Corporate Social Responsibility And The Garment Industry

Part 5 (12%): Address the global garment industry’s record in terms of: 1. Corporate Social Responsibility (the concept); 2. Corporate Social Responsiveness (in practice); 3. Corporate Social Performance (auditing, reporting, communication). Corporate Social Responsibility and the Global Garment Industry Through Corporate Socially Responsibility, a company voluntarily operates the corporation economically, legally, ethically, and philanthropically. The organization makes sure that each employee is critical and running operations morally. Most companies that operate in this manner tend to be quite successful because if the company were to manage irresponsibly, it would affect the business tremendously. Engaging in Corporately Social†¦show more content†¦They have much likely paid their workers less than minimum wage, and made profit for different companies because they do not have to pay the $11.25 per worker like they have to in North America for over 1000 workers. Which is why, garment industries have to be economically aware if this is fair for the worker and if it wont effect their company’s reputation. (http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Download/Report/2011/pdf/410_ch3.pdf) Legal responsibility obligates the organization to follow certain rules and regulations of the countries current governing system (Crane Matten, 2010). For every company, they have to follow the rule of the governing country. Usually the garment industry, their main concern is child labour. Despite the promises the retailers made to improve conditions after the Rana Plaza, where 1,130 people had passed away, young 13 year old children work up to 11 hours a day, and are kicked, slapped, and hit with a used fabric roll as well as abused with verbal threats and insults. (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/06/bangladesh-garment-factories-child-labour-uk). As you can see companies only really care about the profits though child labour is illegal; but in Bangladesh since it isn’t, companies do to this under the table, in order to maintain profits. Therefore, most companies do not deal