{"product_id":"sewing-hope-sarah-adler-milstein-9780520292901","title":"Sewing Hope: How One Factory Challenges the Apparel Industry's Sweatshops","description":"\u003ci\u003eSewing Hope\u003c\/i\u003e offers the first account of a bold challenge to apparel-industry sweatshops. The Alta Gracia factory in the Dominican Republic is the anti-sweatshop. It boasts a living wage three times the legal minimum, high health and safety standards, and a legitimate union--all verified by an independent monitor. It is the only apparel factory in the global south to meet these criteria. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Alta Gracia business model represents an alternative to the industry's usual race-to-the-bottom model with its inherent poverty wages and unsafe factory conditions. Workers' stories reveal how adding US$0.90 to a sweatshirt's production price can change lives: from getting a life-saving operation to a reunited family; from purchasing children's school uniforms to taking night classes; from obtaining first-ever bank loans to installing running water. \u003ci\u003eSewing Hope\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers into the apparel industry's sweatshops and the Alta Gracia factory to learn how the anti-sweatshop started, how it overcame challenges, and how the impact of its business model could transform the global industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Adler-Milstein, John M. Kline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520292901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520292901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2018","brand":"Sarah Adler-Milstein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119767941375,"sku":"9780520292901","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4cc017c8-6828-4322-a46f-feb38d8add68.jpg?v=1687410842","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sewing-hope-sarah-adler-milstein-9780520292901","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}