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Collaborative socially responsible practices for improving the position of Chinese workers in global supply chains
Kollaborative CSR-Praktiken zur Verbesserung der Position der chinesischen Arbeiter in globalen Wertschöpfungsketten
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Abstract "In this paper we evaluate three projects with the participation of 40 supplier firms in several Chinese coastal provinces representing multi-stakeholder efforts to provide alternative channels through which workers can voice their concerns. The supplier firms took on these projects to reduce worker... view more
"In this paper we evaluate three projects with the participation of 40 supplier firms in several Chinese coastal provinces representing multi-stakeholder efforts to provide alternative channels through which workers can voice their concerns. The supplier firms took on these projects to reduce worker dissatisfaction and employee turnover. The projects fill an institutional void in employer-employee relations within Chinese supplier firms as they provide alternative channels for workers to voice their concerns. The role of civil society organisations focusing on labour interests was a crucial feature of the projects, through capacity-building for workers and by providing independence. The supplier firms and their workers have benefitted as firms take measures to enhance worker satisfaction, while the reduced employee turnover positively impacted firm performance. We propose that these collaborative socially responsible practices are a potential way to strengthen the positions of workers and supplier firms in global supply chains." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
China; value chain; corporate social responibility; subcontracting firm; industrial action; stakeholder; industrial relations; civil society; organizations; Far East
Classification
Sociology of Economics
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Method
descriptive study
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 111-141
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 43 (2014) 4
Issue topic
Corporate social responsibility: global norms and Chinese forms
ISSN
1868-1026
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed