Current Situation in Social Sustainability Regulations and Practice

Running head: CURRENT SITUATION IN SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY REGULATIONS AND PRACTICE
Current situation in social sustainability regulations and practice
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CURRENT SITUATION IN SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY REGULATIONS AND PRACTICE
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Low-cost labour.........................................................................................................................2
Imposing company values..........................................................................................................2
Demand from investors..............................................................................................................3
Evaluation of sources.................................................................................................................0
Recommendations......................................................................................................................2
References..................................................................................................................................0

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CURRENT SITUATION IN SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY REGULATIONS AND PRACTICE
Introduction
The significance of social sustainability has been recognised on a global context. The
companies as well recognise the importance of maintaining social sustainability. However,
the organisations of the developed countries directly or indirectly lie contradictory to the
theory of sustainability.
Low-cost labour
It is observed in the case study that despite of imposing strict guidelines to prohibit
child labour, the contractors associated with the company Timothy and Thomas use children
as young as 12 to 14 years old as their labour force. The apparel industry has observed a
dynamic change as retailers from developed countries started to source their items
progressively from developing countries who offer the competitive advantage of lower labour
costs (Köksal, Strähle & Müller, 2018). These young workers provide labour for free and
thus, satiate the requirement of developed countries that demand quality product at cheap
cost. The hazards that have contributed to the rise of social situations in the apparel industry’s
supply chain such as child labour, poor working conditions that was noticed in the given case
study as well where women in Lahore were working in cold climatic condition without any
proper facility available to them. These situations draw in negative impact on the
organisation.
Imposing company values
In the case study provided, the companies that are based in developed countries such
as United States, Australia and so on tend to impose their values without realising the reality
of Third-world countries. The company were imposing their company values without being
aware about the economic status of developing countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, so on.
It is important to understand the fact that the values that could work in a company’s home