Do Codes of Conduct (CoCs) by multinational companies help to advance the position of workers in emerging economies? To answer this question it is essential to examine the impact of these private regulatory instruments on the point of production and assess how varying strategies of international...

In this article, the direct role of the state in industrial relations is scrutinized by focusing on the political basis of decisions regarding the minimum wage. We argue that in order to ensure stability and growth, any state must balance the interests of capital and labour when taking this kind...

Partnership in coercion is defined as cooperation between trade unions and employers at the expense of workers’ interests. It differs from coercive partnership by trade unions’ not mandatory but willing participation for furtherance of their own interests that are detached from those of...