After the consumer movement: Toward a new international labour activism in the global garment industry

Labour, Capital and Society

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 126-155

  Chang, Dae Oup ^a   Wong, Monina ^b  

^a Asia Monitor Resource Centre   (Hong Kong)

^b Labour Action China ^*  (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GARMENT INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LABOR; TRADE UNION;

EID: 33746378212     PISSN: 07061706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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