...Shoaib Ahmed; Chandana Alawattage; Kelum Jayasinghe Purpose This article investigates the persistence of slavery-like labour control in global supply chains (GSCs) despite proliferating frameworks of corporate accountability, human rights and ethical governance. It argues that the persistence...

..., in order to create a disciplined workforce, and establish regular relations between employees and employers. It seeks to explain the differences in labour control practices between the two regions and to discuss the impact on these practices of accounting and other quantitative techniques c.1760-1870...