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Britain. See United Kingdom British Virgin Islands, 139t Bronstein, Arturo S., 145 Brown, Drusilla K., xv, 1, 21, 48 Brunei Darussalam, 117n5, 232n2 Budd, J. W., 35 Bulgaria, 117n6 Busse, Matthias, 32, 36, 37, 39 Bustos, Paula, 26 C CAFTA. See Central American Free Trade Agreement Cambodia, 97–129 agricultural sector in, 101, 102 analytical framework, country study as application of, 6–9 apparel/textiles sector, 7, 97 access to EU and US clothing markets, 99 employment structure, 102f, 103 exports compared to sub-Saharan African countries, 242t FDI, 101 gender issues in, 109, 110t, 112 GMAC (Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia) and Arbitration Council, 106b Honduras compared to, 197 IIWD comparisons, 109–12, 111t low-wage job, perception as, 195–99 union strikes, 107f working conditions in, 104–7, 105t, 106b, 107f ASEAN, membership in, 117n5, 232n2 Better Factories Cambodia Project, 50–51, 105, 106b, 120–29t conflict and genocide in, 117n3 employment structure in, 102–3f FDI in, 99–101, 101f gender issues in, 109, 110t, 112 globalization Cambodian experience of, 98–103 trade as percentage of GDP, 98f working conditions, qualitative analysis of effects on, 103–8 on Heritage Foundation index of economic freedom, 100 hours worked in, 112–13, 113–14t IIWDs in, 109–12, 111t
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Honduran IIWDs compared, 191 hours worked and, 112–13, 113–14t impact of globalization on, 8 ILO, membership in, 103–4, 104t imports and exports, 101, 102t Indonesia compared, 231 informal sector in, 97, 103, 117n1 initial reactions to globalization, allowing for, 15 intergovernmental agreements on core labor standards, 50–51 investment regime in, 99–100 occupational safety and health in, 115–16, 115t qualitative analysis from, 17, 103–8 ratio of merchandise trade to GDP in, 1 regulation and monitoring in, 103–4, 105–6 socialist background of, 97, 98 socioeconomic survey data, use of, 108–16, 109f, 110t tourism/hospitality industry in, 102f, 103, 107–8, 108t–f trade liberalization in, 98–99, 98f, 100b triangle development zones with Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam, 99 unions in apparel/textiles sector, 107f in hotel industry, 108f wages. See subhead IIWDs, this entry working conditions in apparel/textiles sector, 104–7, 105t, 106b, 107f hours worked, 112–13, 113–14t international pressures regarding, 7–8 occupational safety and health, 115–16, 115t qualitative analysis of globalization’s effects on, 103–8 socioeconomic survey data, use of, 108–9, 109f, 110t as WTO member, 98 WTO, membership in, 99 Cameroon, 34, 260n2 Canada Cambodia and, 117n6, 117n7 El Salvador, FDI stocks in, 138t Honduran apparel/textiles factories, 185 industry wage premiums, 27 MFA, adoption of, 11b