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Op-Ed | Garment Workers Deserve a Global Minimum Wage

Garment manufacturing is global. But the rules that protect workers are not, creating a race to the bottom amongst poor countries aiming to attract foreign investment with the lowest wages and flimsiest safety standards. In the wake of recent tragedies and protests in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Haiti, it's time for a global minimum wage, argues Tansy E. Hoskins.
Cambodian garment workers protest outside a factory | Source: Flickr
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  • Tansy E Hoskins

LONDON, United Kingdom —

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