The main one is that these apparel jobs are a very important means for young women in these countries to gain autonomy. The other big lesson is that it can't be just about activism. This is most clear to me in the case of China, where we do not have freedom of the press. If the press is free and can report on what's happening, then change happens.
The movement really has evolved because their initial demands [such as factory codes of conduct and disclosure of supplier names and addresses] have … - Pietra Rivoli
The movement really has evolved because their initial demands [such as factory codes of conduct and disclosure of supplier names and addresses] have …
- Pietra Rivoli
The main one is that these apparel jobs are a very important means for young women in these countries to gain autonomy. The other big lesson is that … - Pietra Rivoli
The main one is that these apparel jobs are a very important means for young women in these countries to gain autonomy. The other big lesson is that …
But by shining these lights in different places, they really have uncovered things that companies in their own interest are trying to clean up. We're… - Pietra Rivoli
But by shining these lights in different places, they really have uncovered things that companies in their own interest are trying to clean up. We're…
I have heard a lot of stories - we're putting this in for the monitors, we've got this other set of records. This is a relatively new field, but they… - Pietra Rivoli
I have heard a lot of stories - we're putting this in for the monitors, we've got this other set of records. This is a relatively new field, but they…
If consumers weren't thinking this way, companies would be a lot less responsive. Right now, consumers don't really have a way to get information abo… - Pietra Rivoli
If consumers weren't thinking this way, companies would be a lot less responsive. Right now, consumers don't really have a way to get information abo…
You need companies investing in these countries, so women have employment opportunities, and you also need these forces of conscience. Without the ac… - Pietra Rivoli
You need companies investing in these countries, so women have employment opportunities, and you also need these forces of conscience. Without the ac…
In many poor countries, if the daughter is told who she's going to marry, and told that she's going to live in the village with her husband's family,… - Pietra Rivoli
In many poor countries, if the daughter is told who she's going to marry, and told that she's going to live in the village with her husband's family,…
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