Recherchetool für Materialien The Myanmar Dilemma Can the garment industry deliver decent jobs for workers in Myanmar? The garment industry is one of the most labour-intensive manufacturing industries in the world. Clothing companies are constantly on the look-out for production locations that can make clothes quickly and at low costs. Over the past few years, Myanmar has rapidly become a popular sourcing destination for the garment industry – due ta huge pool of cheap labour and favourable import and export tariffs. However, working conditions in this industry are far from acceptable. Labour rights violations are rife. Workers whare bold enough may file complaints or resort topen protests, news of which sometimes finds its way intinternational media. More often, workers toil on in silence. As well as describing the most pressing problems, the authors of this report offer suggestions for constructive ways forward thead off a crisis before it escalates. Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: Martje Theuws, Pauline Overeem Medienart: Hintergrundinformation Erscheinungsjahr: 2017 Zielgruppe: Erwachsene Sprache: Englisch Umfang: 139 SeitenBezug: kostenfrei zum Download bei somo.nl Ähnliche Materialien Myanmar: Country Study 2016 Indonesia: Country Study 2016 Turkey: Country Study 2016 Child labour in Turkey: How the Syrian conflict is impacting the Turkish garment sector Branded Childhood How garment brands contribute tlow wages, long working hours, school dropout and child labour in Bangladesh zurück
