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The clothing and textile industry employs nearly 30 million people worldwide, mostly in Asia and Central America. Workers frequently face long hours, inadequate wages, harassment and abuse. While some resist such conditions by joining labor unions, many are prevented from doing so or find it difficult to adjust to transitory manufacturers. Because of these challenges, garment workers have reached out to allies across political borders in order to apply more pressure on garment manufacturers. The transnational anti-sweatshop network is at a critical stage in its development and is due for serious analysis. Advocacy Across Borders reveals the relationships that Northern-based NGOs forge in order to exert influence on powerful actors in the industry. An exhaustive dissection of the strategies of many organisations involved in this extensive network, Garwood’s study points the way forward for civil society actors reaching across borders to advocate for a better world.

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This is compulsory reading for those academics, activists, and citizens interested in promoting good labour and working conditions in the teeming sweatshops of the world. Shae Garwood makes a significant contribution to the literature on anti-sweat shop movements by drawing attention to the strengths and limits of Northern consumer campaigns against retailers using sweatshop products. Her work highlights the importance of power between actors within the industry and the broader structure of state-society relations in shaping the possibilities and limits of the anti-sweat shop movement. It is a major advance on the rose tinted perspective on global civic activism. There are also constructive suggestions for the involvement of local trade unions in anti-sweat shop struggles. Garwood has written an important and provocative work.

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