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    Fourth Synthesis Report on the working conditions situation in Cambodia's garment sector

    International Labour Organization, 2002
    Under an agreement between the governments of Cambodia and the United States of America, which increases Cambodia's export entitlements to the US if labour standards improve, the ILO produces an annual report on standards in Cambodian garment factories.This document presents the fourth such report. It reports on monitoring procedures and results.
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    Sweatships

    War on Want, 2002
    The report provides the background to a War on Want Campaign that is pushing for cruise ship companies to drastically improve the pay and conditions of their workers.The document highlights the gap between the expectations and information given at recruitment and the reality of life as a crew member on board ship.The author provides an overview of the cruise industry and its growth before pr
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    Child labour and labour rights in the sporting goods industry: a case for corporate social responsibility

    Clean Clothes Campaign, 2002
    This study seeks to (re)examine the issue/problem of child labour and other labour standards in the football industry in India building upon the previous studies done on the industry in the recent past.The study presents results from interviews and surveys of households and stitching centres in the football producing areas of Jallandhar and Batala, Punjab.
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    Business ethics in the textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) industries: Codes of Conduct

    Sectoral Activities Programme, ILO, 1997
    Reviews use of codes, compares exisiting codes and recommends a standard code. Codes covered include those of Levi Strauss, Sara Lee, Phillips-van Heusen, The Gap, Reebok and Nike.
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    Working Conditions in Sports Shoe Factories in China Making Shoes for Nike and Reebok

    Global Exchange, 1998
    Report examined workers' rights and working conditions in the factories of five major subcontractors producing sports shoes in China: Yue Yuen, Nority International, KTP Holdings and Wellco. These factories produce shoes for Nike and Reebok.
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    Mulan's Sisters: Working Conditions in Chinese Factories Making Disney Products

    Global Exchange, 1999
    There are hundreds of Disney licensees in China producing Disney toys, garments, and footwear. Between July 1998 and February 1999, researchers from the Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee (HKCIC) visited four of the factories in China producing garments illustrated with Disney characters.
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    Sweatshop Blues [ethical business and Levi jeans]

    Global Exchange, 1998
    Describes current practice of Levi Strauss to move production to different countries according to labour regulations and implementation of their 1992 Code of Conduct.
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    Like cutting bamboo: Nike and Indonesian workers' right to freedom of association

    Oxfam, 2000
    This report assesses how well Nike and its factory partners in one country, Indonesia, are protecting two particular rights, freedom of association and collective bargaining. It is based on peviously unpublished taped interview research conducted in Indonesia in March and April 2000.
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    Nike and global labour practices

    New Academy of Business, UK, 2001
    This case study outlines Nike's experience in developing and implementing various labour practice initiatives in its footwear and apparel factories worldwide. Since the introduction of its first Code of Conduct in 1992, Nike has made considerable progress in developing policies, procedures and partnerships to improve working conditions in the factories where its products are manufactured.
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    Corporate social responsibility at nine multinational electronics firms in Thailand: a preliminary analysis

    Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development, 2001
    The study examines corporate social responsibility in Thailand's electronic sector, focussing on environmental health and safety management and on labor relations. The first section of the study outlines the research questions and methods and describes the current political and economic context in Thailand.

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