Five employees of carpet manufacturer Brintons and Textile Clothing and Footwear Union tell about their lives before, during and after working at Brintons. The factory closed in June 2008, leaving 100 people without jobs.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2001785
Language
English
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Carpets
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Employee morale
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Employee rights
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Employees, Dismissal of
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Factory management
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Textile industry
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Unemployment - Australia
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Employee rights
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Trade-unions - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Trade-unions - Officials and employees
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Unemployment - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Master