A New Front in the Sweatshop Wars?.

Farrell, Elizabeth F.; Olsen, Florence

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Publication Date: 2001

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A New Front in the Sweatshop Wars?

Farrell, Elizabeth F.; Olsen, Florence

Chronicle of Higher Education, v48 n9 pA35-A36 Oct 2001

Discusses how some prominent institutions prompt debate by subcontracting the labor-intensive work of putting documents online to vendors in developing countries. Libraries counter that contractors treat overseas employees well. (EV)

Descriptors: College Libraries, Developing Nations, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Text, Higher Education, Labor Conditions, Online Systems

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Language: English

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