GDI Webinar: Covid-19, Garment Workers, and the Development Challenge in the Global South
| Dates: | 18 November 2020 |
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| Times: | 16:30 - 18:00 |
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| What is it: | Webinar |
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| Organiser: | Global Development Institute |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Mark Anner |
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Mark Anner will share findings from his survey data on the impact of March 2020 order cancellations by major apparel brands and retailers with global supplier factories (USD 40 billion), which left millions of low-income workers (mostly young women) without income. A subsequent campaign to pressure these corporations to ‘#payup” was largely successful.
Dr. Anner will then draw on his October 2020 research report to examine how, in the context of new lockdowns, current orders are drying up, factories are being squeezed by buyers on price and payment terms, and more than 10 million garment workers could face dismissals or layoffs.
The talk will emphasize how this crisis did not begin with Covid-19, but rather that the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated dramatic, GVC structural power imbalances that have had deleterious consequences for workers, the environment, and social protection for decades.
Speaker
Mark Anner
Role: Professor of Labour and Employment Relations
Organisation: Pennsylvania State University, School of Labor and Employment Relations
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