Ethical branding in Sri Lanka: A case study of garments without guilt

Workers' Rights and Labor Compliance in Global Supply Chains: Is A Social Label the Answer?

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 45-68

  Goger, Annelies ^a  

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EID: 84919568833     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203751701     Document Type: Chapter

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