Do codes of conduct improve worker rights in supply chains? A study of Fair Wear Foundation

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 107, Issue , 2015, Pages 31-40

  Egels Zandén, Niklas ^a   Lindholm, Henrik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Code of conduct; Garment; Private regulation; Supply chain; Value chain; Worker rights

Indexed keywords

CLOTHES; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CODE OF CONDUCT; FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION; GLOBAL PRODUCTION NETWORKS; MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVES; MULTIPLE FACTORIES; PRIVATE REGULATION; VALUE CHAINS; WORKER RIGHTS;

GARMENT INDUSTRY;

EID: 84942990458     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.08.096     Document Type: Article

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