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<strong>BIM</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2008</strong><br />

Human Rights in Development and Business<br />

Responsibility for Labour Rights in Global Production Networks<br />

Summary<br />

This research project seeks to analyse the impact of the changes in the global economy on the human<br />

rights responsibility of states and companies, particularly in the area of labour rights. To achieve this,<br />

three concepts will be linked: the global production network approach which uncovers the complex<br />

relations of economic and other key actors in production networks; the human rights framework, and<br />

relevant (self-) regulatory regimes broadly covered under the term of “corporate social responsibility“.<br />

The combination of these concepts allows us to map the relations of key actors in global production<br />

networks, including relations of power and responsibility. This theoretical analysis will be enriched by<br />

empirical findings in the apparel and electronics sector in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in<br />

Romania.<br />

Countries<br />

Persons<br />

involved<br />

Austria, Romania<br />

DOC-team<br />

Dissertation and project<br />

supervisors<br />

Karin Lukas<br />

Leonhard Plank<br />

Cornelia Staritz<br />

Wilfried Altzinger (Vienna University of Economics<br />

and Business Administration)<br />

Manfred Nowak (University of Vienna/<strong>BIM</strong>)<br />

Bernhard Ungericht (University of Graz)<br />

Contact person<br />

Karin Lukas, karin.lukas@univie.ac.at<br />

Lead<br />

organisation<br />

<strong>Ludwig</strong> <strong>Boltzmann</strong> <strong>Institut</strong>e<br />

of Human Rights<br />

Partner<br />

organisations<br />

University of Vienna,<br />

Vienna University of<br />

Economics and Business<br />

Administration, University<br />

of Graz<br />

A.U.R – National<br />

Organization of Human<br />

Resources Specialists, RO<br />

Vasile Goldis Western<br />

University, RO<br />

Starting/<br />

-end date<br />

June <strong>2008</strong> to June 2010<br />

Funded by<br />

Austrian Academy of Sciences<br />

Chamber of Labour “Network Science“<br />

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