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Author Armbruster-Sandoval, Ralph, 1968-

Title Globalization and cross-border labor solidarity in the Americas : the anti-sweatshop movement and the struggle for social justice / Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval
Published New York : Routledge, 2005
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 223 pages) : illustrations
Contents Globalization and cross-border labor solidarity in the Americas -- Globalization and cross-border labor solidarity in the Guatemalan maquiladora industry -- The Salvadoran maquiladora industry and cross labor solidarity -- The Honduran maquiladora industry and cross-labor solidarity -- Ni un paso atrĂ¡s! = Not one step back! : Chentex and cross-border labor solidarity in the Nicaraguan maquiladora industry -- Globalization and cross-border labor solidarity : is another world possible?
Summary This book describes how workers, unions and NGOs from four Central American countries--Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua--fought back and struggled for social justice alongside US-based unions and NGOs
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-216) and index
Notes English
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Subject Offshore assembly industry -- Employees -- Labor unions -- Central America
International labor activities -- Central America
Clothing workers -- Labor unions -- Central America
Sweatshops -- Central America
Globalization -- Economic aspects -- Central America
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
Clothing workers -- Labor unions
Globalization -- Economic aspects
International labor activities
Offshore assembly industry -- Employees -- Labor unions
Sweatshops
Central America
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2004009989
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