Do voluntary labour initiatives make a difference for the conditions of workers in global supply chains?

Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 561-573

  Robinson, Pamela K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

banana transnational producers; global supply chains; labour regulation; supermarkets

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649403027     PISSN: 00221856     EISSN: 14729296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022185610381564     Document Type: Article

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