An International Labour Organization (ILO) study shows that while payment by performance can bring higher wages, poorly designed piece rate systems have negative impacts on workers.
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Discussion Paper 12: Is There an Efficiency Case For International Labour Standards?
Cambodia, Countries, Discussion Papers, Resources, Resources for Cambodia, Type of publication
Discussion Paper 19: Survival of the Fittest – And Most Compliant
Cambodia, Countries, Data and Evidence, Discussion Papers, Resources, Resources for Cambodia, Theme, Type of publication
Discussion Paper 2: Excessive Overtime, Workers and Productivity
Countries, Discussion Papers, Global, Global Resources, Productivity and Business Performance, Resources, Theme, Type of publication, Wages
Discussion Paper 33 – Supporting Mental Well-being of Migrant Garment Workers in Jordan
Countries, Discussion Papers, Jordan, Resources
Discussion Paper 41: Worker Voice and Labor Standards – Study of Participation Committees in Supply Chains
Discussion Papers, Indonesia, Industrial Relations, Jordan, Social Dialogue, Vietnam
Retrogression in working conditions: Evidence from Better Factories Cambodia
Cambodia, Countries, Data and Evidence, Discussion Papers, Resources, Resources for Cambodia, Type of publication
Discussion Paper 28: Piece rate pay and working conditions in the export garment sector
Discussion Papers, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Nicaragua, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 15: The Business Case Against Verbal Abuse
Countries, Discussion Papers, Gender and Inclusion, Global Resources, Indonesia, Jordan, Resources, Type of publication, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 13: Analysing Better Work Data from a Gender Perspective
Countries, Discussion Papers, Gender and Inclusion, Resources, Resources for Vietnam, Theme, Type of publication, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 27: The impact of Better Work – Firm performance in Vietnam, Indonesia and Jordan
Countries, Data and Evidence, Discussion Papers, Global, Global Resources, Indonesia, Jordan, Productivity and Business Performance, Resources, Type of publication, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 40: Impacts on the Shop Floor – An Evaluation of the Better Work – Gap Inc. program on Workplace Cooperation
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Countries, Discussion Papers, Indonesia, Industrial Relations, Resources for Bangladesh, Resources for Cambodia, Resources for Indonesia, Resources for Vietnam, Social Dialogue, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 29: Lights On: Transparency and Compliance – Evidence from Cambodia
Cambodia, Countries, Discussion Papers, Resources, Resources for Cambodia, Type of publication
Discussion Paper 26: Does Piece Rate Pay Impact Perceived Occupational Hazards in Garment Factories?
Countries, Discussion Papers, Global, Global Resources, Occupational Safety and Health, Resources
DP 43: Repeat, Repair or Renegotiate? The Post-COVID Future of the Apparel Industry
Countries, COVID19, Discussion Papers, Environmental Sustainability, Gender and Inclusion, Global, Occupational Safety and Health, Productivity and Business Performance
Discussion Paper 25: Examining Barriers to Workforce Inclusion of Syrian Refugees in Jordan
Countries, Discussion Papers, Featured, Jordan, Resources, Resources for Jordan, Type of publication
Discussion Paper 11: The Role of Variegated Capitalism in Vietnam’s Garment Sector
Countries, Discussion Papers, Resources, Resources for Vietnam, Type of publication, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 38: Sexual Harassment – Causes and Remediation
Cambodia, Countries, Discussion Papers, Gender and Inclusion, Resources for Cambodia
Discussion Paper 1: Labour Law Compliance and Human Resource Management Innovation
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Discussion Paper 48: Labor Compliance Programs in Developing Countries and Trade Flows
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Discussion Paper 5: Does Better Labour Standard Compliance Pay?
