Sweatshop Women

Name: Sweatshop Women
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780992488635
Price: 22.99 NZD
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Sweatshop Women offers an insightful exploration into the lives of female workers in garment factories, delving into their daily struggles and perseverance. The book paints a vivid picture of the conditions these women endure, set against the backdrop of broader economic and cultural themes. It captivates readers with personal stories and an in-depth look at the cultural significance of the sweatshop industry.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in exploring the often-overlooked narratives of women working in challenging environments within the fashion industry. It provides a compelling insight into the lives, struggles, and resilience of female workers, shedding light on the social and cultural dynamics within sweatshops. This work is an engaging read for those keen on understanding the intersections of gender, labour, and global economic practices.

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An important collection by First Nations women and women of colour, acclaimed by The Sydney Morning Herald as a showcase of 'urgent stories that need to be reckoned with'.

Sweatshop Women is an exciting and contemporary collection of prose and poetry written by women from Indigenous, migrant, and refugee backgrounds. In the first volume of this urgent new series, the diverse women of Western Sydney reclaim their stories of love, faith, home, and history.

Featuring Joy Adan, Christine Afoa, Sydnye Allen, Ferdous Bahar, Claire Cao, Aisha El-Cheikh, Janette Chen, Monikka Eliah, Natalia Figueroa Barroso, Phoebe Grainer, Raveena Grover, Naima Ibrahim, Meyrnah Khodr, Shirley Le, Elaine Lim, Rachel Marie, Jessicca Wendy Mensah, Gayatri Nair, Lieu-Chi Nguyen, Bethany Pal, Christine Shamista, Divya Venkataraman, Diane Wanasawek, and Annie XY Zhang.

Foreword by Michelle Law.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780992488635

Publisher: Giramondo Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2019

Country: Australia

Imprint: Sweatshop

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Edited by Winnie Dunn

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 269g

Pages: 184

Collections

Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction

About the Author

Winnie Dunn is the General Manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement and the editor of several critically acclaimed anthologies, including Another Australia (Affirm Press, 2022). She is a writer of Tongan descent from Mount Druitt and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Sydney University. She is currently completing her debut novel, Dirt Poor Islanders (Hachette, 2023), which has been assisted by the Australia Council for the Arts.