Hot Air: What works to combat extreme heat in apparel production in Asia?

Location:

Thammasat Business School
Room 500, Tha Prachan Campus
2 Prachan Road, Pranakorn, Bangkok 

Cornell University’s Global Labor Institute (New York) and Thammasat Business School (Bangkok) will host a conference on 22 in Bangkok to present new analyses and responses to heat’s impact on workers, manufacturers, apparel brands and governments in S. and S.E. Asia. Our event is supported by the Cornell University Southeast Asia Program.

Cornell GLI’s Jason Judd, Sarah Krasley and Sarosh Kuruvilla will present new data analyses and case studies from South and Southeast Asia apparel and footwear production. We will be joined by Prof. Jason Lee of NUS (Singapore), members of the Cornell/BRAC University study in Bangladesh, and leaders from apparel manufacturers, trade unions, brands, policymakers and multilaterals. 

Media is not invited and proceedings will be conducted under the Chatham House rule. There is no cost to attend this event. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.