TY - JOUR
T1 - Respect for workers in global supply chains
T2 - Advancing the debate over sweatshops
AU - Arnold, Denis G.
AU - Bowie, Norman E.
PY - 2007/1
Y1 - 2007/1
N2 - In "Sweatshops and Respect for Persons" we argued on Kantian grounds that managers of multinational enterprises (MNEs) have the following duties: to adhere to local labor laws, to refrain from coercion, to meet minimum health and safety standards, and to pay workers a living wage. In their commentary on our paper Sollars and Englander challenge some of our conclusions. We argue here that several of their criticisms are based on an inaccurate reading of our paper, and that none of the remaining criticisms successfully challenge our main arguments. By highlighting the shortcomings of their arguments we hope to advance discussion of the ethical treatment of workers in global supply chains.
AB - In "Sweatshops and Respect for Persons" we argued on Kantian grounds that managers of multinational enterprises (MNEs) have the following duties: to adhere to local labor laws, to refrain from coercion, to meet minimum health and safety standards, and to pay workers a living wage. In their commentary on our paper Sollars and Englander challenge some of our conclusions. We argue here that several of their criticisms are based on an inaccurate reading of our paper, and that none of the remaining criticisms successfully challenge our main arguments. By highlighting the shortcomings of their arguments we hope to advance discussion of the ethical treatment of workers in global supply chains.
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U2 - 10.5840/beq200717121
DO - 10.5840/beq200717121
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:33846851779
SN - 1052-150X
VL - 17
SP - 135
EP - 145
JO - Business Ethics Quarterly
JF - Business Ethics Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -
