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Work Transforms Itself. Relations of Production and of Gender
Centro de Estudio de la Mujer - Honduras, 2004As a result of economic liberalisation and globalisation, employment has taken new forms. How do these changes interact with reproduction in Chilean society? This book argues that flexible work is often good for workers, but for women workers it is not always an option.DocumentWorking Relations of a New Kind, a Gender Approach
Servicio Nacional de la Mujer, 2004Economic liberalisation has led to many different forms of employment, such as part-time work, flexible working days, telework, and home-based work. Employment has also become less stable and often brings with it low and variable income and a lack of social protection. All of this affects women and men differently.DocumentIf you Want to Help us then Start Listening to us! From Factories and Plantations Women Speak out about Corporate Responsibility
2002Ethical trade in Central America has mainly come about as a result of campaigns in the United States, and partly in Europe. Campaigns have focused on the rights and welfare of factory workers who supply a wide range of US brand names and retailers.DocumentCompany Codes of Conduct, What Are They? How Can We Use Them?
1999Workers who make mass-produced goods (clothing, sport shoes and toys) sold in Europe and North America often work long hours of forced overtime, with exposure to hazards, for low wages, and with trade union rights commonly suppressed. Consumers have become aware of this and are putting pressure on manufacturers and shops to improve workers' situations.DocumentPart-time Work in Chile. Is it Precarious Employment - Reflections from a Gender Perspective
United Nations, 2000Changes in labour market structure as a result of economic globalisation have resulted in new ?non-standard? forms of labour which are often associated with low-quality or precarious employment. This study considers a particular example of non-standard employment - part-time work in the context of Chile.DocumentWomen's Network for a Sustainable Future (WNSF) (website)
1990The Women's Network for a Sustainable Future (WNSF) provides a forum for business and professional women to congregate, reflect on and act upon the converging issues of corporate social responsibility and sustainable development.DocumentIs there Anyone Listening? Women Workers in Factories in Central America, and Corporate Codes of Conduct
Palgrave Macmillan, 2004Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a new 'buzzword'. An important development in CSR following consumer pressure in the North (for example boycotts) is the development of voluntary company codes of conduct.DocumentGender, Power and Post-structuralism in Corporate Citizenship. A Personal Perspective on Theory and Change
BRIDGE, 2002There has been a remarkable spread of initiatives and standards relating to the concept of ?corporate citizenship? in recent years, both in the North and the South. Much of this activity has focused on trying to create legislative and policy responses to address problems of inequity and exclusion. Yet there has been little overt discussion of power.DocumentParticipatory Social Auditing: a Practical Guide to Developing a Gender-Sensitive Approach
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2004Female workers are more likely to be in insecure, non-permanent employment, with increased vulnerability to gender discrimination and sexual harassment. Participatory approaches to social auditing of compliance to labour codes can help us uncover such complex issues.DocumentA Gendered Value Chain Approach To Codes of Conduct in African Horticulture
2003Codes of conduct designed to regulate the employment conditions of Southern producers exporting to European markets were rapidly adopted throughout the 1990s - especially in the horticulture sector linking European supermarkets with export firms in Africa.Pages