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Hard work, hard choices : a survey of women in St. Lucia's export-oriented electronics factories (Record no. 15149)

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080 ## - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Universal Decimal Classification number 13.09.02 K295
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kelly, Deidre M.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Hard work, hard choices : a survey of women in St. Lucia's export-oriented electronics factories
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. ISER
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Cave HillBB
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1987
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xiii, 127 p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Gives history of the export-oriented industrialization strategy in St. Lucia. Paints portrait of female production workers focusing on age, ethnic origin, residence, education, and household composition. Provides employment data for a typical St. Lucian electronics worker discussing work experience, recruitment, transportation, training, tenure, and wages. Examines health and safety conditions on the job; problems faced by women workers; the solutions as they see them; worker attitudes to management and trade unions, and worker aspirations. Outlines roles of women as they relate to the home, the labour force, the family budget and family planning. Makes recommendations relating to the development strategy and to worker welfare.
583 ## - ACTION NOTE
Time/date of action 3/7/00
Action agent M2LMGR
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Monograph
Call number suffix K295
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        CARICOM Documentation Centre CARICOM Documentation Centre 04/05/2023   13.09.02 K295 0000000009163 04/05/2023 04/05/2023 Monograph










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