For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.

Many feminists urge a transition toward a dual-earner/dual-carer system in which women and men alike earn money and provide unpaid care for their families and communities. But is this possible in the current economic system?

The D&S Debrief

Interview: Asian Garment Worker Uprisings

An interview with Amanda Page-Hoongrajok

D&S Admin Jul 11, 2025

Workers in Bangladesh rallying on the one-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse. A worker holds a sign saying "I don't want to die for fashion." — Thousands of garment workers and their unions rally in Bangladesh on the one-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse that killed more than 1,100 garment workers, April 9, 2015. Credit: Solidarity Center, **CC BY-ND 2.0** license, https://www.flickr.com/photos/62762640@N02/16237298782

Listen to our "D&S Debrief" interview with Amanda Page-Hoongrajok on the recent history of organizing and militancy among garment workers from Vietnam, China, and Bangladesh: