“The Low Price” of the textile discounter KiK – consequences for labour conditions in textile factories in Bangladesh: Difference between revisions

This book offers 4 main chapters in which different sub-texts are located. The first chapter gives an introduction and shows a theoretical placement. This chapter is interesting for me because a get an overview of the interaction and consequences of globalisation and labour standards in deveolping countries. The race to the bottom theory is of special interest for me. The second chapter introduces actors and organisations of ILS. The third chapter highlights instruments of ILS. In this part two articles are especially interesting. The first gives a concrete example in the textile industry: the code of conduct by Hennes &amp; Mauritz. The second article appeals to the question "why" the compliance with core labour standards is in deveolping countries so low. Chapter four ends with an outlook and shows some perspectives.To sum up: This book provides information on ILS and some general aspects on globalisation and its consequences on labour conditions in developing countries. I think it is very useful.<br>

It doesn't offer information on the special case I like to highlight as an example in my case study. I like to present the German KIK company as an example for the textile industry that uses globalisation for receiving cheap workers.<br>

This video shows the methods of the German textile discounter KIK to reduce their costs. The sufferer are the German sales people and especially the worker of the textile facility in Bangladesh. The sewers were interviewed about the labour conditions they work under. The sewer earn only 25 Euro per month and have barely enough money to buy food. <br>

These two resources are very useful. They are the centre of my case study. They provide a special case that I like to focus on. The theme is based on these resources, the labour standards in the textile industry focused on especially Bangladesh. The video offers an insight view in the textile facilities and the living conditions of sewer in Bangladesh. Khorshed Alam, a researcher on labour standards, is also interviewed and bemoans that KIK hasn't changed labour conditions even though there has been lots of criticisms in the last years.<br>

It shows another group side of the labour standard problem and how the exploited people start to engage for their needs. It gives me additional points for new investigation. What are the wishes of the textile working labour union?<br>

This article is very short but leads me to investigation about special aspects of labour standards. I also read in another article that often the buildings are not quite safe. Fire and collapses of buildings happend in the past. During such catastrophes many workers died.<br>

Title: Who pays for our clothing from Lidl and KIK? Published at Saubere-Kleidung Kampagne (Clean Clothes Campaign). Published as brochure at January 1st, 2008: http://www.saubere-kleidung.de/downloads/publikationen/2008-01_Brosch-Lidl-KiK_en.pdf<br>

This brochure offers a lot of information about the textile industry in Bangladesh and the methods of the discounter KIK.<br>

It is very useful for my case study. There are articles included of the expert for labour standards in Bangladesh Khorshed Alam. These detailed descriptions support me with the key information I need for developing my case study. The campaign is launched by activists who are really engaged in the issue of labour standards and new about globalisation influences. They highlight many important points.

The study for the campaign was published in 2008 and is therefore 2 years old. But I think that this doesn't matter much, because the other articles I read support my opinion that nothing has really changed since 2008.<br>