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  Ethical Trade for Horticulture

  Ethical Trade and Natural Resources Programme, NRI, 1998

  Summary of work with European retailers and importers, and African producers and traders to develop ethical standards that not only reassure the consumer, but also make a positive contribution to local people and their environment.
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  A Sporting Chance: Tackling child labour in India's sports goods industry

  Christian Aid, 1998

  Research by Christian Aid and the South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude (SACCS) has found that Indian children - some as young as seven - are routinely stitching footballs for export to Britain. Boys as young as ten were also found to be employed in small workshops manufacturing items such as boxing and cricket gloves for export.
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  By the Sweat & Toil of Children: Volume IV: Consumer Labels and Child Labor

  International Child Labor Program, USA, 1997

  Analyzes voluntary efforts, particularly labeling initiatives, to inform consumers that measures are being taken to prevent the use of child labor in the production of hand-knotted carpets, leather footwear, footballs and tea.
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  Gender and codes of conduct: a case study from horticulture in South Africa

  Christian Aid, 1999

  This article explores the implications of codes of conduct for marginalized workers like women, within the South African fruit export employment, and asks whether they can address their particular labour conditions.
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  Labour standards and social codes of conduct: what do they mean for the forestry industry?

  Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2000

  In recent years labour standards have risen up the policy agenda. Conventions agreed at the International Labour Organisation, some decades ago, have acquired an increased resonance. This paper discusses core labour standards and the statutory and voluntary mechanisms by which they are being implemented.
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  The Role of International Investment in Development, Corporate Responsibilities and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: Conference report

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1999

  Papers from Sept 1999 conference covering corporat responsibility, social accounting, foreign investment, and codes of conduct. Considered in the context of the OECD guidelines on corporate responibility
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  Deciphering Codes of Corporate Conduct: A Review of their Contents

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1999

  Public concerns about globalisation are growing. Many firms are trying to respond to these concerns, often by issuing statements of ethics or values that cover various facets of corporate conduct. This working paper concentrates on the relevance of the aspirations and commitments set forth in corporate codes in addressing public concerns, focusing in some detail on how these issues are addressed.

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