Fairtrade, certification, and labor: global and local tensions in improving conditions for agricultural workers. - Evidensia

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国际公平贸易组织

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工资与工人权利

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The study explores the local tensions created by Fairtrade certification in the context of worker lives and empowerment on Ecuadorian flower farms.

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Fairtrade, certification, and labor: global and local tensions in improving conditions for agricultural workers.

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发表 2014年4月1日 by Springer. 作者： Raynolds, L.T.

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