ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 2|20 pages

Shoemaking and its Hazards

chapter 3|20 pages

Informal Sector, Informal Economy

chapter 4|18 pages

Does Gender Matter?

chapter 5|6 pages

Shoe Chemicals and Right-to-Know

chapter 6|10 pages

The Way Forward