Making sense of downstream labour risk in global value chains: The case of the Australian cotton industry

Boersma, M; Josserand, E; Kaine, S; Payne, A

Making sense of downstream labour risk in global value chains: The case of the Australian cotton industry

Boersma, M

Josserand, E

Kaine, S

Payne, A

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Publisher:: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Industrial Relations, 2022, 64, (2), pp. 200-222
Issue Date:: 2022-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Boersma, M https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9789-1046
dc.contributor.author	Josserand, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6724-2405
dc.contributor.author	Kaine, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8485-7156
dc.contributor.author	Payne, A
dc.date.accessioned	2022-12-01T01:14:47Z
dc.date.available	2022-12-01T01:14:47Z
dc.date.issued	2022-04-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Industrial Relations, 2022, 64, (2), pp. 200-222
dc.identifier.issn	0022-1856
dc.identifier.issn	1472-9296
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/163972
dc.description.abstract	While the efforts by actors on the buyer-side of value chains – such as brands and retailers – to address upstream labour abuses are well documented, there is a lack of research into how actors on the production-side of value chains – such as raw material producers – can identify and address downstream labour risks. This research presents the findings of an action research project that focused on the Australian cotton industry. By applying a sense-making lens, we propose four properties that can be used to identify labour risk in global value chains, providing insights into the capacity of producers to address downstream labour abuses. We suggest that there is a possibility for a ‘book-end’ approach that combines upstream and downstream actions by buyers and producers in global value chains.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Industrial Relations
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/00221856211066628
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1402 Applied Economics, 1503 Business and Management, 1801 Law
dc.subject.classification	Industrial Relations
dc.title	Making sense of downstream labour risk in global value chains: The case of the Australian cotton industry
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	64
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business/Management Discipline
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Abstract:

While the efforts by actors on the buyer-side of value chains – such as brands and retailers – to address upstream labour abuses are well documented, there is a lack of research into how actors on the production-side of value chains – such as raw material producers – can identify and address downstream labour risks. This research presents the findings of an action research project that focused on the Australian cotton industry. By applying a sense-making lens, we propose four properties that can be used to identify labour risk in global value chains, providing insights into the capacity of producers to address downstream labour abuses. We suggest that there is a possibility for a ‘book-end’ approach that combines upstream and downstream actions by buyers and producers in global value chains.

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