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• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12099
• Date: 01 June 2019
• Published date: 01 June 2019

International

Labour

Review

2019 2 > Volume 158 June

Contents

213 Linking jobs in global supply chains to demand

Takaaki KIZU, Stefan KÜHN and Christian VIEGELAHN

The expansion of global supply chains (GSCs) has increasingly disconnected the loca-

tion of jobs from the demand supporting them, both geographically and in terms of

sector. Using data from the World Input–Output Database, the authors examine these

linkages across 40 countries over the period 1995–2013, expanding on earlier analysis

published by the ILO, and provide evidence of the number of GSC-related jobs in

terms of job location–export destination combinations. Their ndings point to chan-

ging patterns in demand and supply of GSC-related jobs, increasing the role of China

as a demand generator, reinforcing production linkages between emerging econ-

omies and increasing the number of service jobs dependent on manufacturing GSCs.

K:  ,  ,  ,

  , .

245 Oversight and accountability in the social auditing industry:

The role of social compliance initiatives

Carolijn TERWINDT and Amy ARMSTRONG

The 2013 Rana Plaza collapse led to increased awareness of abusive working conditions

in the garment industry. Much attention has since been paid to the role and responsi-

bility of retailing companies. The responsibility of social auditing companies, however,

has often been overlooked. The authors investigate the systems in place to detect and

address substandard auditing that fails to detect violations of workers’ rights. They nd

that, in practice, oversight of social auditors and sanctions for substandard audits are

both limited. In this light, this article explores how social compliance initiatives can play

a role in improving verication of audit quality and ensuring accountability.

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B, P,  .