Is There Anyone Listening?: Women workers in factories in Central America, and Corporate Codes of Conduct

As a part of her on-going research, Marina Prieto-Carrón examines how corporate codes of conduct can respond to the needs and interest of women workers in supply chains in developing countries. She argues that theorizing on CSR should draw on empirical research and theories of gender and power if it...

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Published in:Development (Society for International Development) 2004-09, Vol.47 (3), p.101-105
Main Author: Prieto-Carrón, Marina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business education
Central America
Child care
Codes
Collective bargaining
Development and Social Change
Development Economics
Development Policy
Development Studies
Female employees
Feminism
Feminist theory
Field study
Focus groups
Gender roles
Holidays & special occasions
Labor unions
Local/Global Encounters
Sex discrimination
Social responsibility
Social Sciences
Wages & salaries
Women
Workers
Workers' rights
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Summary:As a part of her on-going research, Marina Prieto-Carrón examines how corporate codes of conduct can respond to the needs and interest of women workers in supply chains in developing countries. She argues that theorizing on CSR should draw on empirical research and theories of gender and power if it wants to account for women's (and worker's) experiences. In her research she shows how important it is to listen to women workers’ arguments about how transnationals and retailers as well as suppliers must implement codes of conduct.
ISSN:1011-6370
1461-7072
DOI:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100058