You need companies investing in these countries, so women have employment opportunities, and you also need these forces of conscience. Without the activists, in the United States we would still have child labor, we would still have 16-hour days. — Pietra Rivoli Copy Share Image
The main one is that these apparel jobs are a very important means for young women in these countries to gain autonomy. The other… — Pietra Rivoli Copy Share
But by shining these lights in different places, they really have uncovered things that companies in their own interest are trying to clean up.… — Pietra Rivoli Copy Share
In many poor countries, if the daughter is told who she's going to marry, and told that she's going to live in the village… — Pietra Rivoli Copy Share
The movement really has evolved because their initial demands [such as factory codes of conduct and disclosure of supplier names and addresses] have virtually… — Pietra Rivoli Copy Share
You need companies investing in these countries, so women have employment opportunities, and you also need these forces of conscience. Without the activists, in… — Pietra Rivoli Copy Share
I have heard a lot of stories - we're putting this in for the monitors, we've got this other set of records. This is… — Pietra Rivoli Copy Share
If consumers weren't thinking this way, companies would be a lot less responsive. Right now, consumers don't really have a way to get information… — Pietra Rivoli Copy Share
“How did the Farm Bill achieve overwhelming support from Congress in the face of such widespread calls for reform?...In exchange for leaving support for… — Pietra Rivoli Copy Share