Women in the Global Clothing and Textile Industry
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2016-04-18
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This paper examines the current role of women in the clothing and textile industry through oral history of South African union members. I argue that the industry’s particularly exploitative environment is directly related to both gender and globalization, acting together to worsen conditions in factories. Additionally, I argue that the more recent addition of an increasingly consumer-driven industry structure also impacts its abusive environment. Unionization, along with public and private regulation, have the potential to be catalysts for change in the industry. To be most effective, these organizations need to take into account both gender and globalization, and recognize the equal impacts both have when making decisions.
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Tager, Sabrina (2016). Women in the Global Clothing and Textile Industry. Honors thesis, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/12393.
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