Stakeholder participation, gender, and codes of conduct in South Africa

Author(s)
Barrientos, Stephanie
McClenaghan, Sharon
Orton, Liz
Editor(s)
Eade, Deborah
Publication date
2001-11-01
Subject
Approach and methodology
Gender
Trade
Keywords
Development methods
Gender mainstreaming
Development in Practice Journal
DiP
Country
United Kingdom
South Africa

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/130495
DOI
10.1080/09614520120085322
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
Ethical trade is expanding rapidly in the UK. Following the foundation of the Ethical Trading Initiative many companies are adopting codes of conduct to cover employment conditions in their supply chains, based on a process of multi-stakeholder participation. Addressing gender issues in their implementation remains an important challenge for policy makers. This paper considers how gender sensitivity in the monitoring and verification of codes can be enhanced within a multi-stakeholder framework based on evidence from a case study of export horticulture in South Africa. It makes policy recommendations to address the needs of more marginalised workers, many of whom are women.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>
Pages
12
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
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