Sectoral studies on decent work in global supply chains : comparative analysis of opportunities and challenges for social and economic upgrading : funding for this research was provided by the Government of the Netherlands through a development cooperation project / International Labour Office, Sectoral Policies Department (SECTOR).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

International Labour Office.

Sectoral Policies Department (SECTOR)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manpower policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Geneva, [Switzerland] : International Labour Organization, 2016.

Summary:

This publication analyses economic and social upgrading in global supply chains in four different sectors of the economy: animation/visual effects (VFX), electronics, gold and retail. These four sectors were selected for their diversity to provide insight into general trends across the global economy. A comparison of the four sectors aids understanding the social and the economic implications of supply chains within the context of the changing global economy and helps identify potential areas for future work.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; A comparative analysis of economic and social upgrading in the animation, electronics, gold and retail sectors; Study 1: Promoting Decent Work in Global Retail Supply Chains: Food and Apparel; Executive summary; Abbreviations and acronyms; 1. The commerce sector and global supplychains; 2. Global supply chains in commerce, and economic and social upgrading; 3. Implications of retail commerce GSCsfor decent work; 4. Commerce GSCs and decent work: Responses and initiatives; 5. Towards good governance in commerce GSCs: Concluding remarks andrecommendations

BibliographyStudy 2: Promoting Decent Work in Global Supply Chains: The Gold Industry; Executive summary; Abbreviations and acronyms; 1. Introduction; 2. Economic and social upgrading and downgrading in the gold mining supply chain; 3. Governance for decent work in the gold supply chain; 4. Conclusion; Bibliography; Study 3: Promoting Decent Work in Global Supply Chains: The Animation/VFX Industry; Executive summary; Abbreviations and acronyms; 1. Introduction and overview of the animation/VFX industry; 2. Economic and social upgrading and downgrading

3. Governance in the animation/VFXglobal supply chain4. Conclusions; Bibliography; Study 4: Promoting Decent Work in Global Supply Chains: The Electronics Industry; Executive summary; Abbreviations and acronyms; 1. Introduction; 2. Violations of labour standards and poor labour conditions; 3. Economic and social upgrading and downgrading; 4. Governance for decent work in the electronics industry global supply chain; 5. Conclusion; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 16, 2016).

ISBN:

92-2-131013-2

OCLC:

958385461