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Searching with a thematic focus on Corporate Social Responsibility in Kenya, Zambia

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  How can Corporate Social Responsibility deliver in Africa?: insights from Kenya and Zambia

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2005

  This briefing paper describes key aspects of the emerging CSR agenda in two countries in sub- Saharan Africa (Kenya and Zambia) in order to explore what it would take to help unlock the potential private sector contribution to sustainable development in each country.Key points highlighted by the paper include:although the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is gaining some
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  Between codes and practices: are African women getting a fair deal?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Tens of thousands of African women are employed in the export horticulture sector where fresh fruit, vegetables and cut flowers are grown for foreign, mainly European, markets. Many of these jobs are labour intensive and insecure, and characterised by long hours, hazardous working conditions and low pay.
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  Raising gender sensitivity: ethical trade in African horticulture

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002

  African producers exporting fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers to UK supermarkets now have to meet codes of conduct covering their conditions of employment. Much of the workforce is female seasonal labour, with men predominantly occupying permanent and more secure work. Employment conditions are often far worse for women.