Shoes, glues, and homework
Subtitle: dangerous work in the global footwear industry
By: Pia Markkanen.
Series: Work, health, and environment series; Work, health, and environment series
Publisher: Baywood Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Amityville, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780895033284
Subjects: Footwear industry -- Employees -- Health and hygiene -- Indonesia; Footwear industry -- Employees -- Health and hygiene -- Philippines; Glue -- Toxicology -- Indonesia; Glue -- Toxicology -- Philippines; Home labor -- Indonesia; Home labor -- Philippines; Work environment -- Indonesia; Work environment -- Philippines; Adhesives -- adverse effects -- Indonesia; Adhesives -- adverse effects -- Philippines; Occupational Health -- Indonesia; Occupational Health -- Philippines; Health Policy -- Indonesia; Health Policy -- Philippines; Industry -- standards -- Indonesia; Industry -- standards -- Philippines; Shoes -- economics -- Indonesia; Shoes -- economics -- Philippines
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The structure of the global footwear industry; title: Shoemaking and its hazards; title: Informal sector, informal economy; title: Does gender matter?; title: Shoe chemicals and right-to-know; title: The way forward.