Multinationals and Anti-sweatshop Activism

• Tác giả: Ann Harrison
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 338.88 Multinational business enterprises
• Thông tin xuất bản: 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 246012
• Chủ đề: 1. International Business F230; 2. Labor Standards: Working Conditions J810; 3. Multinational Firms; 4. Wage Differentials J310; 5. Wage Level and Structure

Tóm tắt

During the 1990s, anti-sweatshop activists campaigned to improve conditions for workers in developing countries. This paper analyzes the impact of antisweatshop campaigns in Indonesia on wages and employment. Identification is based on comparing the wage growth of workers in foreign-owned and exporting firms in targeted regions or sectors before and after the initiation of antisweatshop campaigns. We find the campaigns led to large real wage increases for targeted enterprises. There were some costs in terms of reduced investment, falling profits, and increased probability of closure for smaller plants, but we fail to find significant effects on employment.