Protecting Apparel Workers Through Transnational Networks
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Protecting Apparel Workers Through Transnational Networks

The Case of Indonesia

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  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Protecting Apparel Workers Through Transnational Networks

The Case of Indonesia

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About this book

Die 29-jahrige Ngadinah hat in Indonesien Fuballschuhe fur den multinationalen Konzern adidas genaht. Gleichzeitig kampfte sie als Gewerkschafterin gegen die schlechten Bedingungen an ihrem Arbeitsplatz. Dafur verbrachte sie 2001 einen Monat im Gefangnis.In ihrem Kampf fand sie Unterstutzung bei einem transnationalen Akteursnetzwerk, bestehend aus Nichtregierungsorganisationen und Gewerkschaften, das weltweit fur die Einhaltung internationaler Sozialstandards in der Bekleidungsindustrie kampft. Mitglieder dieses Netzwerkes uben in den Konsumentenlandern gezielt Druck auf Bekleidungsunternehmen wie adidas oder Karstadt aus, um die Situation der Arbeiter/innen in den Produktionslandern zu verbessern.Diese politikwissenschaftliche Untersuchung zeigt anhand der Geschichte von Ngadinah und zwei weiteren exemplarischen Fallen, wovon eine erfolgreiche Arbeit des Netzwerkes abhangt, so dass die Naher/innen in den Weltmarktfabriken"e; menschenwurdigere Konditionen vorfinden.

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Publisher
ibidem
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9783838255620
Edition
0

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