Labour Protection Standards

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
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
Shift Change Scenes from a Post-industrial Revolution Between The Lines	Hamilton’s industrial age is over. In the steel capital of Canada, there are no more skies lit red by foundries at sunset, no more traffic jams at shift change. Instead, an urban …	Stephen Dale	252	2021	View
NEW! Solidarity Beyond Bars Unionizing Prison Labour Fernwood Publishing	Prisons don’t work, but prisoners do. Prisons are often critiqued as unjust, but we hear little about the daily labour of incarcerated workers — what they do, how they do it, who they …	Asaf Rashid; Jordan House	180	2022	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! 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 Tectonic Shift From: Shift Change View Between The Lines	This chapter describes Hamilton as it once was: foundries belching iron oxide into the atmosphere, traffic jams driven by shift changes at factories, and workers toiling at all hours of the day …	Stephen Dale	25	2021	$2.50 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 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! Why Care About Prisoners’ Labour Rights? From: Solidarity Beyond Bars View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter One focuses on providing a broad overview of the Canadian prison system. The chapter explains why people should care about prisoners’ rights and specifically prisoners’ labour …	Asaf Rashid; Jordan House	32	2022	$3.20 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 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 The "Creative Class" Creates a Global Urban Clash From: Shift Change View Between The Lines	In this chapter, the author examines the relationship between Hamilton and Toronto, and how these two once-divided cities are now closely intertwined. The chapter also explores gentrification in …	Stephen Dale	53	2021	$5.30 Add
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! 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 To Make and Market From: Fixing Fashion View New Society Publishers	In To Make and Market, the author explains the clothing production and marketing processes through his experiences. He covers the following topics: structuring of large corporations such as Sara …	Michael Lavergne	41	2015	$4.10 Add
From NEW! “Sweat the Evil Out” The Evolution of Canadian Prison Labour From: Solidarity Beyond Bars View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter Four places the contemporary Canadian prison system into a historical context. This chapter examines the role of prison labour in the founding of the Canadian prison system, how prison …	Asaf Rashid; Jordan House	23	2022	$2.30 Add