Globalization and transnational labor organizing: The Honduran maquiladora industry and the Kimi campaign

Social Science History

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 551-576

  Armbruster Sandoval, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GARMENT INDUSTRY; GLOBALIZATION; MAQUILADORA; TRADE UNION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; HONDURAS;

EID: 1842736961     PISSN: 01455532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/01455532-27-4-551     Document Type: Article

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