On September 12, we welcomed Jakir Hossain, this year's postdoctoral scholar with the Center for Global Workers’ Rights. He teaches at the Institute of Bangladesh Studies at the University of Rajshah and received a doctoral degree from the School of International Studies, University of Trento, Italy in 2012.

He spoke on the challenges of transforming the plethora of standards already in existence into actionable rights for the health and benefit of workers in Bangladesh. Such standards include international conventions drafted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), for example those targeting workplace safety; private standards defined by corporate codes of conduct; and standards designated through trade action focusing on labor conditions. Hossain offered suggestions on how to better align rights with such standards, importantly through workers' organizing and involvement.