The regulation of employment in global value chains (GVCs) is a story of the interaction of corporation and state in transnational space, where uneven international development has allowed the commodification and exploitation of international labour. Global standards are well articulated by bodies such as the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UN. We know what ‘decent work’ should look like as well as what all workers should enjoy as basic employment and human rights. Yet, internationally, the different mechanisms of private and public regulation fail at the point of implementation and across the world we see no fundamental shift in the condition of labour in terms of its capacity for social or economic upgrading. This article examines the regulatory mechanisms, and outcomes of regulation, of industrial relations in GVCs. It commends a future research agenda to illuminate the interaction between different sources of standards and rules and the complexities of intersecting private and public regulation, in the pursuit of enforceable, meaningful regulation of work and employment in international supply chains.

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发展不平衡，反应不平衡：对全球价值链的有意义监管的不懈追求

全球价值链（GVC）中的就业监管是关于跨国空间中公司与国家互动的故事，国际发展不平衡导致国际劳工的商品化和剥削。国际劳工组织（ILO）和联合国等机构已很好地阐明了全球标准。我们知道什么样的“体面工作”以及所有工人应享有的基本就业和人权。但是，在国际上，私人和公共监管的不同机制在实施时就失效了，在世界范围内，就社会或经济升级的能力而言，我们没有看到劳工条件的根本变化。本文探讨了全球价值链中劳资关系的监管机制和监管结果。