Impoverished Bangladeshi workers claim they have been physically abused and threatened while working in sweatshops used by
Question:
Impoverished Bangladeshi workers claim they have been physically abused and threatened while working in sweatshops used by some of Australia’s best-known retailers. In one case, they were beaten and their representatives were told they would be killed if they protested against working conditions. The ABC’s Four Corners program has travelled to the country’s capital Dhaka, where a number of workers revealed big Australian brands including Rivers, Coles, Target, and Kmart ordered clothes from factories in Bangladesh that did not meet international standards. The revelations come just months after international outcry over the tragic building collapse in Rana Plaza, which killed more than 1000 people and highlighted the plight of the nation’s garment workers.
Required: Explain how a sustainability value chain might cause a large manufacturer to revisit the way in which they use overseas low-cost clothing manufacturing. In discussing the value chain, consider opportunities and concerns raised by a sustainability value chain analysis.
Smith and Roberson Business Law
ISBN: 978-0538473637
15th Edition
Authors: Richard A. Mann, Barry S. Roberts