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Between the Lines: Listening to Female Factory Workers in China

Thursday Mar 7, 2013

BSR Staff

#Environment, #Supply Chain, #Womens Empowerment,

This report emphasizes the importance of in-depth engagement with workers to understand their specific challenges and ambitions, and offers strategies such as creating paths for development and promotion, based on listening to and responding to workers' needs and aspirations.

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