Sweated Labour
Female Needleworkers in Industrializing Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3131680 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Mcintosh, Robert D Mcintosh (0000-0002-7615-6699, University of Ottawa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Pages | 105 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Labour / Le Travail (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0700-3862 • E-ISSN: 1911-4842 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/25143728 |
| OpenAlex | W1929452991 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Until well into this century, the garment trades were one of the largest employers in manufacturing in Canada. The decline of artisanal clothing trades over the middle of the 19th century led to a marked growth in outwork and deteriorating labour standards. As the garment trades became rife with sweating, a process conditioned by the structured inequalities of class and gender, they became a major source of wage labour for women. Only in this century were steps taken which limited, but by no means ended, sweated labour in the garment industry. The impact of protective legislation has been slight; much more credit in the struggle against sweating has to be given to the industrial garment unions. Resumes Pour une bonne part de ce siecle, le commerce du vetement a ete l'un des plus grands employeurs de l'industrie manufacturiere au Canada. Le declin de la fabrication artisanale de vetements du milieu du XIXe siecle a suscite une croissance marquee de l'absence de travail ainsi que la deterioration des normes de travail. Alors que l'exploitation se repandait dans le commerce du vetement — un processus conditionne par la structuration des inegalites de classe et de sexe — ce domaine devenait une source importante de revenu d'emploi pour les femmes. Ce n'est qu'au cours de notre siecle que des mesures ont ete prises pour limiter l'exploitation dans l'industrie du vetement sans pour autant y mettre un terme. L'effet des lois protectrices a ete minime; ce sont plutot les luttes menees par les syndicats de l'industrie du vetement qui ont eu les meilleurs resultats
Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Newly industrialized country · Political science · Crafts, Textile, and Design · Fashion and Cultural Textiles
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2019 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |