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- Title
Reassessing the Role of Supplier Codes of Conduct: Closing the Gap Between Aspirations and Reality.
- Authors
Herman, Andrew
- Abstract
The article discusses role of supplier codes of conduct in international trade as of February 2012, focusing on an analysis of workers' rights, the monitoring of suppliers to ensure code compliance, and issues involving the debate over reasonable hourly wages. The sweatshop labor conditions in clothing industry facilities in several countries are examined, along with the role of codes of conduct regarding child labor and workplace harassment.
- Subjects
CODES of ethics; SWEATSHOPS; SUPPLIERS; INTERNATIONAL cooperation on employee rights; LABOR laws -- International cooperation; HARASSMENT; CLOTHING industry personnel; CHILD labor; INTERNATIONAL cooperation; GOVERNMENT policy; LAW
- Publication
Virginia Journal of International Law, 2012, Vol 52, Issue 2, p445
- ISSN
0042-6571
- Publication type
Article