Garment Workers’ Rights Are Women’s Rights: Suggestions for Future Studies on Support for Socially Responsible Businesses

Beth Myers; Rachel Eike

Garment Workers’ Rights Are Women’s Rights: Suggestions for Future Studies on Support for Socially Responsible Businesses

Beth Myers
, Rachel Eike

Human Ecology

Iowa State University

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Abstract

Presentation given at the International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference. Globally, 80% of garment workers are women. This conceptual paper proposes that future research studies frame garment workers' rights as women's rights as a way to increase support for socially responsible businesses. The proposition is based on current literature and the construal-level theory of psychological distance.

Original language	American English
State	Published - Nov 1 2017
Event	International Textile and Apparel Association - Duration: Nov 1 2017 → …

Conference

Conference	International Textile and Apparel Association
Period	11/1/17 → …

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality

Disciplines

Business
Fashion Business
Human Ecology
Inequality and Stratification
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Sociology

Keywords

Sweatshops
involvement
women
workers

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Garment Workers’ Rights Are Women’s Rights: Suggestions for Future Studies on Support for Socially Responsible Businesses

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