Essays about: "global garment industry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words global garment industry.

1. 1. Exploring Gender Perceptions Among Textile Workers in Bangladesh – A Case Study on a WaterAid WASH Initiative

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Nora Burgess; [2023]
   Keywords : water; sanitation; and hygiene WASH ; Menstrual Health Management; Ready-made Garment RMG Industry; Textile Workers; Bangladesh; Gender; WaterAid; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study focuses on addressing the development challenge of inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities in the ready-made garments (RMG) industry factories in Bangladesh. The importance of studying this challenge lies in its direct impact on workers' health, well-being, productivity, and overall socio-economic development. READ MORE

3. 2. The distribution of value-added in the fashion industry across countries: The case of the Swedish and Bangladesh ready-made garments sector

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Giulia Tegas; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; sustainability accounting; international supply chain; value-added distribution; stakeholders; fast fashion; wealth; inequality;

   Abstract : The thesis analyses the trend of value-added distribution over a span of 10 years, from 2011 to 2021, in the international supply chain of fast fashion products between manufacturers in Bangladesh and multinational fast fashion retailers in Sweden. Bangladesh has grown economically thanks to its ready-made garment sector and favorable policies for businesses and foreign investments. READ MORE

4. 3. A Theoretical Analysis of Labour Exploitations in the New British Readymade Garment Industry using the 'Sweatshop Regime' Theory

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Eilidh Dempsey; [2022]
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   Abstract : The recent phenomena of reshoring apparel manufacturing back to the UK has developed economic opportunities for the British garment industry alongside worsening labour conditions and social costs for its workers. Historic and ongoing international debates and research that have focused on the topic of labour conditions of global apparel manufacturing have been achieved and published using the sweatshop regime theory, which here is defined as the unjust and socially oppressive labour system of garment manufacturing. READ MORE

5. 4. Implementation of Lean Tools in the Garments Industry to Improve Productivity

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

   Author : Md Mehedi Hasan; [2021]
   Keywords : productivity; lean tools; value stream mapping; line balancing; garments.;

   Abstract : A few years back, almost every garment manufacturer industry started implementing “lean Manufacturing.” Garments manufacturing is one of the oldest manufacturing systems, compromising a higher number of critical operations. READ MORE

6. 5. Long Live Sustainable Clothing: A Study on Nudging the Swedish Consumer Towards Increasing Garment Recycling Intention

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

   Author : Felix Nilsson; Sebastian Stüben; [2020]
   Keywords : Sustainable consumer behaviour; Clothing disposal; Nudging; Social proof; Cultural orientation;

   Abstract : The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry in the world, accounting for 10% of all global carbon emissions. Previous research has shown that a great majority (80%) of the climate impact stems from the production phase and that the most efficient way to soften the impact is to prolong the garments' life through different means of recycling. READ MORE