sweatshops

Uses case studies to demonstrate how multinational enterprises can respect work rights while benefitting from the economic advantages of a global labor market.

"Tells the story of how the student anti-sweatshop movement on US college campuses was able to coordinate a massive change in strategy in response to new labor tactics undertaken by target garment industry corporations. Demonstrates that a decentralized movement can coordinate in response to changing opportunities"--Provided by publisher.

Ten-year-old Rebecca Rubin is injured during a strike at the sweatshop where her uncle and cousin work when she tries to give a speech, while keeping a big secret from her family.

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

Provides information about working conditions in the United States in the early 1800s through the story of Molly Castle, a twelve-year-old girl who takes a job in the home of a Chicago suffragette after the deaths of her parents.

On a visit to Coney Island, Rebecca gets the chance to use her acting skills to lighten the mood in an embarrassing situation, but a factory tour makes Rebecca believe her skills are needed there, too.

"Rebecca is thrilled to spend the day at a real movie studio, and when a super, spectacular opportunity presents itself, she is quick to volunteer. But how will this scene play out? Then, on a visit to Coney Island, Rebecca gets the chance to use her acting skills to lighten the mood in an embarrassing situation--and her climbing skills to rescue someone in a dangerous spot. But a factory tour makes Rebecca believe her skills are needed there, too. How can she help make things better--what part can she play?"--Provided by publisher.

Readers learn about the process of manufacturing toys and the materials that are used. Environmental issues and working conditions are revealed, shedding new light on where today’s children’s favorite toys come from. Readers will also learn about new efforts companies are making to provide their workers with fair wages and safe working conditions.

Contains twenty-four esays in which the authors debate the issue of modern slavery, providing an overview of marginal workers and global slavery; discussing slave labor, child labor, and the maquiladores; and considering economic growth and human rights in relation to the global economy.