam	14	2022	$1.40 Add