Labour standards
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- How globalisation in agribusiness is affecting South Asian farmers
- ( S. Sigh / Make Trade Fair Campaign, Oxfam International , 2007)
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This paper reviews the nature, profile and functioning of South Asia’s agribusiness sector which has been undergoing rapid changes in the wake of globalisation. Its principal focus is the imp...
- Transnationals in China have better than average working conditions but still room for improvement
- ( Asia Monitor Resource Center , 2007)
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This report presents the findings of a study of industrial relations and working conditions in metal-work related sectors in China in 2006. The study commissioned by the International Metal Workers...
- Derechos humanos y empresa: hacia un nuevo paradigma?
- ( A., J. de Regil / La Alianza Global Jus Semper , 2007)
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Este estudio hace una valoración del debate sobre la responsabilidad de las empresas respecto a los
derechos humanos en particular, pero también sobre los derechos políti... - Ethical supply chain management: a review of 10 years
- ( R. Hurst;M. Buttle;H. Murdoch / Impactt , 2007)
- This report reviews how debates and issues concerning labour standards and ethical supply chain management have evolved over the past ten years and also looks at Impactt's own involvement and work on ...
- Improving social protection for home-based workers in South Asia
- ( Institute of Social Studies Trust, India , 2007)
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Home-based work is an increasingly important source of employment in South Asia, where it is estimated that there are over 50 million home-based workers. This paper highlights the risks a...
- How should hotel industry practices contribute to pro-poor tourism?
- ( H. Jauch / National Labour and Economic Development Institute, South Africa , 2007)
- The potential for tourism as a strategy for poverty-reduction in Africa will not be realised as long as the industry still operates in relative isolation from its host communities. Multinational hotel...
Concerns about labour rights in the factories supplying Mattel, Wal-Mart and McDonalds
- ( C. Kernaghan;J. Giammarco;B Briggs / National Labor Committee, USA , 2007)
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Based on a more than a year's investigative research this report examines working conditions and the alleged abuse of labour rights in the Xin Yi Plastics Company. The company is made up of tw...
The negative impacts of biofuels production in Latin America
- ( M., L. Mendonça;M. Melo;P. Júnior / Focus on the Global South , 2007)
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Biofuels (or agrofuels) production has increased dramatically in Latin America over recent years, as global concern over climate change grows and oil prices continue to rise. But are biofuels reall...
- Conditions for workers in Chinese factories
- ( Verité , 2004)
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This paper presents a report on the conditions for workers in Chinese factories. It particularly focuses on highlighting key issues related to labour rights in international sourcing.
... - Unequal exchange: how poor wages in the South subsidise good living in the North
- ( C. Jedlicki / Jus Semper Global Alliance , 2007)
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In this Brief, the author draws on economist Arghiri Emmanuel's theory of Unequal Exchange to argue that we endure a North-South system of exploitation, which has a direct and premeditated impact o...
