"It is not a race to the bottom here,"he said.
"Sweatshops are part of a short-term, immediate payback, low-cost strategy."
*Improved conditions*
Rangarajan said that Vietnam was trying to enforce and improve its laws.
Wages are about three times higher in Vietnam than in Bangladesh and conditions in factories have improved over the past decade.
Workers say they are now treated with more respect by employers eager to retain trained staff. They receive perks such as free accommodation and meals as standard. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/05/20135210282744180.html -- Wojtek
"An anarchist is a neoliberal without money."