Private Regulation of Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains

Problems, Progress, and Prospects

AvSarosh Kuruvilla

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Private Regulation of Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains examines the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility on improving labor standards in global supply chains.Sarosh Kuruvilla charts the development and effectiveness of corporate codes of conduct to ameliorate "sweatshop" conditions in global supply chains. This form of private voluntary regulation, spearheaded by Nike and Reebok, became necessary given the inability of third world countries to enforce their own laws and the absence of a global regulatory system for labor standards. Although private regulation programs have been adopted by other companies in many different industries, we know relatively little regarding the effectiveness of these programs because companies don't disclose information about their efforts and outcomes in regulating labor conditions in their supply chains.Private Regulation of Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains presents data from companies, multi-stakeholder institutions, and auditing firms in a comprehensive, investigative dive into the world of private voluntary regulation of labor conditions. The picture he paints is wholistic and raw, but it considers several ways in which this private voluntary system can be improved to improve the lives of workers in global supply chains.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-04-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 30 mm
Vikt:907 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:342
Förlag:Cornell University Press
ISBN:9781501754517

Utforska kategorier

Mikroekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Affärsetik inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Internationell ekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Sarosh Kuruvilla is the Andrew J. Nathanson Family Professor of Industrial Relations, Asian Studies, and Public Affairs at Cornell University. He is co-editor of From Iron Rice Bowl to Informalization.

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Sarosh Kuruvilla provides one of the most comprehensive interrogations yet of private regulation across multiple countries, industries, and regulatory methods in Private Regulation of Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains. This book is excellent in that it not only provides a well-explained background of the problem of private regulation in global supply chains but also builds upon previous research to add texture to arguments.(ILR Review) The work of Kuruvilla with his fellow researchers, Private Regulation of Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains, is both an excellent introduction and a serious study of the issue. Kuruvilla presents the results of analyses and his arguments in an easy-to-read manner while employing sound, uncompromising methodology. His vast knowledge of the relevant literature has made his arguments even more convincing.I believe this excellent study by Kuruvilla should be read widely.(The Developping Economics)

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Private Regulation of Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains since the 1990sOVERVIEW: PROBLEMS1. Behavioral Invisibility: The Reliability of Supplier Data and the Unique Role of Audit Consultants2. Practice Multiplicity in the Implementation of Private Regulation Programs3. Causal Complexity: The Varied Determinants of Compliance and Workplace-Level ImprovementsOVERVIEW: PROGRESS4. Has Private Regulation Improved Labor Practicesin Global Supply Chains? An Empirical Examination5. Wages in Global Supply Chains: Where They Stand and Where We Need to Go6. Freedom of Association and Collective Bargainingin Global Supply ChainsOVERVIEW: PROSPECTS7. Are Changes in Corporate Governance an Answer?8. Aligning Sourcing and Compliance Insidea Global Corporation9. From Opacity to Transparency: Pathways to Improvement of Private Regulation10. Conclusion