Shoes, glues, and homework : dangerous work in the global footwear industry / Pia Markkanen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Markkanen, Pia, 1966- author.

Series:

Work, Health and Environment Series

Work, health, and environment series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Footwear industry--Employees--Health and hygiene--Indonesia.

Footwear industry.

Footwear industry--Employees--Health and hygiene--Philippines.

Glue--Toxicology--Indonesia.

Glue.

Glue--Toxicology--Philippines.

Home labor--Indonesia.

Home labor.

Home labor--Philippines.

Work environment--Indonesia.

Work environment.

Work environment--Philippines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor and Francis, 2017.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book describes working conditions in informal sector shoemaking in Indonesia and the Philippines, their national and international policy implications. It provides information on glues, an organic solvent, found in footwear chemicals and women garment homeworkers in Bulacan.

Contents:

""SHOES, GLUES, AND HOMEWORK: Dangerous Work in the Global Footwear Industry""; ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""CHAPTER 1 The Structure of the Global Footwear Industry""; ""CHAPTER 2 Shoemaking and its Hazards""; ""CHAPTER 3 Informal Sector, Informal Economy""; ""CHAPTER 4 Does Gender Matter?""; ""CHAPTER 5 Shoe Chemicals and Right-to-Know""; ""CHAPTER 6 The Way Forward""; ""Index""; ""In Praise""; ""A Selection of Titles from the: Work, Health and Environment Series""; ""Back Cover""

Notes:

First published 2009 by Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-351-84178-5

1-351-84177-7

1-315-22373-2

0-89503-712-2

9781315223735

OCLC:

813285802