Decent Work in Global Supply Chains

This event will officially launch and highlight selected insights from the Sustainable Global Supply Chains Report 2024 on “Decent Work in Global Supply Chains”. The report consists of 10 concise chapters, written by the hosts and members of the Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains, which distil the latest research on key issues related to achieving decent work and advancing labour standards in global supply chains. Central themes include the impacts of GVCs on decent work, how GVCs can be leveraged for better jobs, and the crucial role of local labour regimes—such as workers’ bargaining power — and structural transformation processes in shaping equitable outcomes. In addition, several of the report's chapters explore the sectoral differences that influence working conditions in global supply chains and discuss the implications of the growing number of supply chain due diligence regulations, highlighting the importance of clear, cost-effective reporting standards.

Speakers:

Lucia de Carlo, Head of the Unit “Sustainable Transformation of Global Supply Chains” at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Prof. Dr. Jann Lay, Head of Research Programme “Globalisation and Development”, German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Deborah Winkler, Senior Economist in the World Bank Group’s Trade Unit in the Economic Policy Department

Nikita Grabher-Meyer, Technical Officer, Better Work Programme International Labor Organization (ILO)

Moderator:

Prof. Rainer Thiele, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)

This event is part of the project “Research Network Sustainable Global Supply Chains” led by the German Development Institute (IDOS), the Kiel Institute for World Economy (IfW), the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), and the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).