The role of government in influencing labour conditions through the procurement of services: Some political challenges

Ravenswood, K; Kaine, S

The role of government in influencing labour conditions through the procurement of services: Some political challenges

Ravenswood, K Kaine, S

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Citation:: Journal of Industrial Relations, 2015, 57 (4), pp. 544 - 562
Issue Date:: 2015-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ravenswood, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kaine, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8485-7156	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Industrial Relations, 2015, 57 (4), pp. 544 - 562	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0022-1856	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/36895
dc.description.abstract	© 2015, © Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association (ALERA), SAGE Publications Ltd, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC. The increasing complexity of the employment relationship in supply chains poses challenges to the protection of labour standards internationally. While there is significant research on labour standards in international supply chains, there is much less on domestic supply chains and public procurement. Furthermore, the role of government in supply chain labour standards is under-researched. This article uses the context of residential aged care in Australia and New Zealand to highlight the inadequacy of the current role of government in promoting decent labour standards in domestic supply chains. We argue that the role of government in the employment relationship needs to be reconceptualised in order to recognise its agency as an indirect employer, and its consumer power, in public procurement.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Industrial Relations	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0022185615582238	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Industrial Relations	en_US
dc.title	The role of government in influencing labour conditions through the procurement of services: Some political challenges	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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© 2015, © Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association (ALERA), SAGE Publications Ltd, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC. The increasing complexity of the employment relationship in supply chains poses challenges to the protection of labour standards internationally. While there is significant research on labour standards in international supply chains, there is much less on domestic supply chains and public procurement. Furthermore, the role of government in supply chain labour standards is under-researched. This article uses the context of residential aged care in Australia and New Zealand to highlight the inadequacy of the current role of government in promoting decent labour standards in domestic supply chains. We argue that the role of government in the employment relationship needs to be reconceptualised in order to recognise its agency as an indirect employer, and its consumer power, in public procurement.

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