The Role of Supply Chains in the Global Business of Forced Labour
The Role of Supply Chains in the Global Business of Forced Labour
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供应链在全球强迫劳动业务中的作用
DOI：
10.1111/jscm.12258
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发表时间：
2021-01
影响因子：
10.6
通讯作者：
G. LeBaron
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作者：
G. LeBaron
供应链是体面工作繁荣与否的基础。供应链动态不仅影响就业实践和工作条件，还影响构成体面工作机会的商业模式和能力。随着学者和政策制定者竞相加强供应链中的劳工标准，并面对有效实施的障碍，管理学者既可以从供应链中受益，也可以加深对供应链在导致不雅工作，特别是通常被称为强迫劳动和现代奴隶制的商业行为方面所起作用的理解。为了帮助实现这一潜力，本文从我对强迫劳动业务的研究中强调三点。首先，关于供应链中强迫劳动的根本原因，存在清晰可辨的模式。第二，不能脱离更广泛的工作和就业动态来理解供应链中的强迫劳动，因为低薪工人往往在相对较短的时间内进出强迫劳动条件。第三，对以买家为中心的治理项目有效性的实地研究表明，当涉及与强迫劳动最相关的指标时，企业社会责任标准与商业实践之间存在严重差距。最后，我讨论了这一研究议程的未来方向，并强调了商业学者做出贡献的潜力。
Supply chains are fundamental to whether decent work flourishes or not. Not only do supply chain dynamics shape employment practices and working conditions, but they also influence business models and capabilities which structure opportunities for decent work. As scholars and policy-makers race to strengthen labor standards in supply chains and confront barriers to their effective implementation, management scholars can both benefit from and advance an understanding of the role of supply chains in giving rise to indecent work, especially the business practices commonly described as forced labor and modern slavery. To help realize this potential, this article draws from my research on the business of forced labor to emphasize three points. First, there are clear and discernible patterns with respect to the root causes of forced labor in supply chains. Sec-ond, forced labor in supply chains cannot be understood in isolation of broader dynamics of work and employment, since low-waged workers tend to move in and out of conditions of forced labor in relatively short periods of time. Third, on-the-ground studies of the effectiveness of buyer-centric governance programs reveal serious gaps between corporate social responsibility standards and business practices when it comes to indicators most relevant to forced labor. I conclude with a discussion of future directions in this research agenda and highlight the potential for business scholars to make a contribution.