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… frontier of low-wage labour. This strategy has led to the country’s insertion into two global value chains (GVCs): horticulture (cut flowers in particular) and apparel. By 2022, these two export sectors were earning almost half a billion dollars in foreign revenue a year [1,2] and contributed to Ethiopia’s status as one of the continent’s top destinations for foreign direct investment [3]. When you buy a men’s shirt from Tommy Hilfiger or a rose from Interflora, then, there is a good chance that … that much of this support had since fallen away: investments in infrastructure have not kept pace with the growth of the sector and political conflict creates an unpredictable climate. Compelling investors to convert much of their foreign exchange into Ethiopian birr (at an overvalued official exchange rate) leaves them unable to import raw materials - yet suitable local materials remain difficult to attain. On the positive side, there is general agreement that most workplace … 64 female frontline workers in the same sectors and 3) a survey carried out among 2,515 women in two floriculture clusters and two industrial parks. Data collection was carried out between April 2020 and June 2022, with interviews taking place either online (due to the Coronavirus pandemic) or in-person where possible. Survey data was collected in person by trained local surveyors and all data collected from frontline workers was done so in local languages (Amharic and Affan-Oromo). Ethical …

… frontier of low-wage labour. This strategy has led to the country’s insertion into two global value chains (GVCs): horticulture (cut flowers in particular) and apparel. By 2022, these two export sectors were earning almost half a billion dollars in foreign revenue a year [1,2] and contributed to Ethiopia’s status as one of the continent’s top destinations for foreign direct investment [3]. When you buy a men’s shirt from Tommy Hilfiger or a rose from Interflora, then, there is a good chance that … that much of this support had since fallen away: investments in infrastructure have not kept pace with the growth of the sector and political conflict creates an unpredictable climate. Compelling investors to convert much of their foreign exchange into Ethiopian birr (at an overvalued official exchange rate) leaves them unable to import raw materials - yet suitable local materials remain difficult to attain. On the positive side, there is general agreement that most workplace … 64 female frontline workers in the same sectors and 3) a survey carried out among 2,515 women in two floriculture clusters and two industrial parks. Data collection was carried out between April 2020 and June 2022, with interviews taking place either online (due to the Coronavirus pandemic) or in-person where possible. Survey data was collected in person by trained local surveyors and all data collected from frontline workers was done so in local languages (Amharic and Affan-Oromo). Ethical …