Many are appalled by this trolling

I agree, it glosses over poverty wages, harassment, corporate impunity & obscures differences btwn E & S Asia

But there is a kernel of truth

Paid work outside the home enhances women’s autonomy

In low tech poor places this starts with https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👕" title="T-Shirt" aria-label="Emoji: T-Shirt"> https://twitter.com/catoinstitute/status/1381242399343718402">https://twitter.com/catoinsti...

Poor countries that do not diversify or upgrade economically tend to repress labour to maintain export competitiveness

In low-end supply chains, buyers set low prices & even renege on their commitments (as occurred under the covid economic downturn)

Cue low wages & precarity

And my comments are not to imply that global corporations are & #39;saving poor women& #39;.

But I must object to the pious, parochial idiocy of those who ignore the alternatives in poor places.

If labour demand in manufacturing is weak, a Dalit woman cannot escape an abusive village.

If you& #39;re sceptical but curious, see my piece on

"Why East Asia overtook South Asia in Gender Relations" https://www.draliceevans.com/post/how-did-east-asia-overtake-south-asia">https://www.draliceevans.com/post/how-...

One more thing..

In societies where organised labour has been sufficiently strong to secure workers& #39; rights, notwithstanding low productivity, those high labour costs have curbed labour demand.

Employers cannot afford to hire more workers, & women are at the back of the queue.

The & #39;enemy& #39; is not a contrarian Cato tweet,

But persistently low economic complexity that pushes the government & entrepreneurs of Bangladesh to maximise export competitiveness by competing on low prices, amping up work intensity, & violently repressing organised labour.