Summary
The paper draws on data collected by ILO/ Better Factories Cambodia, and on semi-structured interviews conducted by the author to explore the effects of multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSI) on compliance with labour standards.The author finds that the presence of MSI buyers, such as the Fair Labour Association (FLA) or the Ethical Trading Initiative, as well as Better Factories Cambodia significantly increased compliance with labour standards. No presence of Better Factories Cambodian alone had also a significant positive effects, but minor than when other MSI were present.