Beyond the Boycott: Labor Rights, Human Rights, and Transnational Activism

by Gay W. Seidman

Book Overview

As the world economy becomes increasingly integrated, companies can shift production to wherever wages are lowest and unions weakest. How can workers defend their rights in an era of mobile capital? With national governments forced to compete for foreign investment by rolling back legal protections for workers, fair trade advocates are enlisting consumers to put market pressure on companies to treat their workers fairly. In Beyond the Boycott, sociologist...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871547619
• ISBN13: 9780871547613
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"