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7 Jun 2016

Author:
Sarah Labowitz and Auret van Heerden, NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights

International Labor Conference: How to fill governance gaps in global supply chains?

"The independent republic of the supply chain and the International Labor Conference 2016," 3 Jun 2016

Global supply chains and their effect on people in developed and developing countries are a very hot topic this election cycle. This month, the International Labor Organization (ILO) is holding its three-week International Labor Conference, where supply chains will take center stage. Here are the three big questions we’re watching out for as the meeting unfolds through June 10…Do global supply chains require new rules? Is there a governance gap?... Who’s in charge in the supply chain?...Do we need new legal obligations?...

 

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