Corporate Responsibility and Labour Rights: Codes of Conduct in the Global Economy

by Rhys Jenkins (Editor), Ruth Pearson (Editor), Gill Seyfang (Editor)

The emergence of voluntary corporate codes of conduct since the early 1990s is both a manifestation of and a response to the process of globalization. They have been part of a more general shift away from state regulation of transnational corporations towards corporate self-regulation in the areas of labour and environmental standards and human rights. This work provides a critical perspective on the growth and significance of corporate codes with a particular focus on working conditions and labour rights. It brings together work by academics, practitioners and activists.

248 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2002