Global apparel production and sweatshop labour: can raising retail prices finance living wages?

Pollin, Robert; Burns, Justine; Heintz, James

doi:10.1093/cje/28.2.153

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“…In an attempt to enhance compensation practices through increased prices, both agricultural workers and NGOs have bypassed farmers to direct living wage protests at prominent retailers such as Taco Bell and Burger King (Grow and Prasso, 2002;King, 2003). It is interesting to note that Pollin et al (2004) found that wage increases do not have much impact on price in the apparel industry but also advised that even if price are raised, supplier labor may not benefit. As another challenge, campaigns against food retailers may not result in desired outcomes.…”

Section: Labor and Human Rightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fair trade, profit sharing (Bloom and Perry, 2001;Rice, 2001;Duffy et al, 2003;Jones et al, 2003) Health and Safety Safety Food safety, security, traceability, transportation, disclosure (Hobbs, 1996;Wade, 2001;Sissell, 2003;Golan et al, 2004;Stock, 2004;McTaggart, 2005) Health Healthy lifestyles, local food sources (Boehlje, 1993;Wade, 2001;Busch, 2003;Burton and Creyer, 2004) Labor and Human Rights Compensation Compensation (Emmelhainz and Adams, 1999;Elliott and Freeman, 2000;Rivoli, 2003;Pollin et al, 2004) Illegal labor…”

Section: Fairnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Corporate Social Responsibility in the Supply Chain: An Application in the Food Industry

Maloni

Brown²

2006

J Bus Ethics

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The food industry faces many significant risks from public criticism of corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues in the supply chain. This paper draws upon previous research and emerging industry trends to develop a comprehensive framework of supply chain CSR in the industry. The framework details unique CSR applications in the food supply chain including animal welfare, biotechnology, environment, fair trade, health and safety, and labor and human rights. General supply chain CSR issues such as community and procurement are also considered. Ultimately, the framework serves as a comprehensive tool to support food industry practitioners and researchers in the assessment of strategic and operational supply chain CSR practices. Copyright Springer 2006Corporate Social Responsibility, Food Industry, Logistics Social Responsibility, Purchasing Social Responsibility, Supply Chain,

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Section: Labor and Human Rightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Fairnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Supply Chain: An Application in the Food Industry

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Brown²

2006

J Bus Ethics

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“…23 Pollin et al (2004, p. 156). 24 Pollin et al (2004) also list improvements in product quality, marking, and overall expansion of product market demand. In most cases, these are likely exogenous and thus violate the ceteris paribus clause and thus do nothing to undermine the economic theory that predicts mandating higher wages reduces employment from what it otherwise would have been.…”

Section: Efficiency Wagesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Ethical and Economic Case Against Sweatshop Labor: A Critical Assessment

Powell

Zwolinski

2011

J Bus Ethics

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During the last decade, scholarly criticism of sweatshops has grown increasingly sophisticated. This article reviews the new moral and economic foundations of these criticisms and argues that they are flawed. It seeks to advance the debate over sweatshops by noting the extent to which the case for sweatshops does, and does not, depend on the existence of competitive markets. It attempts to more carefully distinguish between different ways in which various parties might seek to modify sweatshop behavior, and to point out that there is more room for consensus regarding some of these methods than has previously been recognized. It addresses the question of when sweatshops are justified in violating local labor laws. And it assesses the relevance of recent literature on coercion and exploitation as it applies to sweatshop labor. It concludes with a list of challenges that critics of sweatshops must meet to productively advance the debate.

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“…Industrial policy can also attract multinational buyers and investors who value social stability fostered by compliance with standards that protect workers' fundamental rights and appeal to industrialised country consumers. Pollin et al (2004) find that the retail price increases needed to cover the cost of a substantial improvement in labour standards in developing country garment factories fall well within the range of price increases that American consumers are willing to bear.…”

Section: Competition With Chinamentioning

confidence: 80%

Options for enforcing labour standards: Lessons from Bangladesh And Cambodia

Berik

Rodgers

2008

J of Intl Development

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This study examines labour standards enforcement and compliance in two Asian economies (Bangladesh and Cambodia) that have amongst the lowest labour costs in the world but are experiencing strong pressures to improve the price competitiveness of their textile and garment exports. Analysis of survey, focus group and inspection data indicate differing trajectories in compliance with basic labour standards. While extremely low wages and poor working conditions have persisted in Bangladesh, compliance has begun to improve in Cambodia following a trade agreement with the United States that linked positive trade incentives with labour standards enforcement. These contrasting experiences suggest that in less developed countries, governments consider trade-linked schemes to achieve improvements in working conditions without hindering export growth or job growth. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Global apparel production and sweatshop labour: can raising retail prices finance living wages?

Cited by 66 publications

References 2 publications

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Supply Chain: An Application in the Food Industry

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Supply Chain: An Application in the Food Industry

The Ethical and Economic Case Against Sweatshop Labor: A Critical Assessment

Options for enforcing labour standards: Lessons from Bangladesh And Cambodia

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