The social impact of the liberalised world market for textiles and clothing. Strategies of trade unions and women's organisations
"Structural change in the global textile and clothing industry has been marked by massive relocations of production over the last few decades, over the course of which millions of jobs have been lost in the industrialised countries and created in the developing countries. The liberalisation of...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Frankfurt am Main
2009
Otto Brenner Stiftung |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19182637124919008199-The-social-impact-of-the-liber.htm |
| Summary: | "Structural change in the global textile and clothing industry has been marked by massive relocations of production over the last few decades, over the course of which millions of jobs have been lost in the industrialised countries and created in the developing countries. The liberalisation of the world textile and clothing market commenced with the end of the quota system in 2004. The question as to effective union representation of the primarily female employees has thus become more pressing than ever." |
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| Physical Description: | 48 p. Digital |