A series of case studies, based on interviews, were carried out by the ILO in five major markets (Bangladesh, China, India, South Africa, and Turkey) in 2017–2018. An extensive database on purchasing practices from suppliers’ management and a rich data set on employment and working conditions from the workers of the same suppliers was compiled.
This allowed to further investigate the possible relationship between purchasing practices and working conditions, particularly in relation to wages, working hours, and the likelihood of accidents at work, as well as suppliers’ propensity to hire temporary workers or to outsource production.
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This document was prepared by Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead, former official of the International Labour Office, Geneva, together with Adam Elsheikhi and within the framework of the programme Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains financed by the Government
