Global Sweatshops Bibliography
Compiled by Elizabeth Heilman
Behind the Swoosh: The Struggle of Indonesians Making Nike Shoes
edited by Jeff Ballinger and Claes Olsson. Upsalla, Sweden: Global Publications Foundation, 1997.
A collection of articles and documents about Nike.
The Global Factory: Analysis and Action for a New Economic Era
by Rachael Kamel. Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee, 1990.
A bit dated, but offers still-useful short examples about the effects of globe-trotting factories and the variety of ways people resist.
The Maquiladora Reader: Cross-Border Organizing Since NAFTA
by Rachael Kamel and Anya Hoffman, eds. Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee, 1999.
A collection of articles and resources describing the heroic story of how maquiladora workers have organized.
No Sweat: Fashion, Free Trade and the Rights of Garment Workers
by Andrew Ross, ed. New York: Verso, 1997.
A creative collection of photos, writings, and statistics on the status of garment workers in the United States and abroad.
Reclaiming America: Nike, Clean Air, and the New National Activism
by Randy Shaw. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1999.
Recounts how popular activism has played a crucial role in raising awareness about sweatshop abuses around the world.
Runaway America: U.S. Jobs and Factories on the Move
by Harry Browne and Beth Sims. Albuquerque, NM: Resource Center Press, 1993.
Provides an overview of the history and economics of the phenomenon of corporations moving operations outside of the U.S. Also provides case studies of how activists, workers, and community leaders have fought against runaway shops.
The Sneaker Book: Anatomy of an Industry and an Icon
by Tom Vanderbilt. New York: New Press, 1998.
Loads of information on one of the most important clothing items for kids.
Sweatshop Warriors: Immigrant Women Workers Take on the Global Factory
by Mirriam Ching Yoon Louie. Cambridge, MA: South End Press, 2001.
A richly detailed book describing the strategies of sweatshop workers to challenge oppressive conditions. Many of these stories could be used with students or drawn upon to create engaging lessons.
With These Hands: The Hidden World of Migrant Farm Workers Today
by Daniel Rothenberg. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1998.
A readable documentation of the U.S. farm labor system through the voices of workers, growers, union organizers, farm worker families and others.
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