In this article, the authors turn to sex work in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to better understand worker experiences and the role of NGOs. In doing so, they tell a powerful and complicated story that aims to upend assumptions related to sex work. Check out the abstract below, and then click through to the main article to […]
Sex work in Dhaka, Bangladesh: When agency and exploitation co-exist Read More »
What does it mean to be ‘ideal workers’ in the garment sector of Bangladesh? How does gender-based discrimination impact garment worker experiences? What is wage theft and how is it actioned against workers? In this article, the author addresses these questions and more by drawing on interview data, including from factory owners, managers, as well
Fashioning Ideal Workers in the Bangladesh Garment Industry Read More »
What are the connections between ‘risk’ and ‘gender’ in interventions related to climate change in Bangladesh’s coastal regions? When it comes to women and climate change, what are the implications of framing women as uniquely ‘vulnerable’? In this article, the author examines climate change adaptation through a particular project in the context of Bangladesh’s coastal
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Paradigm shift or business as usual? Workers’ views on multi-stakeholder initiatives in Bangladesh Peer-reviewed research by: Dr Naila Kabeer, Lopita Huq, Dr Munshi Sulaiman 2023 will mark 10 years since the Rana Plaza building collapse, a disaster increasingly forgotten by consumer stakeholders in the Global North. Yet the scale and scope of Rana Plaza has
Garment worker views post-Rana Plaza Read More »
On the anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, it’s particularly timely to revisit the impacts of some of the programs and policies that were implemented in the wake of the disaster. In their article, Ashwin et al. (2020) show how stakeholder perspectives vary across systems of global production and invite readers to
Power at play: Making clothes in Bangladesh, after Rana Plaza Read More »
