The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh in April, 2013 resulting in the death and injury of more than 2000 workers from the country's export garment industry was one of the worst industrial disasters in recorded history. The tragedy galvanized a range of stakeholders to take action...

Private regulation of labor standards in global supply chains since the 1990s -- Behavioral invisibility: the reliability of supplier data and the unique role of audit consultants -- Practice multiplicity and labor practices in global supply chains -- Causal complexity: the varied determinants...

This article examines the efforts towards implementing minimum labor standards in global supply chains through the lens of corporate social responsibility. The adoption of supplier codes of conduct has driven efforts to monitor and enforce standards within these chains. Nonetheless, challenges...