Essays about: "garment factory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words garment factory.

  1. 1. Towards Positive Change, A Case of the Textile and Garment Industry Bangladesh

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Richard Szubinski; [2020]
    Keywords : Textile and Garment Industry;

    Abstract : In 2013, the Rana Plaza Complex in Bangladesh collapsed claiming the lives of 1134 RMGworkers. This event ignited foreign stakeholders applying pressure on factories within the sectorto uphold adequete safety measures and address concerns over labour rights. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Race to the Bottom : A Minor Field Study of H&M’s CSR in practice

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Selina Karlsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility CSR ; Garment Industry; H M; India; Labor Conditions;

    Abstract : CSR has become a tool for global corporations to justify their outsourcing practices in other countries. Despite these CSR policies, reports reveal that labor rights violations are common in these supply chains, and not at least in the garment industry. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Role of Multinational Corporations and of the State in Promoting Human Rights in Bangladesh: A Case Study of the Rana Plaza Factory Collapse

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Victor Yusha; [2018]
    Keywords : Human Rights; Bangladesh; CSR; Garment industry; globalization;

    Abstract : My study analyzes the role of the state and multinational corporations in the promotion of workers’ rights in Bangladesh through a case of the Ready-Made Garment(RMG) industry. My study examines the responsibility of Multinational Corporations(MNCs) and the motivation behind it. READ MORE

  5. 4. Women in Paid Work: A Continuum of Choices and Constraints

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Linn Ternsjö; [2018]
    Keywords : Women; Paid work; Garment industry; Decision-making; Agency; Well-being; Ethiopia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore the impact of paid work in the Ethiopian export-oriented garment industry on women’s empowerment, as perceived by the women themselves. The study first explores the reasons for why and how women pursue paid work in the industry. READ MORE

  6. 5. SMEs and Social Upgrading in Developing Countries : Doing Good or Evading Responsibilities?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Johanna Olofsson; Isabelle Guselin; [2016]
    Keywords : Social upgrading; global production networks GPNs ; small and medium-sized enterprises SMEs ; developing countries;

    Abstract : Workers in labour-intensive industries in developing countries have been described as the ‘hidden hands’ in the making of valuable goods in global production networks (GPNs). The process of improving the rights and entitlements of workers in GPNs have been referred to as ’social upgrading’. READ MORE