Question 2 – what should global supply chain governance look like?
Foreign investment in China has contributed to economic development, provided employment opportunities and improved families’ incomes. But it has also
Question 2 – what should global supply chain governance look like?
As companies establish the agreements that underpin global supply chains, they must conduct full needs assessments of affected communities so
Some say supply chains bring upgrading, jobs and development for poorer countries. But don't they always do so at a cost to worker rights and wellbeing?
Unionisation, freedom to collectively bargain, enhanced transparency, and national anti-slavery legislation can all be used to protect supply chain workers, argue our respondents.
Some say it's impossible to ensure accountability in global supply chains. Shelley Marshall and Nick Grono argue otherwise, citing a variety of innovative legal mechanisms.
Question 2 – what should global supply chain governance look like?
First of all, global supply chain governance cannot have a global one size fits all solution. Governance programmes need to
Question 1 – do we need a binding convention on corporate accountability for labour standards in supply chains?
Our hope for the International Labour Conference conversation about global supply chains was
Question 1 – do we need a binding convention on corporate accountability for labour standards in supply chains?
We do. Sitting on top of global supply chains (GSCs), multinational corporations (MNEs)
Question 1 – do we need a binding international convention on corporate responsibility for labor standards in global supply chains?
The Solidarity Center works directly with workers on the ground in
Question 1 – do we need a binding international convention on corporate responsibility for labour standards in global supply chains?
A binding international convention on corporate responsibility for labour standards in
Last February, I wrote a short piece praising British humour and weather, thanking London for hosting me and, yes, asking Brits to vote for Brexit. And I regret it deeply now.
Taxi driver waves a Union Jack flag in Westminster, London after Britain voted to leave the European Union in an historic referendum. Credit: tefan Rousseau / PA Wire/Press Association Images.
