The emergence of voluntary corporate codes of conduct since the early 1990s is both a manifestation of and a response to the process of globalization. They have been part of a more general shift away from state regulation of transnational corporations towards corporate self-regulation in the areas of labour and environmental standards and human rights. This work provides a critical perspective on the growth and significance of corporate codes with a particular focus on working conditions and labour rights. It brings together work by academics, practitioners and activists.
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'A valuable contribution to the debate regarding the relevance, complexities and role of corporate codes of conduct.' Gender, Place and Culture - A Journal of Feminist Geography 'This book brings together the work of more than 20 academic, practitioners and activists to provide a broad-based, multi-disciplinary and critical assessment of the growth, content and significance of corporate social responsibility for working conditions and labour rights.' African Business 'It applies an analytical approach to the theory, development and impliactions of corporate codes of conduct within global value chains.' Journal of Consumer Policy 'Each of the papers is clearly written, well organised and readable.' Development and Change 'A broad-based multi-disciplinary assessment of the growth, content and significance of corporate codes of conduct.' Business Horizons
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Rhys Jenkins is professor of development studies at the University of East Anglia. Ruth Pearson is professor of development studies and director of the Centre for Development Studies at the University of Leeds. Gill Seyfang is senior research associate at the Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE) at the University of East Anglia.
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Since the early 1990s there has been a spectacular growth of voluntary corporate codes of conduct dealing with labour conditions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
business association codes, individual company codes, international subcontracting chains, voluntary corporate codes, core labour standards, international trade union organizations, fair trade principles, stakeholder codes, global buyers, global production chains, ethical trade, value chain approach, international trade union movement, mapping codes, underage workers, core conventions, international labour standards, export factories, global value chains, maquila workers, code monitoring, factory rules, garments sector, base code, sporting goods industry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sri Lanka, Central America, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Clean Clothes Campaign, United States, Women Working Worldwide, International Labour Organization, Ethical Trading Initiative, Department of Labor, United Kingdom, South Africa, Costa Rica, United Nations, Fair Labor Association, Save the Children, Ethical Code, Global Compact, Kathie Lee, Maquila Solidarity Network, Elena Cuadra, International Council of Toy Industries, North America, World Bank, Asia Monitor Resource Centre New!
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Since the early 1990s there has been a spectacular growth of voluntary corporate codes of conduct dealing with labour conditions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
business association codes, individual company codes, international subcontracting chains, voluntary corporate codes, core labour standards, international trade union organizations, fair trade principles, stakeholder codes, global buyers, global production chains, ethical trade, value chain approach, international trade union movement, mapping codes, underage workers, core conventions, international labour standards, export factories, global value chains, maquila workers, code monitoring, factory rules, garments sector, base code, sporting goods industry Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sri Lanka, Central America, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Clean Clothes Campaign, United States, Women Working Worldwide, International Labour Organization, Ethical Trading Initiative, Department of Labor, United Kingdom, South Africa, Costa Rica, United Nations, Fair Labor Association, Save the Children, Ethical Code, Global Compact, Kathie Lee, Maquila Solidarity Network, Elena Cuadra, International Council of Toy Industries, North America, World Bank, Asia Monitor Resource Centre New!
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- No Logo: No Space, No Choice, No Jobs by Naomi Klein on page 10, page 30, and page 76
- Commodity Chains and Global Capitalism (Contributions in Economics & Economic History) by Gary Gereffi on page 76, and page 111
- Sri Lanka (British Documents on the End of Empire) (Pt. 1) by HMSO on page 136, and page 138
- Corporate Social Responsibility: Engaging Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the Debate by Heledd Mair Jenkins in Front Matter, and page 10
- Regulating International Business by Sol Picciotto on page 30, and page 42
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- Threads of Labour: Garment Industry Supply Chains from the Workers' Perspective (Antipode Book Series) by Angela Hale in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Threads of Labour: Garment Industry Supply Chains from the Workers' Perspective (Antipode Book Series) by Angela Hale in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Planetary Bargain: Corporate Social Responsibility Matters by Michael Hopkins in Back Matter
- Global Governance and Public Accountability by David Held on page 127
- Fair Trade: Market-Driven Ethical Consumption by Alex Nicholls in Back Matter
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