This book describes working conditions in informal sector shoemaking in Indonesia and the Philippines, their national and international policy implications. It provides information on glues, an organic solvent, found in footwear chemicals and women garment homeworkers in Bulacan.
Foreword Preface Charles Levenstein, Robert Forrant, and John WoodingIntroduction CHAPTER 1The Structure of the Global Footwear Industry CHAPTER 2Shoemaking and its HazardsCHAPTER 3Informal Sector, Informal Economy CHAPTER 4Does Gender Matter?CHAPTER 5Shoe Chemicals and Right-to-Know CHAPTER 6The Way Forward Index