Contract Labour: The 'Achilles Heel' of Corporate Codes in Commercial Value Chains
Contract Labour: The 'Achilles Heel' of Corporate Codes in Commercial Value Chains
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10.1111/j.1467-7660.2008.00524.x
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发表时间：
2008-11-01
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3
通讯作者：
Barrientos, Stephanie
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作者：
Barrientos, Stephanie
企业买家在其全球生产网络中实施的劳工实践守则是企业社会责任（CSR）的一个维度。研究表明，守则给工人带来的好处有限，无法惠及最弱势的工人，特别是那些受雇于面临最恶劣就业条件的劳工承包商的工人。这份文件认为，全球生产网络的商业动态为民间社会组织施加压力要求遵守守则提供了机会，但同时也促使使用脆弱和不安全的劳动力，这是守则的“阿喀琉斯之踵”。虽然守则可以发挥作用，但商业逻辑所支撑的内在紧张关系意味着，它们只应被视为解决全球生产中最脆弱工人权利的更广泛战略的一部分。
Codes of labour practice implemented by corporate buyers in their global production networks are one dimension of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Research indicates the benefits of codes for workers are limited and they fail to reach the most vulnerable workers, particularly those employed by labour contractors who face the worst employment conditions. This contribution argues that the commercial dynamics of global production networks provides an opening for civil society organizations to pressure for codes, but simultaneously drives the use of a vulnerable and insecure workforce that is the 'Achilles Heel' of codes. Whilst codes have a role to play, inherent tensions underpinned by a commercial logic mean they should only ever be viewed as one strand in broader strategies that address the rights of the most vulnerable workers in global production.