Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2013. Garment workers in many of the leading apparel-exporting nations not only face not dangerous conditions, such as the recent deadly factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,000 workers, but the inadequate wages they are earning for their long hours of labor have diminished even further over the past decade, according to a new report released today by the Center for American Progress and the Just Jobs Network. The study, prepared by the Worker Rights Consortium, examines 15 of the world’s leading apparel-exporting countries and found that between 2001 and 2011, wages for garment workers in the majority of these countries fell in real terms, making it nearly impossible for them to afford the minimum necessities of a decent life.
