USTR recommends policy steps for Bangladesh to show progress on labor rights

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has issued the Bangladeshi government a list of recommended policy actions to “demonstrate progress” on labor rights, a USTR spokesperson said on Tuesday. “As a result of ongoing bilateral engagements on labor, USTR has developed a list of concrete and achievable actions that we recommend the Government of Bangladesh take to demonstrate progress on internationally-recognized worker rights,” USTR spokesperson Angela Perez told Inside U.S. Trade in an email on Tuesday. U.S. and...