Local implementation of quality, labour and environmental standards: opportunities for upgrading in the footwear industry

Lizbeth Navas-Alemán; Luiza Bazan

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Local implementation of quality, labour and environmental standards: opportunities for upgrading in the footwear industry

Lizbeth Navas-Alemán and Luiza Bazan

SEED working paper (Geneva, Switzerland), no. 45, ILO

2003

Abstract

industrial development

international labour standards

quality standard

environmental policy

small enterprise

shoe industry

developing countries

Analyses whether improving quality, labour and environmental conditions will improve developing countries' chances of upgrading industrially. Examines different types of value chain governance and levels of compliance with global standards in the footwear industry. Based on fieldwork carried out in the Sinos Valley in Brazil in 2000.

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Title: Local implementation of quality, labour and environmental standards; opportunities for upgrading in the footwear industry
Creators: Lizbeth Navas-Alemán
Luiza Bazan
Contributors: InFocus Programme on Boosting Employment through Small Enterprise Development
International Labour Organization. Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2003
Series: SEED working paper (Geneva, Switzerland); no. 45
Number of pages: vii, 39 p. :
Language: English
Asset Type: working paper
Record Identifier: 995328525902676