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Enforcement Instruments for Social Human Rights along Supply Chains

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  • Scherrer, Christoph

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Dire working conditions are prevalent in the labor-intensive segments of global supply chains. Pronouncements by governments and corporations that claim to address the plight of workers are plentiful, but the enforcement of social and human rights is lacking. This volume explores the possibilities for better enforcement by: - providing a general over-view of the currently considered enforcement instruments; - identifying governmental instruments that are yet to be employed; - assessing the effectiveness of social chapters in international trade agreements; - discussing the concept of corporate due diligence proposed by the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. In sum, the volume shows that many instruments are available to the hands of governments but as long as the political will to make effective use of them is lacking, the enforcement of human rights along the supply chain remains unacceptably deficient. The contributors are Stefan Beck (Kassel), Made-laine Moore (Kassel), Christian Scheper (Duisburg) and Alison Schultz (Kassel).

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  • Scherrer, Christoph (ed.), 2017. "Enforcement Instruments for Social Human Rights along Supply Chains," Books, Rainer Hampp Verlag, edition 1, number 9783866188945.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:rhbook:9783866188945
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    1. Christoph Scherrer, 2021. "The “Nested†Power of TNCs: Smallholders’ Biggest Challenge," Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, Centre for Agrarian Research and Education for South, vol. 10(2), pages 391-403, August.
    2. Jonathan Morris & Jean Jenkins & Jimmy Donaghey, 2021. "Uneven Development, Uneven Response: The Relentless Search for Meaningful Regulation of GVCs," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 59(1), pages 3-24, March.

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    Keywords

    social human rights; workers' rights; core labor rights; corporate responsibilities; trade agreements; corporate culture; diversity; social responsibility; international organizations; Germany;
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    JEL classification:

    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • F53 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations
    • J83 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Workers' Rights
    • J88 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Public Policy
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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