Improving labour standards in clothing factories: Lessons from stakeholder views and monitoring results in Cambodia

Global Social Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-110

  Shea, Anna ^a   Nakayama, Mariko ^a   Heymann, Jody ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Garment industry; Labour standards; Southeast Asia; Trade agreement

Indexed keywords

FIELDWORK; GARMENT INDUSTRY; LABOR STANDARD; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; STAKEHOLDER; TRADE AGREEMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CAMBODIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 77949571729     PISSN: 14680181     EISSN: 17412803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468018109355036     Document Type: Article

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