garment industry

Between labour and the law

Resurgence of labour activism in Myanmar

| Nov 09, 2018

State of disunion

International support for trade unionism in Bangladesh must proceed after separating the wheat from the chaff.

| Sep 16, 2015

Piece by piece

The dark underbelly of India’s garment industry.

| Mar 15, 2015

Three terrible exclusions

The World Bank’s report on the progress of poverty-reduction in Bangladesh ignores issues of disability, labour safety and violence against women.

| Aug 02, 2012

Beyond the doomsday scenario

Bangladeshi garment workers prepare for a post-MFA world.

| Jul 01, 2003

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