CONTENTS
Declaration;
Certificate;
Acknowledgement;
List of Tables;
List of Figures;
Abbreviations;
Case Laws;
CHAPTER-l INTRODUCTION;
1.1 Introduction;
1.2 Review of Literature;
1.3 Statement of the Problem;
1.4 Objectives;
1.5 Research Questions;
1.6 Research Methodology;
1. 7 Research Ethics;
1.8 Limitations;
1.9 Plan of the Thesis;
CHAPTER-2 GARMENT AND TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN INDIA;
2.1 Garment Industry;
2.2 Contribution to the Economy;
2.3 Garment Industry in Bangalore;
2.4 Characteristics;
2.5 Emerging Issues and other Concerns;
CHAPTER-3 VOLUNTARY APPROACHES TO LABOUR STANDARDS;
3.1 Voluntary Approaches to Labour Standards;
3.2 Soft Law;
3.3 Observance of Core Labour Standards;
3.4 Impact on the Working Conditions;
3.5 Limitations;
3.6. Conclusion;
CHAPTER - 4 EMPLEMENTATION OF LABOUR LAWS;
4.1 Introduction;
4.2 Hard Law;
4.3 Labour Regulation;
4.4 Labour Law Reforms Debate;
4.5. Impact on the Working conditions;
4.6 Limitations;
4.7 Conclusion;
CHAPTER-5 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND GARMENT INDUSTRIES;
5.1 Introduction;
5.2 The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947;
5.3 Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946;
5.4 The Trade Unions Act, 1926;
5.5 The Factories Act, 1948;
CHAPTER-6 EXPECTATIONS AND REALITIES - PART-A;
6.1 Introduction;
6.2 Critical analysis of the Garment industries in the sample;
6.3 Perceptions of Human Resource Managers / Welfare Officers;
6.4 Perceptions of the HR Managers & Top Management on Labour compliance and Labour regulation;
CHAPTER-7 EXPECTATIONS AND REALITIES - PART-B;
7.1 Workers' perspectives and Issues;
Approach-I: Within the factory premises;
Approach 2- Responses outside the factory;
7.2 Trade Unions and NGOs/CSOs Perspectives and Issues;
7.3 Government's Perspectives and Issues;
7.4 Scope for Future Research;
CHAPTER-8 CONCLUSION, SUMMARY AND FINDINGS;
8.1 Conclusion;
8.2 Summary and Findings;
Section 1- Characteristics of the garment industry in the sample;
Section 2- Perceptions and views of the HR/Welfare officers in garment industry.
Section3- Perceptions of the Management on Labour law compliance and regulation.
Section 4- Garment workers' perceptions and views on major critical issues.
8.3 Recommendations and Policy Implications.
Bibliography;
Appendix;
Appendix-I: Paper Clippings;
Appendix -2: Firms attracting young workers;
Appendix -3: International Brands displaying their code of Conducts in English & Kannada;
Appendix -4: Questionnaires for the stake holders.

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