Segmented production, fragmented labor -- Transnational activist campaigns and the anti-sweatshop movement in El Salvador and Honduras -- Labor's radical flank mechanism in Central America -- Transnational labor networks in the Brazilian auto industry -- Microcorporatism in Argentine and...

Freedom of association and living wages are two fundamental components of social upgrading in global value chains. However, in the apparel sector, the power afforded to lead firms due to industry consolidation has resulted in a squeeze on suppliers and on workers that is reflected in terms of...