Abstract
The practice of sub-contracting in industry has grown markedly as a tool of production in global commodity chains over the past 30 years. The reasons include: the portability of multinational corporations’ operations, consistent with economic globalization; cross-border production networks associated with cost-cutting benefits for manufacturers and entrepreneurs; and the demand for flexibility in production output. Sub-contracting arrangements are also associated with avoidance of national and international regulations, particularly as they relate to labour standards.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Women Workers in Industrialising Asia: Costed, Not Valued |
| Editors | Kaur, Amarjit |
| Place of Publication | Basingstoke, United Kingdom |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 129-148 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0333962931 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Publication series
| Name | Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia |
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UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Keywords
- Asian History
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