Next-door relocation: Labour conditions and bargaining power in the Ukrainian made-for-brands garment industryThis article is based on a paper prepared for the 12th Danyliw Research Seminar on Contemporary Ukraine, held at the University of Ottawa, 16-18 November 2017. https://www.danyliwseminar.com/.Oksana DutchakNext-door relocation

Oksana Dutchak

doi:10.5771/1435-2869-2017-2-197

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- 157–158 Editorial 157–158
- 159–180 Comparative analysis of wages in central and eastern Europe Rajko Kosanović, Sanja Paunović, Bruno S. Sergi Rajko Kosanović, Sanja Paunović, Bruno S. Sergi 159–180
- 181–186 Minimum wages in selected SEE countries Evelyn Astor Evelyn Astor 181–186
- 187–196 Focus: Terms and conditions of employment in the garment and shoe industry in Serbia Bojana Tamindžija, Stefan Aleksić, Bettina Musiolek Bojana Tamindžija, Stefan Aleksić, Bettina Musiolek 187–196
- 197–212 Next-door relocation: Labour conditions and bargaining power in the Ukrainian made-for-brands garment industry Oksana Dutchak Oksana Dutchak 197–212
- 213–222 The lack of a living wage and other rights violations in the garment and shoe industry in Ukraine Oksana Dutchak, Artem Chapeye, Bettina Musiolek Oksana Dutchak, Artem Chapeye, Bettina Musiolek 213–222
- 223–246 Where is Turkey heading? M. Kemal Oke M. Kemal Oke 223–246
- 247–268 Bribery and corruption – Challenges and potential solutions in multinational corporations Fabian Teichmann Fabian Teichmann 247–268
- 269–288 Transitional justice and reconciliation from the international peace-building perspective Remzije Istrefi Remzije Istrefi 269–288
- 289–290 About the Authors 289–290
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SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe , page 197 - 212

Next-door relocation: Labour conditions and bargaining power in the Ukrainian made-for-brands garment industryThis article is based on a paper prepared for the 12th Danyliw Research Seminar on Contemporary Ukraine, held at the University of Ottawa, 16-18 November 2017. https://www.danyliwseminar.com/.Oksana DutchakNext-door relocation

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Oksana Dutchak

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/1435-2869-2017-2-197
- ISSN: 1435-2869
- ISSN online: 2942-3384
Abstract

This article is an attempt to close the respective gap in our knowledge of labour pay rates and conditions in the Ukrainian made-for-brands garment sector. It is also an attempt to map the structural factors which are at the heart of the existing problems in both labour conditions and labour bargaining power. The latter is analysed in the framework of structure-agency relations to answer questions about the mechanisms of local labour empowerment/disempowerment in the context of this particular form of production. Using a literature review against which to contextualise original research into the article’s themes among Ukraine workers in the sector, the article concludes that there are significant differences as well as striking similarities within the Ukrainian made-for-brands garment sector; the former coming from the peculiarities of the post-Soviet context, the latter resulting from the peculiarities of supply chain operations and the neoliberal transformation of the economy. Bargaining power in the sector remains low, while state support has the contradictory effect of allowing producers to keep a disempowered labour force cheap.
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