193. Did multinationals enforce Bangladesh’s new labor law?

Trade Talks | PIIE by Peterson Institute for International Economics

Oct 29, 202342:15News & Politics

Following the Rana Plaza factory collapse, foreign companies promised to enforce Bangladesh’s new labor law. What happened next?

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