Thai Labour Campaign

Can Corporate Codes of Conduct Promote Labor Standards?
Evidence from the Thai
Footwear and Apparel Industries

published December 2000
research conducted 1997-1999

by Junya Yimprasert and Christopher Candland
[About the Authors]

	Introduction
	Codes of Conduct
	The Producers
	The Labor Force
	Labor Processes
	Occupational Health and Safety
	Codes of Conduct in the Apparel Industry
	Violations of the Right to Association at Par Garment
	The Piyavat Workers' Union
	Codes of Conduct from the Manufacturers' Perspective
	Control of Transnational Corporations over Manufacturers
	Violation of Codes of Conduct
	Can There Be Labor Rights without Labor Unions?
	Conclusions and Recommendations
	Corporate Codes of Conduct: A Follow-up Study
	Appendix 1: Nike's code of conduct
	Appendix 2: Reebok's code of conduct
	References

Advised by Walden Bello

Sponsored by:
The Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee
The Asia Monitor Resource Center

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