How big companies find cheap labour

Fenomen eksploatacije rada je sve prisutniji usprkos mnogim regulativama koje nastoje suzbiti iskorištavanje radne snage. Cilj ovog rada je upoznati čitatelje s problematikom eksploatacije radne snage od strane velikih kompanija. U prvom se poglavlju čitatelja uvodi u problematiku rada dok drugo poglavlje daje odgovor na pitanja zašto i kako je došlo do iskorištavanja radnika. Treći dio sadrži objašnjenje termina global sourcing kao i njegovih sinonima. S obzirom na to da je upravo global sourcing centralni dio strategije smanjenja troškova proizvodnje, te samim time zauzima veliku ulogu u stvaranju prihoda kompanije, ovo poglavlje sadrži dobre i loše primjere global sourcinga. Primjeri iskorištavanja radne snage važni su kako bi čitatelji imali uvid u realnu sliku stanja rada pod teškim uvjetima u kakvima se nalaze radnici u pojedinim zemljama kao što su Kina, Indija, Kambodža i drugi. U četvrtom se poglavlju daje osvrt na zakone, regulative i standarde koji štite prava radnika. Osim toka, detaljnije su prikazane inicijative pravedne trgovine (Fairtrade) i etične trgovine (Ethical Trade), čije organizacije djeluju u cijelom svijetu kako bi zaštitile radnike i osigurale im adekvatnu zaštitu na radu i pravedne uvjete trgovanja. Kraj rada rezerviran je za kratak kritički osvrt na problematiku koja do današnjeg dana nije još suzbijena u dovoljnoj mjeri.The issue of exploitation of labor is increasingly present in spite of many regulations that try to suppress it. The aim of this paper is to introduce readers to the issue of labor exploitation by large companies. The first chapter introduces the reader to the issue presented in this paper while the second chapter gives an answer to the questions why and how the exploitation of workers has occurred. The third chapter contains the explanation of the term global sourcing as well as its synonyms. Since global sourcing is the central part of the strategy to reduce production costs, and thus plays a major role in generating corporate revenue, this chapter contains positive and negative examples of it. Examples of labor exploitation are important so the reader can have an insight into the realistic picture of the working conditions of workers in certain countries such as China, India, Cambodia and others. The fourth chapter gives an overview of the laws, regulations and standards that protect workers' rights. In addition, Fair trade and Ethical Trade Initiatives, whose organizations operate around the world in order to protect workers and provide them with adequate protection at work and fair trade conditions, are explained in a more detailed way. The end of the work contains a brief critical review of the issues that have not been sufficiently solved yet