Labour Protection Standards
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  Alphabet SoupFrom: Fixing Fashion |
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 |
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From  Slogging towards TomorrowFrom: Shift Change |
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 |
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From  Does the TPP Work for Workers? |
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 |
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From UnsustainableFrom: Fixing Fashion |
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 |
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From  NEW! What Are the Alternatives?From: Solidarity Beyond Bars |
Chapter Five considers the alternatives to the existing forms of prison labour in Canada and considers proposals ranging from abolition and privatization to prisoners’ co-ops and sole … | Asaf Rashid; Jordan House | 20 | 2022 | $2.00 Add |
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From Aid for TradeFrom: Fixing Fashion |
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 |
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From NEW! The Case for Prisoners’ Labour UnionsFrom: Solidarity Beyond Bars |
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 |
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From NEW! ConclusionAnd Justice for All? From: Solidarity Beyond Bars |
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 |
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From Redefining FashionFrom: Fixing Fashion |
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 |
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From  NEW! Rights Not RescueDefending Migrant Sex Workers from Policing |
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 |
