Control Problems and Modern Slavement Practices in Global Production and Supply Chains

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2, 174 - 211, 31.08.2021

Turgut Çılğın

Öz

Global production and supply chains are an indicator of the international power of capital, which knows no borders with globalization. Global production and supply chains have become the main mode of production under the influence of neo-liberal policies along with technological developments. The most important goal for global capital is to reduce costs as much as possible and to reach maximum profit by increasing the product supply. The wages of employees are seen as the main item where costs can be reduced for capital. This means planning systematic applications on employees. On the one hand, capital acts with the aim of the best working performance and the cheapest cost, on the other hand, the material and moral losses of the employees become a great paradox. In this study, in order to see the problems experienced in the inspections in global production and supply chains and the dimensions of modern slavery that continues due to these inspection deficiencies, the literature review method and the publications related to the subject were examined. As a result of the research, it has been found that there are control problems in global production and supply chains and findings about modern slavery.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Global Supply Chain, Working Conditions, Modern Slavery, Audit Issues

KÜRESEL ÜRETİM VE TEDARİK ZİNCİRLERİNDE DENETİM SORUNLARI VE MODERN KÖLELİK UYGULAMALARI

Öz

Küresel üretim ve tedarik zincirleri, sermayenin, küreselleşmeyle birlikte sınır tanımayan uluslararası gücünün göstergesidir. Teknolojik gelişmeler ile beraber neo-liberal politikaların etkisiyle, küresel üretim ve tedarik zincirleri ana üretim şekli haline geldiler. Küresel sermaye için en önemli amaç maliyetleri olabildiğince düşürmek ve ürün arzını artırarak maksimum kâra ulaşmaktır. Sermaye için maliyetlerin düşürülebileceği ana kalem olarak çalışanların ücretleri görülmektedir. Bu da çalışanlar üzerine sistematik uygulamaların planlanması anlamına gelmektedir. Bir taraftan sermaye en iyi çalışma performans ve en ucuz maliyet gayesi ile hareket ederken, diğer taraftan çalışanların maddi ve manevi anlamda kayıplar yaşamaları büyük bir paradoks haline gelmektedir. Bu çalışmada küresel üretim ve tedarik zincirlerindeki denetimlerde yaşanan sorunları ve bu denetim eksikliklerine bağlı olarak varlığını sürdüren modern köleliğin boyutlarını görebilmek amacıyla, literatür taraması yöntemi ile konu ile ilgili yayınlar incelenmiştir. Araştırma neticesinde, küresel üretim ve tedarik zincirlerinde denetim sorunlarının yaşandığına ve modern köleliğe dair bulgulara rastlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Küresel Tedarik Zinciri, Çalışma Koşulları, Modern Kölelik, Denetim Sorunları

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