Accounting for the gaps in labour standard compliance: The role of reputation-conscious buyers in the cambodian garment industry

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-78

  Oka, Chikako ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Compliance; Garment; Labour standards; Reputation; Supply chains

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE; GARMENT INDUSTRY; LABOR STANDARD; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; REGULATORY APPROACH; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CAMBODIA;

EID: 76949108200     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2009.38     Document Type: Article

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