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Robert J. S. Ross

Research Professor of Sociology at Clark University

Robert J. S. Ross

Author Archives: Jasper Boyd

Ralph Lauren and the Olympic Uniforms (from the LA Times)

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Jasper Boyd

Op-Ed Hey, Ralph Lauren, sweatshops aren’t chic Olympic gear shouldn’t come from such factories — ours or theirs. By Robert J.S. Ross July 19, 2012 Ralph Lauren, the crown prince of preppy, received more than $30 million in compensation in … Continue reading →

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Bread and Roses: Dignity and Respect in Working Class Struggles

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Jasper Boyd

Wednesday, September 7, 2011 From This week in Sociology Bread and Roses: Dignity and Respect in Working Class Struggles by Robert J. S. Ross, Clark University, Professor of Sociology On January 11, 1912 a group of Polish women textile workers … Continue reading →

Posted in Published | Tagged sociology, working class

Struggles at the bottom of the pyramid [unpublished] June 2009

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Jasper Boyd

In the midst of the last Great Depression, in 1933, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins said: “The red silk bargain dress in the shop window is a danger signal. It is a warning of the return of the sweatshop, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Unpublished | Tagged article, depression, unemployment

Workers’ Wages in China and Bangladesh

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Jasper Boyd

Author’s note:  this letter made the NYT website, but not the grown-up newspaper. link » July 23, 2010 Workers’ Wages in China and Bangladesh To the Editor: Re “As Labor Costs Rise in China, Textile Jobs Shift Elsewhere” (front page, … Continue reading →

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Bangladesh and the Triangle Fires: Exporting fires from rich to poor

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Jasper Boyd

12/15/10 Bangladesh and the Triangle Fires:  Exporting fires from rich to poor 100 years after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, a sordid parallel exists across the globe Laws and enforcement needed in trade agreements  On March 25 we will observe the … Continue reading →

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In Chains at the Bottom of the Pyramid : Gender and Sweated Labor in Global Apparel Production

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Jasper Boyd

Published on the blog site This week in Sociology OCTOBER 25, 2011 Robert J.S. Ross – Clark University Sweatshop conditions refer to long hours, low wages and oppressive conditions – dangerous unhealthy, psychologically abusive or squalid. In the global assembly … Continue reading →

Posted in Published | Tagged gender, sociology, sweat shop
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