Authors:Oxfam International , Clean Clothes Campaign , ICFTU
Publisher: Oxfam Publishing
Keywords: industry, oxfam, campaign, reports, sportswear, rights, fair, olympics, respect, workers, play
Number of Pages: 50
Published: 2004-08
List price: $12.75
ISBN-10: 0855985356
ISBN-13: 9780855985356

In August 2004 the world’s athletes gathered in Athens for the Summer Olympic Games. Global sportswear firms spent vast sums of money to associate their products with the Olympian ideal. This report looks behind the branding to ask fundamental questions about the global sportswear industry--questions that go to the heart of debates on poverty, workers’ rights, trade, and globalization. Corporate profits in this industry are created at the expense of the dignity, health, and safety of vulnerable men and women, contravening universal ethical principles. Yet the Olympics movement, particularl

Author: Oxfam
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Keywords: world, school
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2010-07-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1845079752
ISBN-13: 9781845079758

Children all around the world go to school. But the schools are often very different: some are very small, others very large; some have playing fields while others a simple yard; some have many students in a class, and others just a few. This book, perfect to share with a young child, has large clear photographs of different schools from all around the world. It includes a map of the world indicating the countries the photographs come from. Published in association with Oxfam this series aims to draw parallels between children from many different cultures.

Authors:Oxfam, Rebecca Sudworth,
Publisher: Oxfam Education
Keywords: year, olds, resources, geography, world, mapping
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2000-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1870727711
ISBN-13: 9781870727716

How should the world look? Is there one correct map of the world? This pack supports an exploratory and critical approach to geography. It introduces young people to a variety of world maps, and encourages them to question the purpose and use of maps.

Authors:Kate Petty,  Oxfam,
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Childrens Book
Keywords: world, hair
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-03-01
List price: $8.70
ISBN-10: 1845075536
ISBN-13: 9781845075538

Here is a photographic series introducing different topics and their place within different cultures and countries. This series aims to draw parallels with children from many different cultures. For example, when choosing hairstyles, many different factors come into play: fashion, climate, age, tribe or special occasions. Illustrated with stunning photographs from India, Vietnam, Ghana and many more countries, this series is perfect for use in the classroom or at home.

Author: International Travel mapsBrand International
Publisher:
Keywords: gambia, senegal
Number of Pages: 1
Published: 2006-01-01
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 1553413903
ISBN-13: 9781553413905

Folded, indexed, road and tourist map of Senegal, including Gambia, showing all major and many minor roads, cities and towns, country and tourist information, and more at a scale of 1:800,000. (1 " to 13 miles). Map shows national parks, reserves, fuel stations, hotels, beaches, ferries, lodging, points of interest, airports, bus stations, churches, and mosques. Provides insets of central Banjul, Gambia, Dakar, Senegal, central Dakar, and Goree Island. Legend is in English.

Author: Fonds Monetaire InternationalInternational Moneta
Publisher:
Keywords: cycles, economiques, financiers, systemes, economie, mondiale, perspectives
Number of Pages: 83
Published: 2006
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1589066006
ISBN-13: 9781589066007

Author: International Engineering ConsortiumInternational
Publisher: International Engineering Consortium
Keywords: comprehensive, report, series, wimax, wireless, broadband
Number of Pages: 510
Published: 2005-09-01
List price: $125.00
ISBN-10: 193169530X
ISBN-13: 9781931695305

To remain competitive, service providers must develop a wireless strategy that coordinates offerings and networks between their wireline and wireless broadband infrastructures, and this book presents today’s most viable broadband business models and market strategies, highlighting ways to retain customers while increasingly profitability. Authored by leading professionals in the industry, this report offers a knowledgeable and in-depth examination of 802.16x (WiMAX) and 802.20; 802.11x (Wi-Fi) networks and WLANs; mobility, portability, and fixed services integration; and integrated wirel