Women workers in Turkey
Subtitle: global industrial production in Istanbul
By: Saniye Dedeoglu
Edition: Rev. pbk. ed.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9781780760315
Subjects: Arbeiterin; Bekleidungsindustrie; Berufstätigkeit; Social aspects; Industrialization; Globalization; Globalisierung; Clothing trade; Frau; Women clothing workers; Employment; Women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-206) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Global industrial production and female employment; title: The macro context: socio-economic change, labour markets and female employment in Turkey; title: The garment industry in Istanbul and demand for female labour; title: Women workers in Istanbul: factory women, atelier girls and pieceworker housewives; title: Patriarchy, gender and labour supply in Gecekondu neighborhoods of Istanbul; title: Women in the workplace: recruitment and mobility; title: Conclusion.