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Business - as usual? governing the supply chain in clothing post MFA phase out
Global Union Research Network, 2008This working paper seeks to critically assess the operation of ‘Better Factories Cambodia’, a International Labour Organisation monitoring project.DocumentViolations of core labour standards in India
International Trade Union Confederation, 2007This report analyses the extent of conformity to internationally recognised labour standards in India. It particularly focuses on those standards discussed at first Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Singapore, 1996, and those upheld by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).DocumentReport on industrial relations and working conditions in IMF-related TNCs in China
Asia Monitor Resource Center, 2007This 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 Federation (IMF) focuses on five of China’s booming manufacturing industries:DocumentToys of misery: Santa’s helpers suffer constant abuse while making Barbie, Thomas & Friends, and other toys for Wal-Mart at the Xin Yi Factory in China
National Labor Committee, USA, 2007Based 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 two factories, Xin Yi and Jia Li Bao, based in the Yu Lu Industrial Zone II. All Xin Yi’s production is for export and its major clients appear to be Mattel, Wal-Mart, and McDonald’s.DocumentExcessive overtime in Chinese supplier factories: causes, impacts, and recommendations for action.
Verité, 2004This 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.DocumentWal-Mart’s sweatshop monitoring fails to catch violations: the story of toys made in China for Wal-Mart
Clean Clothes Campaign, 2007This 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 sourcing policies in five Chinese supplier factories.DocumentEasy to manage: a report on Chinese toy workers and the responsibility of the companies
Fair Trade Center, 2005This 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 develops possible reasons of why the companies' ethical demands have not led to more improvements.DocumentTurning the garment industry inside out: purchasing practices and workers’ lives
Oxfam Hong Kong, 2004Based 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 practices in the industry.DocumentEl moderno trabajo esclavo
La Alianza Global Jus Semper, 2007Este 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.” Se argumenta que a pesar de los organismos internacionales y de los convenios creados por los gobiernos de los países en favor de los derechos laborales, la realidad es que las práDocumentThe long march: survey and case studies of work injuries in the Pearl River Delta Region
China Labor Watch, 2007This 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 metropolitan area of China between May and November 2006.Pages