Cambodia, Countries, Discussion Papers, Resources, Resources for Cambodia, Type of publication
Discussion Paper 7: Lesotho Clothing Workers’ Perceptions of What Makes Better Work
Countries, Discussion Papers, Lesotho, Type of publication
Discussion Paper 22: Training for supervisors: discussion paper on the impacts
Cambodia, Countries, Data and Evidence, Discussion Papers, Gender and Inclusion, Global, Global Resources, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Lesotho, Nicaragua, Resources, Training, Type of publication, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 18: Occupational Safety and Health Conditions in the Apparel Factories
Countries, Discussion Papers, Jordan, Occupational Safety and Health, Resources, Resources for Jordan, Resources for Vietnam, Theme, Type of publication, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 14: Sexual Harassment in Garment Factories: Firm Structure, Organizational Culture and Incentive Systems
Countries, Discussion Papers, Gender and Inclusion, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Resources, Resources for Haiti, Resources for Indonesia, Resources for Jordan
Discussion Paper 46 : Workers’ Voice within and beyond Participation Committees
Bangladesh, Countries, Discussion Papers, Featured Publication, Global Resources, Industrial Relations, Theme, Type of publication
DP 44: Piece Rate, Productivity and Occupational Health in the Global Economy
Cambodia, Countries, Discussion Papers, Global Resources, Occupational Safety and Health, Productivity and Business Performance
Discussion paper 21: The Interaction of Labour Inspection and Private Compliance Initiatives
Countries, Discussion Papers, Indonesia, Resources, Resources for Indonesia, Type of publication
Discussion Paper 23: Labour Compliance and Factory Performance
Business-related, Cambodia, Countries, Discussion Papers, Resources, Resources for Cambodia, Type of publication
Discussion paper 17: Are Sweatshops Profit-Maximizing?
Countries, Discussion Papers, Resources, Resources for Vietnam, Type of publication, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 35: Better Work Beyond the Workplace
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Discussion Papers, Gender and Inclusion, Global Resources, Lesotho, Resources, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 39: Is Social Compliance Win-Win for Workers and Firms? Evidence from Better Factories Cambodia
Cambodia, Countries, Data and Evidence, Discussion Papers, Productivity and Business Performance, Resources for Cambodia
Discussion Paper 3: Apparel Wages Before and After Better Factories Cambodia
Cambodia, Countries, Discussion Papers, Resources, Resources for Cambodia, Theme, Type of publication, Wages
Discussion Paper 9: Global Production Networks and Variegated Capitalism
Cambodia, Countries, Discussion Papers, Resources, Resources for Cambodia, Type of publication
Discussion Paper 37: Labour Standards Compliance in the Global Garment Supply Chain
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Countries, Data and Evidence, Discussion Papers, Global Resources, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Social Dialogue, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 30: An Impact Evaluation of Better Work from a Gender Perspective
Countries, Data and Evidence, Discussion Papers, Gender and Inclusion, Global, Global Resources, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Nicaragua, Resources, Theme, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 36: Automation, employment and reshoring in the apparel industry
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Countries, Discussion Papers, Egypt, Ethiopia, Global Resources, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Nicaragua, Productivity and Business Performance, Resources, Vietnam
Discussion paper 16: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: How does it Affect firm Performance and Profits
Countries, Discussion Papers, Gender and Inclusion, Global Resources, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Nicaragua, Productivity and Business Performance, Resources, Type of publication, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 34: The Jordanian Garment Industry and Better Work
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Discussion Paper 31: Firm Compliance and Public Disclosure in Vietnam
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DP 45: Sourcing Practices in the Garment Industry, The Root Cause for Poor Working Conditions
Data and Evidence, Discussion Papers, Global Resources, Industrial Relations, Occupational Safety and Health, Productivity and Business Performance, Social Dialogue
Discussion Paper 24: Wildcat strikes and Better Work bipartite committees in Vietnam
Countries, Discussion Papers, Featured, Resources, Resources for Vietnam, Social Dialogue, Type of publication, Vietnam
Discussion paper 20: A comparative analysis of worker and management perception of the impact of Better Work Lesotho
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Discussion Paper 10: Do Factory Managers Know what Workers Want?
Countries, Discussion Papers, Resources, Resources for Vietnam, Social Dialogue, Type of publication, Vietnam
Discussion Paper 32: Working Conditions, Transparency, and Compliance in Global Value Chains: Evidence from Better Work Jordan
Countries, Data and Evidence, Discussion Papers, Global, Global Resources, Resources, Theme
Discussion Paper 42: The impact of collective arrangements on garment workers’ wages and work hours, and the barriers of collective arrangements to raise labour standards in the Bangladeshi garment industry
Bangladesh, Countries, Discussion Papers, Industrial Relations, Productivity and Business Performance, Resources, Resources for Bangladesh, Social Dialogue
Discussion Paper 47: Learning from Crisis
COVID19, Discussion Papers, Featured, Featured Publication, Global Resources, Occupational Safety and Health
Discussion Paper 8: Labour practices and productivity in the Lao garments sector
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