Homeworkers: towards improving their working conditions in the textile, clothing and footwear industries

Catherine. Barme

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: This report gives a broad, though not exhaustive outline of the conditions of work of homeworkers in the TCF industries, highlighting their problems. It describes the role and importance of home work in these industries within the context of recent globalization trends and brings out the extreme vulnerability of homeworkers. It also reviews past and present work in the field of home work, the aim being not to eliminate this form of employment, but rather to promote equality of treatment and improve working conditions for homeworkers

Keywords: work at home; conditions of employment; working conditions; textile industry; clothing industry.; shoe industry; definition; globalization; comparative advantage; labour cost; labour force participation; men; women workers; marital status; educational level; self employed.; income generating activities; outsourcing; wages; hours of work; employment security; social security; occupational safety; occupational health; training programme; data collecting; Internet; state intervention; role of ILO.; trade union role.; voluntary organization; university; case study; travail à domicile; conditions d'emploi; conditions de travail; industrie textile; industrie du vêtement; industrie de la chaussure; définition; mondialisation; avantages comparés; coût de la main-d'oeuvre; taux d'activité; hommes; travailleuses; situation matrimoniale; niveau d'enseignement; travailleur indépendant; activités rémunératrices; externalisation des activités; salaire; durée du travail; sécurité de l'emploi; sécurité sociale; sécurité du travail; santé au travail; programme de formation; collecte des données; Internet; intervention de l'Etat; rôle de l'OIT; rôle du syndicat; organisation volontaire; université; étude de cas; trabajo a domicilio; condiciones de empleo; condiciones de trabajo; industria textil; industria del vestido; industria del calzado; definición; globalización; ventaja comparativa; costo de la mano de obra; tasa de actividad de mano de obra; hombres; trabajadoras; estado civil; nivel educativo; trabajador independiente; actividades generadoras de ingresos; tercerización; salario; horas de trabajo; seguridad en el empleo; seguridad social; seguridad en el trabajo; salud en el trabajo; programa de formación; recopilación de datos; Internet; intervención estatal; papel de la OIT; papel del sindicato; organización voluntaria; universidad; estudio de casos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 312 pages
Date: 2000
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