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July 13, 2026International Journal of Operations & Production Management

Hearing the unheard: theorising the moral fabric against labour precarity

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JXJinou XuCentral China Normal UniversityHKHakan KaraosmanUniversity College DublinLXLinglong XiaoSun Yat-sen University

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Overview

Theorizes a moral framework addressing labour precarity in global supply chains, emphasizing human relations.

Key Points

  • This research aims to challenge dominant narratives surrounding labour precarity by exploring workers' experiences.
  • Conducted ethnographic fieldwork among garment workers in southern China.
  • Utilized a feminist and interpretivist-constructivist approach.
  • Engaged in reflexive reasoning regarding ethical commitments and researchers' positionality.
  • Revealed that patriarchal logics perpetuate precarious working conditions.
  • Identified how care practices foster collective resilience among workers.
  • Theorized a moral framework for addressing supply chain labour precarity rooted in local knowledge.

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Xu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a548105475c38bf615a57fbhttps://doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-09-2025-0940
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