Voluntary codes help fight child labour
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In the face of the global financial crisis, competition among low wage countries has become ever more intense.
This may lead to the growth of sweatshop conditions and the use of child labour, or forced labour in a range of industries - from coffee and cocoa growing, to garment and carpet manufacturing. But regulating labour standards at the international level is notoriously difficult. Well my next guest believes consumer pressure may be the solution to creating more just labour conditions in developing countries.
Presenter: Sen Lam
Speaker: Michael J. Hiscox is Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University. Professor Hiscox is in Australia as a guest of the US Studies Centre in Sydney
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