My daughter is currently involved in some research where this is the first paragraph:



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In 2013, global news networks reported the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh killing 1,138 garment workers. It resulted in a spontaneous worldwide campaign for changes to the living conditions of workers at the end of the supply chain (Minney, 2016). Little compensation for the garment workers’ families has eventuated from the major Western retailers, i.e. H&M, GAP, Benetton and Walmart. At the same time, the Asia Floor Wage Alliance reports that there are fewnoticeable improvements in factory working conditions, e.g. access to secure fire exists, to drinking water, ventilation and fair wages (Kasperkevic, 2016).

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It is that kind of thing I think when I hear comments like this:

Jacob Rees-Mogg said regulations that were “good enough for India” could be good enough for the UK – arguing that the UK could go “a very long way” to rolling back high EU standards.

The idea, floated at a hearing of the Treasury Select Committee, was immediately rejected by an economist, who said such a move would likely cause “quite considerable” difficulties.


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I think people have other rights than the air they breathe. Safe working conditions, for example.