Present Situation in

Regulations and
Practices on Social
Sustainability
Nipuni Yasuththara Ramanayake
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MGT 501 – Business presentation on Social
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 INTRODUCTION
• Many of the leading global companies adopt a sustainable management vision and reality
(Schermerhorn et al., 2016).
• worker practises are widely criticised (Roberston, Di, Brown & Dehejia, 2016).
• Child labour remains prevalent
• Everyone wants profit so they give up ethics and harm people and environment.

Sustainability
• Use of capital to allow society to meet current needs without undermining future
generations ' ability to meet their needs (Schermerhorn et al., 2016).
• Sustainable business – development of Social, environmental and economical aspects
• Business sustainability is important to global corporations ' long-term stability.
• Today’s Sustainability a marketing tool for many businesses that gives an impression of
transformation and social impact.
• Law ethical Companies does not exist and will be lead to harmful practices for employees
and society
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Unethical Practices in Business
• Developed nations hire cheap labour in third-world countries.
• Everywhere in the world, especially in the developing countries children are
employed. (Rena, 2009)
• In 2016, the International Labour Organization estimates that there were 152
million child workers aged 5-14 worldwide. (Khakshour, Ajilian Abbasi, Sayedi,
Saeidi, & Khodaee 2015).
• Employees find it easier than adults to get kids to work in bad conditions. They
are also less costly to use;
• Not only child labour but also other unethical practices are happening in business
(ex : women labour in apparel industry)
• Tend to work longer hour in low wages.

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Human Rights for Women and Children
• Children Rights
Age Restictions, 1973 (No.138)
Worst Child Labor Forms Convention, 1999 (No.182)

• Women Rights
Fair Labour Standards Act (FLSA)
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)

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Recommendations
• Adopt legislation to avoid children involvement in the production of
goods
• Use children above 15 years to train the as interns.
• if a children are under age 16, they cannot work during school hours.
• Train adults in skills necessary to improve their earnings.
• Women's ethics and economic status plan and women's health and
nutrition education programme

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Journal Currency Reliability Authority Purpose
Number
1 Published in 2018 The Current State of Written by Jill, M. D. This article focus on
Sustainability Why investors
Reporting: A Work optimise the social
in Progress responsibility of
their investments
and mitigate social
damage.
2 Published in 2015 Child labor facts in Written by This article shows
the worldwide: A Khakshour, A., that, In developing
review article Ajilian Abbasi, M., countries, as a
Sayedi, S. J., Saeidi, percentage of the
M., & Khodaee, G. total child
H. population, children
are more working
than in
industrialised
countries.

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Journal Number Currency Reliability Authority Purpose
3 Published in 2009 The child labour in Rena, R. This journal shows
developing how child labour is
countries: a reduced by
challenge to increased
millennium educational
development goals opportunities and
increased welfare.
4 Published in 2016 Working conditions, Robertson, R., Di, H., This paper aims the
work outcomes, and Brown, D. K., & Conditions of
policy in Asian Dehejia, R. H. employment,
developing outcomes of work
countries and policy of third-
world countries
5 Published in 2003 Working Children Vandaele, A., & This journal reveals
and International Hanson, K. what are the law for
Labour law: a critival children in working
analysis place in Globale

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Robertson, R., Di, H., Brown, D. K., & Dehejia, R. H. (2016). Working conditions, work outcomes, and
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Schermerhorn, J., Davidson, P., Poole, D., Simon, A., Woods, P., & Chau, S. L. (2011). Management [4th
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