Journal of Business & Managemnet

Journal of Business & Managemnet
(COES&RJ-JBM)

ISSN (E): 2306-7179
ISSN (P): 2306-8043

Volume 1, No.1, Janaury 2013 Issue

Did Nongovernmental Monitoring improve Working Conditions
in the case of Nike and the Footwear Industry?
pp 14-19

Dr. Ferdous Ahamed
La Trobe University Australia

Abstract

This article examines working conditions in the RMG sector of Bangladesh could improve through effective monitoring system. In a significant case Nike suggested that working conditions and labour rights can be improved through a systematic approach and a comprehensive and transparent monitoring system. External pressure from NGOs and other advocacy groups motivated Nike to introduce a Code of Conduct and a monitoring system. The process is discussed in this section.
Keywords: RMG, Code of Conduct, Monitoring System, Nike, Compliance, FLA, SHAPE and MESH.
JEL Code: F4, F23, M14, Z1.
Article Type: Research Article.

 

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