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Jennifer Bair

Global Development Institute podcast

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This podcast focuses on development politics at the United Nations, particularly the period of the so-called New International Economic Order (NIEO) in the 1970s. The NIEO was an effort by Third World countries to pursue a reform agenda that combined global redistribution from North to South with state-led developmentalism at the national level. By revisiting this fascinating and tumultuous period in the global political economy, Bair aims to re-centre the role of Southern states in debates about globalization, human rights and inequality.Jennifer Bair is Professor of Sociology and Department Chair at The University of VirginiaRead a transcript of the podcast Intro music Anna Banana by Eaters. Find out more about the Global Development Institute:  Website Blog Twitter LinkedIn  Facebook  Newsletter   Intro music Anna Banana by Eaters

This podcast focuses on development politics at the United Nations, particularly the period of the so-called New International Economic Order (NIEO) in the 1970s. The NIEO was an effort by Third World countries to pursue a reform agenda that combined global redistribution from North to South with state-led developmentalism at the national level. By revisiting this fascinating and tumultuous period in the global political economy, Bair aims to re-centre the role of Southern states in debates about globalization, human rights and inequality. <a href="https://sociology.as.virginia.edu/people/profile/jlb5md" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jennifer Bair</a> is Professor of Sociology and Department Chair at The University of Virginia <ul><li><a href="https://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/gdi/research/transcripts/new_international_economic_order_right_to_development.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read a transcript of the podcast</a></li></ul> Intro music Anna Banana by Eaters. Find out more about the Global Development Institute: <ul> <li><a href="https://gdi.manchester.ac.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.gdi.manchester.ac.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/GlobalDevInst" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/globaldevinst/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn </a></li> <li><a href="https://facebook.com/globaldevinst" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li> <a href="https://t.co/nbCntwdJ3G" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsletter</a> </li> </ul> Intro music Anna Banana by Eaters

The New International Economic Order & the Right to Development | Jennifer Bair

Jennifer Bair talks about the future of Labour Governance.

Jennifer Bair - Futures of Labour Governance

What is motivating the Government of Bangladesh to recognise, register, &amp; respect trade unions? And change the labour law, so all workers can organise collectively to push for better conditions, rights, and pay?1) Commercial pressure from global buyers2) Threats of trade sanctions from the EU3) Voters (domestic political pressures)4) None of the above.Dr. Jennifer Bair (Associate Professor, University of Virginia) explains why labour repression remains pervasive in Bangladesh. Notwithstanding the horrors of Rana Plaza, there is little incentive for the Government to tolerate trade unions. Instead they ban trade unions in export processing zones. This is part of their economic strategy, to keep costs low, and remain globally competitive.So what might encourage change?Stronger commercial pressure for reform, suggests Dr. Bair.Interested? You can learn more about Dr. Bair's work here: https://sociology.virginia.edu/content/jennifer-bairResearch discussed in the podcast:Jennifer Bair, "Labor Administration and Inspection in Post-Rana Plaza Bangladesh" in International Labor Rights Case Lawhttps://brill.com/view/journals/ilrc/3/3/article-p457_457.xmlJennifer Bair and others, "Forcing change from the outside? The role of trade-labour linkages in transforming Vietnam's labour regime" in Competition &amp; Change https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1024529417729326Mark Anner, "Squeezing workers’ rights in global supply chains: purchasing practices in the Bangladesh garment export sector in comparative perspective" in Review of International Political Economy: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09692290.2019.1625426?journalCode=rrip20#.XRUS7W6rCKs.twitterUngated working paper: https://ler.la.psu.edu/gwr/documents/CGWR2017ResearchReportBindingPower.pdfJohn S. Ahlquist and Layna Mosley, "Firm Participation in Voluntary Regulatory Initiatives: the Accord, Alliance, and US garment importers from Bangladesh"http://laynamosley.web.unc.edu/files/2018/04/Ahlquist-Mosley-2018.pdfAlice Evans (me!), "Export Incentives &amp; Domestic Activists" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331864175_Export_Incentives_Domestic_Activists

What is motivating the Government of Bangladesh to recognise, register, &amp; respect trade unions? And change the labour law, so all workers can organise collectively to push for better conditions, rights, and pay? 1) Commercial pressure from global buyers 2) Threats of trade sanctions from the EU 3) Voters (domestic political pressures) 4) None of the above. Dr. Jennifer Bair (Associate Professor, University of Virginia) explains why labour repression remains pervasive in Bangladesh. Notwithstanding the horrors of Rana Plaza, there is little incentive for the Government to tolerate trade unions. Instead they ban trade unions in export processing zones. This is part of their economic strategy, to keep costs low, and remain globally competitive. So what might encourage change? Stronger commercial pressure for reform, suggests Dr. Bair. Interested? You can learn more about Dr. Bair's work here: <a href="https://sociology.virginia.edu/content/jennifer-bair" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sociology.virginia.edu/content/jennifer-bair</a> Research discussed in the podcast: Jennifer Bair, "Labor Administration and Inspection in Post-Rana Plaza Bangladesh" in International Labor Rights Case Law <a href="https://brill.com/view/journals/ilrc/3/3/article-p457_457.xml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brill.com/view/journals/ilrc/3/3/article-p457_457.xml</a> Jennifer Bair and others, "Forcing change from the outside? The role of trade-labour linkages in transforming Vietnam's labour regime" in Competition &amp; Change <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1024529417729326" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1024529417729326</a> Mark Anner, "Squeezing workers’ rights in global supply chains: purchasing practices in the Bangladesh garment export sector in comparative perspective" in Review of International Political Economy: <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09692290.2019.1625426?journalCode=rrip20#.XRUS7W6rCKs.twitter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09692290.2019.1625426?journalCode=rrip20#.XRUS7W6rCKs.twitter</a> Ungated working paper: <a href="https://ler.la.psu.edu/gwr/documents/CGWR2017ResearchReportBindingPower.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ler.la.psu.edu/gwr/documents/CGWR2017ResearchReportBindingPower.pdf</a> John S. Ahlquist and Layna Mosley, "Firm Participation in Voluntary Regulatory Initiatives: the Accord, Alliance, and US garment importers from Bangladesh" <a href="http://laynamosley.web.unc.edu/files/2018/04/Ahlquist-Mosley-2018.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://laynamosley.web.unc.edu/files/2018/04/Ahlquist-Mosley-2018.pdf</a> Alice Evans (me!), "Export Incentives &amp; Domestic Activists" <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331864175_Export_Incentives_Domestic_Activists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331864175_Export_Incentives_Domestic_Activists</a>

Governance & trade unions in Bangladesh: Dr. Jennifer Bair