The India-UK trade deal is a prime opportunity to protect to some of the world’s most vulnerable workers

By Pankhuri Agarwal, Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, University of Bath; King's College London

A new trade agreement between India and the UK is due to come into force this year. The deal is expected to completely remove tariffs from nearly 99% of Indian goods, including clothing and footwear, that are headed for the UK.

In both countries, this has been widely celebrated as a win for economic growth and competitiveness. And for Indian garment workers in particular, the trade agreement carries real promise.

This is because in recent years, clothing exports from India have declined…

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