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  Action research: garment industry supply chains

  Women Working Worldwide, 2003

  This manual gives practical guidance on how to conduct action research to promote and support the rights of workers in garment industry supply chains. It begins with an introduction to the origins of the manual, which emerged out of research conducted into garment industry supply chains in Asia and Europe, and highlights the importance of including workers in the research process itself.
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  Gender, rights and participation in the Kenya cut flower industry

  Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2002

  This paper considers the impact of codes of conduct on women’s employment conditions in the cut flower industry in Kenya. Cut flower production is now a major part of the Kenyan economy, but the country’s success in supplying European markets has brought with it increased attention to the industry’s social and environmental impacts.
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  Elimination of child labour in cotton seed farms through social mobilisation

  Mamidipudi Venkatarangaiya Foundation, 2005

  This report details MVF’s work in local communities in India, as well as with national and international companies in the effort to eliminate child labour in cotton seed farms.
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  From rhetoric to reality: Afghan women on the agenda for peace

  Women Waging Peace, Cambridge and Washington, 2005

  This paper examines the effectiveness of the international community’s commitment to women’s rights and provides an overview of women’s initiatives and activities in Afghanistan.
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  Managing the transition to a responsible global textiles and garment industry

  AccountAbility, 2005

  The Multi Fiber Arrangement provided many coutries with access to markets and sheltered them from global competititon, through the imposition of country quotas. This paper considers the implications of a post-MFA era for developing countries where garment production and exports are mainstays of the economy.
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  Research on working & living conditions of women in Export Processing Zones (EPZ) and sweatshops in Indonesia

  Clean Clothes Campaign, 2004

  This report monitors the working and living conditions of Indonesian female workers in Export Processing Zones (EPZ) and sweatshop factories.It is based on a number of interviews with workers which took place in six factories in Jakarta and Tangerang. Findings of the report include:workers are still experiencing forced overtime, even though the situation has improved recentlymany re
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  Participatory social auditing: a practical guide to developing a gender-sensitive approach

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2004

  This paper explores a participatory approach to codes of labour practice. It presents an overview of the characteristics of such an approach, and contrasts them with "snapshot" social auditing.
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  Behind the brand names: working conditions and labour rights in export processing zones

  International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, 2004

  The report explores the realties of working conditions in export prcessing zones (EPZs). It points out that EPZs are costly in terms of the infrastructure they require, use few local inputs, and provide little or no tax revenue for their host countries.
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  Ethical trade in African horticulture: gender, rights and participation

  Ethical Trade and Natural Resources Programme, NRI, 2004

  Codes of conduct for ethical trade have been criticised for failing to consider gender issues or extend to temporary workers. In response, this paper explores ways to develop codes that are effective and inclusive of all workers, including female and temporary workers.
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  Corporate responsibility and women’s employment: the cashew nut case

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2004

  In response to the usual emphasis on 'win-win' situations in the CSR agenda, this paper examines the case of cashew production in Mozambique and India. It illustrates the danger of a 'race to the bottom' when companies operating in liberalising sectors face few, if any, incentives for good social and environmental practice.

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