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Ethical Dilemmas In Global Supply Chains: A Case Study Of Primark's Child Labor Controversy

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    Ethical Dilemmas in Global Supply Chains: A Case Study of Primark's Child Labor Controversy "Analyze the ethical implications of Primark's response to the 2008 child labor allegations in its Indian supply chain. Discuss the balance between legal compliance and corporate social responsibility, and evaluate the effectiveness of Primark's subsequent measures to prevent child labor in its operations." Word Count Requirement: Approximately 2,000 words T his paper is supposed to be based on the ethical battlefields related to business organisations. We all have heard the word ethics as a layman, but what does this term imply when it comes to the corporate dictionary. The basic difference between law and ethics is • Ethics are about what is morally right and what is wrong • Law is about what is lawful and what is unlawful

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    Now laws are flexible according to the country’s constitution we are talking about, but ethics more or less have same grounding principle as they act as guidelines which govern good behaviour. Ethical principles and standards in business: • Define acceptable conduct in business • Should underpin how management make decisions Et hical values being defined, now - a - days an organisation is known not only by what it produces but how much ethical that produce is. An Irish clothing giant, Primark is known for its products all over Europe. Its headquarters located in Dublin, it started operations in 1969. It’s a common man’s retail store with buying its produce in bulk from cheap sources and using simple designs. Wh en it comes to cheap sources, the developing countries come into picture. If its electronics items, China is the first choice of corporate giants. When it comes to clothing and a few other items, India is on the top of the list as labour is cheap in India

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    compared to other countries. Primark not being any different was one of the buyers from Indian companies. P rimark success is more than just overrated when it comes to the sale of clothing for common people in retail sector. Its revenue in financial year 2009 - 2010 was £2,730m . Its unrivalled success took the competition by surprise as it won over both the high - street shopper and the diehard fashionista with its simple philosophy: high on style, low on price. Primark expanded rapidly in the UK in the mid - 2000s. In 2005 they bought the Littlewoods chain for £409m retaining 40 of the 119 stores and selling the rest. Now it has around 159 stores in United Kingdom alone and 250 stores in total in whole Europe. When Primark was launched, its flagship store in London's Oxford Street was besieged by stampeding bargain - hunters and sold more than a million garments in its first 1 0 days. The opening drew a bigger crowd than that managed by Topshop's much - hyped launch of its Kate Moss collection, which featured the supermodel , she moodily

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