Despite a notable uptick in socially-responsible behaviour by corporations in recent years, irresponsible employment practices remain all too common. Wage theft is just one of many socially irresponsible practices that are prevalent in low-income countries. )Researchers in the fields of Industrial Relations (IR) and HRM have grouped these practices as ‘low-road’ and ‘high-road’ employment practices. Even after being audited six or more times, more than 55 per cent of factories exhibited at least one irresponsible employment practice.Eliminating socially irresponsible employment practices is not simply a matter of imposing appropriate threats or blandishments on manufacturers. These manufacturers and their foreign buyers must work together to meet the challenge of eliminating socially irresponsible employment practices.

Source: Forbes December 21, 2023 23:56 UTC