One of LBL's series of occasional briefings, this covers the garment industry in Nicaragua. Nicaragua is one of many countries producing clothes for the global garment industry. Across the world the garment industry is experiencing increasing competition and ever greater demands from buyers for cheaper, more flexible and faster production. The industry also exists in a context shaped by recent and ongoing changes to international trade regulations. Though these are being negotiated by governments at the highest level, it is the workers on the front line who are feeling the effects. This briefing covers how recent global trade rules are affecting Nicaragua and their impacts on the mainly women workers producing the clothes.
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