Labour Protection Standards

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
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 Procedure From: We Have Received a Complaint View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Malone examines how procedural frameworks in workplace investigations can overwhelm the application of common sense and uniform standards.	Matt Malone	9	2023	$0.90 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 Responsibility From: We Have Received a Complaint View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Malone traces workplace responsibility in North America, highlighting the lethal physical dangers of industrial construction in the 1880s, as well as modern harassment …	Matt Malone	23	2023	$2.30 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
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
From Slogging towards Tomorrow From: Shift Change View Between The Lines	This chapter examines the activities of the Hamilton Roundtable and other similar institutions, which sought to bridge the gaps between government, the non-profit sector, business, churches, and …	Stephen Dale	48	2021	$4.80 Add
NEW! Solidarity Beyond Bars Unionizing Prison Labour	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 …		180		View
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
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 NEW! The Case for Prisoners’ Labour Unions From: Solidarity Beyond Bars View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter Six takes up the question of prisoners’ unions in more detail and looks to actual examples/past experiments in unionization. This chapter discusses the successful unionization of …	Asaf Rashid; Jordan House	35	2022	$3.50 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 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 Unsustainable From: Fixing Fashion View New Society Publishers	Unsustainable begins with a case study of water pollution from a textile mill in China, owned by a Hong Kong company. Then it considers sustainable trade and programs like the Better Cotton …	Michael Lavergne	32	2015	$3.20 Add
We Have Received a Complaint The Frought World of Workplace Justice Sutherland House	Workplace investigations are everywhere. From complaints at Fox, BBC, TVO, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show to sports teams like the Seattle Mariners, the Boston Celtics, and the Dallas Mavericks, as …	Matt Malone	94	2023	View