Threads: Gender, Labor, and Power in the Global Apparel Industry Reviews

Threads: Gender, Labor, and Power in the Global Apparel Industry

Americans have been shocked by media reports of the dismal working conditions in factories that make clothing for U.S. companies. But while well intentioned, many of these reports about child labor and sweatshop practices rely on stereotypes of how Third World factories operate, ignoring the complex economic dynamics driving the global apparel industry.

To dispel these misunderstandings, Jane L. Collins visited two very different apparel firms and their factories in the United States and Mexico. Moving from corporate headquarters to factory floors, her study traces the diverse ties that link First and Third World workers and managers, producers and consumers. Collins examines how the transnational economics of the apparel industry allow firms to relocate or subcontract their work anywhere in the world, making it much harder for garment workers in the United States or any other country to demand fair pay and humane working conditions.

Putting a human face on globalization,

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Global Production: The Apparel Industry in the Pacific Rim

This collection of original essays examines the social and political consequences of the globalization of the apparel industry in Asia, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and the United States. The contributors analyze the countries' trade policies, the apparel industry's network of capital ad labor, working conditions in garment factories, and the role of workers, especially women. Written by scholars of various nationalities and from different disciplines, this volume provides a look at the industry from the perspective of participants within each country and illustrates a general trend toward the internationalization of production and global economic restructuring. Edna Bonacich is Professor of Sociology and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Riverside. Lucie Cheng is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and visiting Professor of Urban Studies at National Taiwan University, Taipei. Norma Chinchilla is Professor of Sociology and Direc

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