clothing workers

"The Clean Clothes Campaign is a worldwide movement that aims to improve the wages and conditions of sweatshop workers."--Publisher description.

A guide for high school graduates to careers in physical fitness, personal care, education, clothing industry and more.

Presents an account of the author's attempts to learn about the lives, personalities, and dreams of the people who make his five favorite clothing items, and discusses the forces, politics, and economics of globalized labor in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, and other places where garment workers live in poverty.

"The Clean Clothes Campaign is a worldwide movement that aims to improve the wages and conditions of sweatshop workers. This is the story of their struggle. Large retailers such as Tesco, Walmart and Carrefour lure shoppers in with prices that seem too good to be true. This book shows that they're too good to be fair. All along the industry's supply chain, workers, often children, are exploited through poverty wages, unpaid overtime and harsh anti-union measures. The campaign urges those in charge of the garment industry's supply lines to protect their workers and treat them fairly. This dynamic account of direct engagement by concerned consumers is a must read for those that see globalization differently and want their shopping choices to support the most vulnerable people involved in the clothing industry"--Publisher description.

Stories of a needlewoman who immigrated from Puerto Rico to Chicago to find work in a garment factory.

Stories of a needlewoman who immigrated from Puerto Rico to Chicago to find work in a garment factory.

Discusses the people who work with textiles and clothing, including designers, factory workers involved in weaving and spinning, dyers, and finishers.

A comprehensive history of sweatshops in the United States that exposes the dark side of the garment industry and the exploitation of its workers, and examines the decline and rebirth of sweatshop conditions in the clothing industry.

Profiles more than eighty men and women who have a large impact on the fashion industry, including critics, consultants, designers, editors, and marketors.

Examines the role in history of the occupations involved with the making of cloth and clothing including spinners, weavers, cloth finishers, tailors and dressmakers, milliners, hatters, and shoemakers and other leatherworkers.