Addressing challenges to labour rights reporting on global value chains: social governance mechanisms as a way forward

Parsa, Sepideh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4135-2865 and Werner, Andrea ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3746-7248 (2023) Addressing challenges to labour rights reporting on global value chains: social governance mechanisms as a way forward. In: Measuring Sustainability and CSR: From Reporting to Decision-Making: 64 (Ethical Economy, 64). Kacanski, Slobodan, Kabderian Dreyer, Johannes and Sund, Kristian J., eds. Ethical Economy . ‎Springer, Cham, pp. 95-106. ISBN 978-3-031-26958-5, pbk-ISBN 978-3-031-26961-5, e-ISBN 978-3-031-26959-2. [Book Section] (Accepted/In press) (doi:10.1007/978-3-031-26959-2)

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Abstract

With the spread of globalisation, transnational companies (TNCs) face increasing challenges to uphold labour rights along their value chains, raising concerns over their ability to truly discharge their accountability to their wider workforce and thus contribute to Sustainable Development Goals. We provide two examples of workforce issues, migrant workers and wages, to illustrate the complexities and challenges that accountability for labour rights brings. We argue that existing governance mechanisms are not designed to capture the pressing workforce issues that TNCs are expected to deal with, and there is a need for further mechanisms to support and guide TNCs’ efforts. We focus on three types of governance - private, public and social - and propose how changes can be made to help improve corporate accountability for labour rights.

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