Changes in the Governance of Garment Global Production Networks: Lead Firm, Supplier and Institutional Responses to the Rana Plaza Disaster - Interim Report
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T1 - Changes in the Governance of Garment Global Production Networks
T2 - Lead Firm, Supplier and Institutional Responses to the Rana Plaza Disaster - Interim Report
AU - Frenkel, Stephen
AU - Kabeer, Naila
AU - Huq, Lopita
AU - Rahman, Shahidur
AU - Rahman, Kazi
AU - Lohmeyer, Nora
AU - Schüßler, Elke
AU - Ashwin, Sarah
AU - Alexander, Rachel
AU - Oka, Chikako
AU - Egels-Zandén, Niklas
PY - 2018/11/26
Y1 - 2018/11/26
N2 - This interim report summarizes leading garment brands and retailers’ response to the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013 comprising individual firm actions and collective initiatives, as well as key changes experienced by Bangladeshi workers and Bangladeshi factory managers in the years following the Rana Plaza disaster. We present findings based on original survey and interview data from Bangladeshi workers, factory managers and global garment brands and retailers. Our worker survey provides a unique insight into workers’ perceptions of the changes brought by the Accord and Alliance in Bangladesh. We report on improvements perceived by workers, as well as areas where they note little change. Factory managers describe a transformation of safety culture, but also serious concerns regarding the financial implications of this transformation which they claim has mainly been borne by suppliers rather than buyers. Finally, we outline the key trends and challenges in the labour governance practices of global brands and retailers identified by our research.
AB - This interim report summarizes leading garment brands and retailers’ response to the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013 comprising individual firm actions and collective initiatives, as well as key changes experienced by Bangladeshi workers and Bangladeshi factory managers in the years following the Rana Plaza disaster. We present findings based on original survey and interview data from Bangladeshi workers, factory managers and global garment brands and retailers. Our worker survey provides a unique insight into workers’ perceptions of the changes brought by the Accord and Alliance in Bangladesh. We report on improvements perceived by workers, as well as areas where they note little change. Factory managers describe a transformation of safety culture, but also serious concerns regarding the financial implications of this transformation which they claim has mainly been borne by suppliers rather than buyers. Finally, we outline the key trends and challenges in the labour governance practices of global brands and retailers identified by our research.
KW - Management studies
M3 - Project reports
T3 - Garment Supply Chain Governance Discussion
BT - Changes in the Governance of Garment Global Production Networks
ER -