Multinationals and Anti-sweatshop Activism
During the 1990s, anti-sweatshop activists campaigned to improve conditions for workers in developing countries. This paper analyzes the impact of antisweatshop campaigns in Indonesia on wages and employment. Identification is based on comparing the wage growth of workers in foreign-owned and exporting firms in targeted regions or sectors before and after the initiation of antisweatshop campaigns. We find the campaigns led to large real wage increases for targeted enterprises. There were some costs in terms of reduced investment, falling profits, and increased probability of closure for smaller plants, but we fail to find significant effects on employment.
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | EN |
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2010
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| Subjects: | Multinational Firms, International Business F230, Wage Level and Structure, Wage Differentials J310, Labor Standards: Working Conditions J810, Other Consumer Nondurables L670, Industrialization, Manufacturing and Service Industries, Choice of Technology O140, Economic Development: Human Resources, Human Development, Income Distribution, Migration O150, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5820 |
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