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The effects of international scrutiny on manufacturing workers: evidence from the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh

Bossavie, Laurent; Cho, Yoonyoung; Heath, Rachel - 2020

After the tragic factory collapse of Rana Plaza in 2013, both the direct reforms and indirect responses of retailers have plausibly affected workers in the Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh. These responses included a minimum wage increase, high profile but voluntary audits, and an...

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Gender gaps in wages and non-monetary benefits : evidence from Ethiopia's manufacturing sector

Tigabu Degu Getahun; Fetene, Gebeyehu Manie; … - 2024

conditions positively than men. This satisfaction and happiness may reduce their aspiration and quest for equal pay and non …: the gender gap in total income between workers who do not have children is 11.7% while it is 37.6% among workers who have … children. This difference is primarily because women who have children are 18.3% less likely to earn income from moonlighting …

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The impact of gender wage gap on sectoral economic growth : cross-country approach

Wolszczak-Derlacz, Joanna - 2013

We propose an empirical analysis of testing the relationship between gender wage gap and economic growth. The study takes into account 12 manufacturing sectors in 18 OECD countries for the period between 1970 and 2005.We use industrial statistics (EU KLEMS, 2008) on female and male wages that...

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