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This edition of the Wire is devoted to the MFA+3 Seminar on Labour Rights in a Changing Garment Industry held September 30 - October 2, 2008 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The conference explored new strategies to challenge the negative impacts of trade liberalization and to organize and advocate for policies and regulations that improve labour protection and worker rights and reverse the race to the bottom on labour standards.

Also in this Issue:

• A future for garment production in the Americas?
• Can governments better regulate labour conditions in the garment industry?
• Are brand leverage campaigns working for the Americas?
• China: The reality behind the myths