Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/64421 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2008-14
Publisher: 
The University of Utah, Department of Economics, Salt Lake City, UT
Abstract: 
This study examines labor standards enforcement and compliance in two Asian economies (Bangladesh and Cambodia) that have amongst the lowest labor costs in the world but are experiencing strong pressures to improve the price competitiveness of their textile and garment exports. Analysis of survey, focus group, and inspection data indicate differing trajectories in compliance with basic labor standards. While extremely low wages and poor working conditions have persisted in Bangladesh, compliance has begun to improve in Cambodia following a trade agreement with the United States that linked positive trade incentives with labor standards enforcement. These contrasting experiences suggest that in less developed countries governments consider trade-linked schemes to achieve improvements in working conditions without hindering export growth or job growth.
Subjects: 
working conditions
enforcement
labor laws
female workers
gender and trade
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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