Global Business Management Child Labour

Question: Discuss about theGlobal Business Managementfor Child Labour. Answer: Memo to the Boss: To: Managing Director From: Manager Date: Subject: Regarding the deal with the garment contractor As per the CEO of our company, the garment contractor of the company is outsourcing the part of the operation from a sub-contractor, who is operating the business by employing the child labor in Bangladesh. Using the child labor in the business is one of the most unethical business practices and as per the Labor Law 2006 in Bangladesh the child labor under the age of 14 is also illegal (Unicef.org 2016). Our company is directly not related with the business of the sub-contractor; however from ethical point of view, I feel that we take some steps to stop this practice. There is one way that we can inform the garment contractor and ask the contractor to stop dealing with the sub-contractor as the sub-contractor is doing an illegal practice. However, there is huge chance that the garment contractor may disagree with our view because the garment contractor is doing a business deal and so the garment contractor is highly motivated by profit margin. If the garment contractor is gaining high profit by dealing with the sub-contractor, then it is possible that the contractor will not be agreed to stop dealing with the sub-contractor. In that case, we can stop it by informing the contractor that we will stop business deal if the contractor does not stop dealing with the sub-contractor. I think, as the garment contractor deals with our company for several years and the value of the business deal is huge, there is a possibility that the garment contractor will consider our view. As a business person, the garment contractor will not want to lose a valuable and loyal client. There is another option available to us if we want to stop such an illegal and unethical practice. We can talk directly to the sub-contractor regarding this unethical practice and can try to make the sub-contractor understand the bad side of this unethical and illegal business practice (Vandenhole 2015). We can explain to the sub-contractor that how their goodwill or image can be hampered due to such business practice. However, the main thing is that we need to take proper step to stop the illegal and unethical practice of using child labor. At the same time, we can also arrange for a business meeting with the contractor as well as with the sub-contractor and in that meeting we can place our view point and can listen their views. With the help of this meeting, we can come to a suitable solution by considering the interests of all the parties that are the garment contractor, the sub-contractor and our company. Hope, you will consider my points and I feel these are the possible solutions available to us if our company wants to stand against any unethical and illegal business practice. Hope you will take the best decision for the future betterment of our company as well as the overall society. Thanking You Regards Reference List: Unicef.org. 2016. [online] Available at: https://www.unicef.org/bangladesh/Child_labour.pdf [Accessed 7 Oct. 2016]. Vandenhole, W., Desmet, E., Reynaert, D. and Lambrechts, S. eds., 2015.Child Labour, Working Children and Childrens Rights(pp. 316-330). Abingdon: Routledge.