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- Title
Stopping the Exploitation of Workers: An Analysis of the Effective Application of Consumer or Socio-Political Pressure.
- Authors
Pines, Gina L. S.; Meyer, David G.
- Abstract
Commodity chain analysis (Bair and Ramsay, 2003 Multinational Companies and Global Human Resource Strategies) is used to explore where economic pressure (from consumers) or socio-political pressure (from governments and NGOs) can be applied to reduce worker exploitation. Six paths are illustrated with examples of successful and unsuccessful application of pressure. Three conclusions are reached: Economic pressure on companies and brand owners is more likely to lead to improved workplace conditions than socio-political pressure; Brand owners are more likely to implement improved workplace conditions than retailers; and Retailers who are under extreme consumer price pressure will resist improving workplace conditions.
- Subjects
PERSONNEL management; INTERNATIONAL business enterprises; COMMODITY exchanges; NONGOVERNMENTAL organizations; CONSUMER behavior; PRICING; SOCIAL responsibility of business; POLITICAL science &; society; NONGOVERNMENTAL organizations -- Social aspects; CONSUMER price indexes
- Publication
Journal of Business Ethics, 2005, Vol 59, Issue 1/2, p155
- ISSN
0167-4544
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10551-005-3410-3