Textures of Struggle: The Emergence of Resistance among Garment Workers in Thailand

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Textures of Struggle Mun C h a o P h r a y a GULF OF THAILAND NORTHERN SOUTHERN NORTHEASTERN EASTERN CENTRAL Surin Prachuap Khiri Khan HatYai Surat Thani Nakhon Si Thammarat Songkhla Pattani Yala Ranong Phuket Mae Hong Son Nong Khai Loei Nakom Pathom Samut Prakan Chachoengsao Phrae Nan Lampang Chiang Rai Chiang Mai Mae Sot Phitsanulok Sukhothai Tak Phetchabun Uttaradit Vientiane Phnom Penh Udon Thani Khon Kaen Sakon Nakhon Roi Et Nakhon Phanom Buriram Ayuttaya Ubon Ratchathani Nakhon Ratchasima Suphan Buri Kanchanaburi Uthai Thani Nakhon Sawan Ratchaburi Phetchaburi Bangkok Aranyaprathet Chon Buri Rayong Lamphun BURMA CAMBODIA LAOS VIETNAM MALAYSIA Koh Phangan Koh Samui S a l w e e n M e k ong M e k o n g M e k o n g M A L A C C A S T R A I T 0 0 100 150 km 50 50 100 mi N THAILAND Textures of Struggle The Emergence of Resistance among Garment Workers in Thailand Piya Pangsapa ILR Press AN IMPRINT OF Cornell University Press Ithaca and London Copyright © 2007 by Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. First published 2007 by Cornell University Press First printing, Cornell Paperbacks, 2007 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pangsapa, Piya. Textures of struggle : the emergence of resistance among garment workers in Thailand / Piya Pangsapa. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–8014–4591–0 (cloth : alk. paper)— ISBN 978–0–8014–7376–0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Women clothing workers—Thailand—Case studies. 2. Women textile workers—Thailand—Case studies. 3. Women in the labor movement—Thailand— Case studies. 4. Industrial relations—Thailand—Case studies. I. Title. HD6073.C62T57 2007 331.4’88709593—dc22 2007011166 Cornell University Press strives to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the fullest extent possible in the publishing of its books. Such materials include vegetable-based, low-VOC inks and acid-free papers that are recycled, totally chlorine-free, or partly composed of nonwood fibers. For further information, visit our website at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. Cloth printing 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Paperback printing 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 I dedicate this book to my mother, Jittima, and to the loving memory of my father, Supreecha This page intentionally left blank. ...