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Clean clothes a global movement to end sweatshops /

"The Clean Clothes Campaign is a worldwide movement that aims to improve the wages and conditions of sweatshop workers. This is the story of their struggle. Large retailers such as Tesco, Walmart and Carrefour lure shoppers in with prices that seem too good to be true. This book shows that they...

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Main Author:	Sluiter, Liesbeth
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : New York : Pluto Press ; Distributed in the U.S.A. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:	Sweatshops. Anti-sweatshop movement. Clothing trade > Moral and ethical aspects. Clothing workers. Electronic books.
Online Access:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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