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Author:

Seidman, G.

Title:

Beyond the boycott : labor rights, human rights, and transnational activism / Gay W. Seidman.

Publisher:

Russell Sage Foundation,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xvi, 176 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Employee rights--Developing countries--Case studies.
Labor movement--Developing countries--Case studies.
Human rights monitoring--Developing countries--Case studies.
International business enterprises--Developing countries--Management--Case studies.
Social responsibility of business--Developing countries--Case studies.

Notes:

A study of the impact of the Sullivan Code in South Africa, the Rugmark social labeling effort in the Indian handwoven carpet industry, and the COVERCO monitoring of the Guatemalan apparel industry. Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-167) and index.

Contents:

Citizens, markets, and transnational labor activism -- Labor rights as human rights : regulation in the context of a "thinned" national state -- Monitoring multinationals : lessons from the anti-apartheid era -- Social labels, child labor, and monitoring in the Indian carpet industry -- Constructing a culture of compliance in Guatemala -- Citizenship at work.

Series:

American Sociological Association's Rose series in sociology

ISBN:

0871547619 (alk. paper)
9780871547613 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2007009609

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)