| Document ID (ISN) | 100117 |
| CIS number |
02-1292 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-2-112246-8 |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
ILO Sectoral Activities Working Paper No.WP.150
|
| Author(s) |
Barme C. |
| Title |
Homeworkers - Towards improving their working conditions in the textile, clothing and footwear industries |
| Bibliographic information |
ILO Publications, International Labour Office, 1211 Genève 22, Switzerland, 2000. ix, 312p. |
| Abstract |
Home work is growing in importance in the textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) industries. A first part of this report gives a broad outline of the conditions of work among home workers in these industries, highlighting their problems. Contents: globalization of home work; definition of home work in the TCF industries; regional trends in industrialized counties; role of home work in subcontracting schemes; recent trends in OECD countries, in Latin America and in Asia; statistical data; competitive advantages of home work; socio-economic profile of home workers; advantages of home work for the worker; remuneration; hours of work and insecurity of employment. A second part of the report reviews national and multilateral efforts aimed at promoting equality of treatment and improving working conditions of home workers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ILO; home work; shoe industry; textile industry; clothing industry; conditions of work |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
report; hours of work; statistics; survey; women; social aspects; subcontractors; terms of employment; industrialized countries; developing countries; workmen's compensation |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | ILO |
| Subject(s) |
Textile and clothing industries
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Clothing and finished textile products industry
Globalization
Footwear, leather and fur industry
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