Improving Labor Standards in the Apparel Industry: Can Government Make a Difference?
- Topics:
- Apparel and Accessories,
- Textiles
- Tags:
- Components,
- Government,
- Hardware,
- Harvard University,
- Industry,
- Labor Standards,
- Minimum Wage,
- Monitor,
- Monitors & Displays
- Source:
- Harvard University
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Overview: This paper examines patterns of compliance with federal minimum wage laws in the U.S. apparel industry and analyzes the impact of new methods of intervention designed to improve regulatory performance. Specifically, in 1996, the U.S. Department of Labor began to use pressure arising from its statutory ability to interrupt the flow of goods in the retail-apparel supply chain as a means of gaining manufacturer agreement to monitor its network of contractors. Drawing on contractor-level data from a randomized survey of apparel contractors, the paper evaluates the impact of these agreements between manufacturers and the government used to monitor contractor behavior.
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Format: PDF | Size: 429KB | Date: Jan 2004 | Pages: 40
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