Interview in New Mandala on garment workers in Myanmar with BHRIGHT’s Sara Tödt

Interview in New Mandala on garment workers in Myanmar with BHRIGHT’s Sara Tödt

Myanmar has been on the centre stage of world politics with the recent coup seeing the military reclaim power on 1 February.

Covid-19 left garment workers in Myanmar without work for most of 2020, making them particularly hard hit by the coup haltering orders from global fashion brands. BHRIGHT’s Sara Tödt is featured in New Mandala talking about her research on women garment workers in Myanmar and the importance of collaboration in conducting empirical research during a pandemic and a coup. Sara also describes her journey from working in PR and communications to PhD candidate, and why she often feels like a bit of an outsider.  

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12 October 2021

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12 October 2021

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