Fostering Labor Rights in Developing Countries: An Investors’ Approach to Managing Labor Issues
While private sector investment plays a key role in fostering sustainable economic development in developing countries, respect for internationally recognized worker rights is also a vital component. The paper presents a methodology to assist investors in large-scale private infrastructure and other...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2009
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| In: |
Journal of business ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 87, Issue: 1, Pages: 199-219 |
| Further subjects: | B
Case studies
B Private Sector B Due diligence B Corporate social responsibility B Investors B best practices B Human Rights B labor rights B Developing Countries B Indicators B Monitoring B Risk Management |
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| Summary: | While private sector investment plays a key role in fostering sustainable economic development in developing countries, respect for internationally recognized worker rights is also a vital component. The paper presents a methodology to assist investors in large-scale private infrastructure and other industry sector projects to utilize internationally recognized core labor rights and related standards for fostering sound labor management. The methodology involves due diligence or analysis of labor conditions and subsequent supervision and monitoring of performance and promotes the use of best practices to complement existing minimum requirements. Case study examples are presented and challenges in applying the approach are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9808-y |