SS+Industry+in+Developing+Countries

Online Reference Book:
Gale Virtual Reference Library __International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences__ Includes the following industries:
 * Diamond industry
 * Flower industry
 * Small Electronics (ipods/ phones) (Search: Microelectronics Industry)
 * Banana industry
 * Clothing industry (Search: Textile Industry)
 * Tea industry
 * Coffee industry

Try these keywords when searching for information.
(topic) and "working conditions" (topic) and workers (topic) and "child labor" (topic) and factories (topic) and production

Online Databases
> for example: search child labor as a subject
 * SIRS Knowledge Source: articles on conditions and issues in countries,
 * Popular Magazines
 * Global Issues in Context articles on conditions and issues in countries

General information on countries

 * Encyclopedia Britannica :
 * A to Z the World
 * CIA World Factbook
 * Country Reports

Websites

 * flower industry
 * @http://www.usleap.org/usleap-campaigns/flower-workers-and-economic-justice (scroll to the bottom of the page for more info and "a day in the life of a flower worker"
 * @http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/The-Secrets-Behind-Your-Flowers.html?c=y&page=1
 * tea industry
 * @http://www.waronwant.org/campaigns/fighting-supermarket-power/tea-industry
 * diamond trade
 * @http://money.howstuffworks.com/african-diamond-trade.htm
 * Interview with diamond worker:@http://wiego.org/informal-economy/global-recession-impact-personal-stories-informal-workers (first interview on page)
 * Brilliant Earth - section on diamonds and child labor
 * soccer ball industry
 * @http://www.ituc-csi.org/world-cup-soccer-balls.html?lang=en
 * meat industry
 * @http://www.hrw.org/news/2005/01/24/abuses-against-workers-taint-us-meat-and-poultry
 * @http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/meat/
 * @http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/meat/industrial/
 * Labor Rights
 * @http://www.laborrights.org/
 * http://www.waronwant.org
 * Child labor stories
 * @http://knowchildlabor.org/true_stories/child_labor_interviews.php
 * @http://www.goodweave.org/about/children_stories
 * Human Rights Watch
 * @http://www.hrw.org/
 * International Labor Organization (Search here for information on your industry)
 * @http://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm

**Additional Resources**

 * World Bank Data World Bank Topics in Development
 * Nationmaster- great statistics and relevant maps
 * Library of Congress: Country Studies
 * BBC Country Profiles
 * Frontline World
 * CIA World Factbook
 * CNN World: Excellent for recent articles on conditions in developing countries. For example, try "Factory in India"