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Hazards, negligence, and abuse in the apparel manufacturing industry: Labor conditions from 1910-2015

Peterson, Emma
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1461505241

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2016, MA, Kent State University, College of the Arts / School of Art.
This study was designed to identify apparel workplace hazards in factories all over the world. Identifying harmful conditions through qualitative content analysis using New York Times articles from the year 1910 until 2015 uncovered common themes in workplace hazards with the objective of ridding factories of harmful conditions to preemptively ensure the safety of workers. The data was documented in a timeline which highlights incident location, date, and conditions, as well as consequences such as injury rate and costs. Results revealed incidents occurring in countries going through the industrialization process and showed how these locations changed over time. The results of this study will help the fashion industry identify conditions that lead to harm and prevent future incidents, as well as further academic studies on ethics in the workplace.
Nancy Stanforth, PhD (Advisor)
Gargi Bhaduri, PhD (Committee Member)
William Perrine, MA (Committee Member)
Denise Easterling, MBA (Committee Member)
Ethics; History; Labor Relations
Factory hazards, Apparel manufacturing, Worker exploitation

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  • Peterson, E. (2016). Hazards, negligence, and abuse in the apparel manufacturing industry: Labor conditions from 1910-2015 [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1461505241

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Peterson, Emma. Hazards, negligence, and abuse in the apparel manufacturing industry: Labor conditions from 1910-2015. 2016. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1461505241.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Peterson, Emma. "Hazards, negligence, and abuse in the apparel manufacturing industry: Labor conditions from 1910-2015." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1461505241

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