NOTTINGHAM - An academic at the University of Nottingham has been awarded almost £1.3 million (US$1.6m) to investigate the threats posed to female garment workers in global apparel supply chains.
Dr Sabina Lawreniuk's four-year research project is one of 84 chosen for a total of £98 million (US$120m) in grants by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship programme.
It will examine garment manufacturing in the Midlands, UK, as well as in Cambodia, Ethiopia and Jordan - four producer countries chosen to represent different stages in the evolution of supply chain outsourcing.
