Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/216407 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 13095
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
The rise of global supply chains over the last three decades intensified international attention to the conditions endured by workers in poor countries. Collapsed buildings, fires and death created an imperative to address poor conditions. Consumers, non-governmental organizations, inter-governmental organizations, international buyers and governments began seeking ways to improve working conditions in exporting factories in developing countries. The goals of this chapter is to describe the birth and growth of the Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) program, review the academic literature that has focused on both the BFC program and its descendent, Better Work, and identify some of the key aspects of the program that have been shown to be particularly successful.
Subjects: 
working conditions
global value chains
Cambodia
Better Factories Cambodia
JEL: 
F16
F66
F23
J8
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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