The enforcement of diverse labour standards through private governance: an assessment
| Item Type | Journal paper |
| Abstract | The effectiveness of private governance on global labour standards remains extremely difficult to assess, let alone measure. Debates surrounding relevant factors focus on two areas: contextual variables regarding social and economic upgrading, and firm-specific characteristics. This article contributes to both debates, looking at characteristics of buyer companies, while also taking institutional variables into account. It examines structural and environmental features of cases encoded in a data set derived from over 1000 audit reports compiled by the Fair Labor Association. Focusing on the apparel, sports- and footwear industry, the article highlights the importance of regulatory quality, economic performance and social freedom in sourcing countries for the success of private governance. The analysis statistically underlines the importance of public governance specifically for process rights, such as anti-discrimination and freedom of association. Complementarity between private and public governance programmes may therefore be particularly important for these standards. |
| Authors | Ströhle, Judith |
| Journal or Publication Title | Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | business studies economics social sciences |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Date | 2017 |
| Publisher | Sage |
| Number | 23(4) |
| Page Range | 1-19 |
| Publisher DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/1024258917731016 |
| Official URL | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/102425891... |
| Depositing User | Prof. PhD Judith Ströhle |
| Date Deposited | 19 Sep 2022 12:44 |
| Last Modified | 19 Sep 2022 13:09 |
| URI: | https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/267407 |
DownloadFull text not available from this repository.CitationStröhle, Judith (2017) The enforcement of diverse labour standards through private governance: an assessment. Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, (23(4)). 1-19. Statisticshttps://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/id/eprint/267407
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