Voluntary social initiatives in fresh fruit and vegetable value chains

Sarah. Best and Ivanka. Mamic

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Identifies key trends and characteristics of contemporary agri-food systems, focusing on global fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) value chains and builds a typology of the main employment and social issues involved in the production and processing of fresh and vegetables, and shows how these are linked to the overall structure and operation of FFV value chains.

Keywords: value chains; code of conduct; horticulture.; fruit.; vegetable; working conditions; workers rights; workers representation; fair trade.; collective agreement; chaînes de valeur; code de conduite; horticulture; fruit; légume; conditions de travail; droits des travailleurs; représentation des travailleurs; commerce équitable; convention collective; cadenas de valor; código de conducta; horticultura; fruta; hortaliza; condiciones de trabajo; derechos de los trabajadores; representación de los trabajadores; comercio equitativo; convenio colectivo (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 55 pages
Date: 2008
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