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Bringing human rights into fashion: issues, challenges and underused potentials in the transnational garment industry
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Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte
Abstract The transnational garment industry has the potential to be an engine for socio-economic development in the Asia-Pacific region. It provides ample employment opportunities, particularly for women, enabling - at least in theory - their economic empowerment. However, there is a persistent governance ga... view more
The transnational garment industry has the potential to be an engine for socio-economic development in the Asia-Pacific region. It provides ample employment opportunities, particularly for women, enabling - at least in theory - their economic empowerment. However, there is a persistent governance gap in the garment sector, resulting in serious human rights impacts, which chiefly affect women, who make up the majority of garment workers both in the formal and informal sector. This poor human rights record hinders sustainable development. This analysis by the German Institute for Human Rights seeks answers to the question of what contributes to and perpetuates the governance gaps in the global garment sector and what needs to be done to close them.... view less
Keywords
Asia; governance; human rights violation; human rights; Pacific Rim; textile industry; political governance; socioeconomic development; sustainable development
Classification
Law
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
78 p.
Series
Analysis / German Institute for Human Rights
ISBN
978-3-946499-40-4
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications