Publications on freedom of association
March 2022
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Publication
Globalization and freedom of association and collective bargaining rights
18 March 2022
Chapter 2 in the Handbook on Globalisation and Labour Standards
August 2020
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ILO Working paper 7
What drives CSR? An empirical analysis on the labour dimensions of CSR
05 August 2020
Relying on the data provided by an ESG rating agency, this paper aims at bringing more understanding on the diversity of firms’ behaviours in terms of labour related CSR and filling a gap on the potential role of labour market institutions, including workers’ collective rights, to contribute to an effective CSR policy.
March 2018
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International Labour Review, Vol. 156 (2017), No. 3–4
Positive class compromise in globalized production? The Freedom of Association Protocol in the Indonesian sportswear industry
01 March 2018
This article investigates the role of voluntary initiatives (VIs) as nongovernmental systems of labour regulation in global value chains (GVCs). To identify the conditions conducive to a more active role for labour in VIs, the authors apply Wright’s (2000) theory of the factors enabling positive class compromise to a VI implemented in the Indonesian sportswear industry and extend it to the more complex realities of GVCs. They conclude that if VIs are to create conditions under which decent work can be strengthened, the involvement of strong local labour organizations is required while producers’ and/or buyers’ dependence on workers’ cooperation acts as a catalyst.