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 export...

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Main Authors:	Harrison, Ann, Scorse, Jason
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
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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spelling	okr-10986-58202021-04-23T14:02:23Z Multinationals and Anti-sweatshop Activism Harrison, Ann Scorse, Jason 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 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. 2012-03-30T07:34:42Z 2012-03-30T07:34:42Z 2010 Journal Article American Economic Review 00028282 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5820 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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description	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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title	Multinationals and Anti-sweatshop Activism
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Multinationals and Anti-sweatshop Activism

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