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Searching with a thematic focus on Labour standards, Corporate Social Responsibility

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  The case for international labour standards: a Northern perspective

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005

  The last few decades have seen heated debates over the issue of international labour standards.
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  Managing retrenchment: good practice note

  International Finance Corporation, 2005

  This note provides guidance to private sector companies operating in emerging markets on managing the retrenchment process in a socially responsible manner and in accordance with international standards and best practices.
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  Internationally recognised core labour standards in Bolivia

  International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, 2005

  This report assesses the respect and the observance of internationally recognised core labour standards in Bolivia.Altogether Bolivia has ratified all of the eight core ILO labour Conventions.
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  Social auditing in Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey: results from survey and case study research

  International Labour Organization, 2005

  This research paper, based on surveys as well as case studies, examines different aspects of social auditing and certification in three European accession candidate countries. The paper demonstrates that social auditing is an increasing phenomenon that affects companies in Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey to varying degrees.
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  Looking for a quick fix: how weak social auditing is keeping workers in sweatshops

  Clean Clothes Campaign, 2005

  This report argues that social audits as they are currently carried out often fail to deliver as a tool for checking working conditions in facilities producing garments and sports shoes.
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  ASDA Wal-Mart: the alternative report

  War on Want, 2005

  Contrasting Wal-Mart/Asda statements on Corporate Social Responsibility with their actions, the report highlights how relentless pursuit of the lowest possible prices has had a negative impact on the company’s employees as well as its suppliers.Workers in Wal-Mart stores and distribution centres have seen their rights violated as a result of cost cutting, while the company’s determined oppositi
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  The oil for ape scandal: how palm oil is threatening orang-utan survival

  Friends of the Earth, 2005

  This report discusses the imminent threat of extinction to orang-utan in Malaysia and Indonesia bought about by the production of palm oil (a source of vegetable oil).
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  The toy industry in China: undermining workers’ rights and rule of law

  China Labor Watch, 2005

  This report, based on investigations of eleven randomly selected toy plants in the Guangdong Province, China, gives a picture of some of the problems shared by the industry as a whole. It shows that newly adopted corporate codes of conduct have not halted the infringement of toy workers’ rights.
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  Exploring the links between international business and poverty reduction: a case study of Unilever in Indonesia

  Oxfam, 2005

  This research explores to what extent, and how, the wealth generated by the local operating company of a multinational company in a developing country is translated into poverty impacts in one particular country. In this case it is the operations of Unilever Indonesia (UI) in Indonesia.
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  Tea break: a crisis brewing in India

  ActionAid International, 2005

  This report assesses the conditions on India’s tea plantations, which are characterised by poverty, hunger and a denial of workers’ rights. The report highlights that since the late 1990s, at least 60,000 workers have lost their jobs as tea prices have fallen and plantations have closed down. Tens of thousands of workers are threatened by further closures.

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