Labour standards: case studies
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- 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...
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...
- 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.
... - Working conditions in the garment industry in Hong Kong, China and Cambodia
- ( Oxfam Hong Kong , 2004)
- Based on field research conducted in Hong Kong, China and Cambodia, this paper reports on workers’ conditions in garment factories, the hidden costs for women workers, and the purchasing practic...
- Violating code of conduct: Wal-Mart suppliers in China
- ( Clean Clothes Campaign , 2007)
- This paper investigates corporate misbehaviour by China’s eighth largest trading partner, Wal-Mart. The focus is on China’s export oriented toy industry and Wal-Mart’s unethical sour...
- Can Nordic companies do more to ensure suppliers adhere to codes of conduct?
- ( K. Bjurling / Fair Trade Center , 2005)
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This paper investigates violations of workers rights in the export industry of China. It particularly focuses on the manner in which Nordic toy companies are linked to these violations and it devel...
- Un comentario sobre el estado actual de las condiciones laborales globales
- ( A. Calvillo;A. de Regil / La Alianza Global Jus Semper , 2007)
- Este artículo discute cómo las condiciones laborales se han deteriorado a lo largo de las últimas décadas resultando en lo que el reporte llama “esclavitud moderna.&r...
- Poor conditions for workers producing goods for the Swedish public sector
- ( K. Bjurling / SwedWatch , 2007)
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This report discusses Swedish county councils’ procurement of goods from India and Pakistan. The report reveals that simple surgical instruments, as well as patient wear, are produced for Swe...
- How can workers' conditions be improved in the Pearl River Delta?
- ( China Labor Watch , 2007)
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This paper reports on an extended research project following on from a study conducted in 2005. It focuses on a survey study based on interviews with 260 injured workers from the Shenzhen metropoli...
- How UK supermarkets are abusing workers in their supply chains
- ( ActionAid International , 2007)
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This report discusses the supply chains that link UK supermarkets to producers in developing countries. The report argues that the structure of the supermarket supply chains has changed in recent y...
