Governing Corporate Social Responsibility in the Apparel Industry after Rana Plaza
This edited collection critically explores the efforts of the apparel industry to improve safety conditions and suggests governance reforms that will resolve lingering issues. The volume examines two consortia: the Alliance and the Accord, which set up co
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Anil Hira & Maureen Benson-Rea
Governing Corporate Social Responsibility in the Apparel Industry after Rana Plaza
Anil Hira • Maureen Benson-Rea Editors
Governing Corporate Social Responsibility in the Apparel Industry after Rana Plaza
Editors Anil Hira Department of Political Science Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Maureen Benson-Rea Management & International Business University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand
ISBN 978-1-137-60178-0 ISBN 978-1-137-60179-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-60179-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017936946 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Mamunur Rashid / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. The registered company address is: 1 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004, U.S.A.
Dedicated by Andy Hira to all our brothers and sisters who, in silent desperation, make the clothes we wear. Know your silence is temporary. Dedicated by Maureen Benson-Rea to all who fight for improved conditions for all workers: workers’ rights are human rights.
Acknowledgements
The editors would like to thank Stacy Noto of Palgrave Macmillan for her initial encouragement to bring out a volume around this subject.
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Contents
Introduction1 Anil Hira and Maureen Benson-Rea Threads of Despair: An Argument for the Public Option in Garment Governance29 Anil Hira The Legacy of Rana Plaza: Improving Labour and Social Standards in Bangladesh’s Apparel Industry81 Mustafizur Rahman and Khondaker Golam Moazzem A Governance Deficit in the Apparel Industry in Bangladesh: Solutions to the Impasse?111 Mohammad Tarikul Islam, Amira Khattak, and Christina Stringer Anti-consumption and Gover
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