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Forum 2008

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  • Gay Seidman

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type="main" xml:lang="en"> Many discussions of how to improve working conditions around the world — especially in poor and developing regions — suggest that transnational activists could ‘name and shame’ employers, using independent monitors and the threat of consumer boycotts to push international brands to monitor conditions in their suppliers around the world. Drawing on a comparative study of independent monitoring in South Africa, India and Guatemala, this article suggests that ‘voluntary’ monitoring systems may have limited impact, as non-governmental groups involved in monitoring discover they are dependent on employers for access to worksites and for funding. Further, in focusing on issues that will attract international consumer attention, independent monitoring schemes may weaken local workers' ability to bargain on their own behalf.

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  • Gay Seidman, 2008. "Forum 2008," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 39(6), pages 991-1003, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:devchg:v:39:y:2008:i:6:p:991-1003
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