Developing countries fight back against punitive trade measures on labour standards.
The article discusses how some advanced countries want to punish developing countries for not following certain labor standards. Developing countries argue that these rules are unfair and protectionist. The authors believe that developing countries want to improve labor standards but struggle due to economic reasons. They say that developing countries should still try to meet these standards for their own development and to make a moral argument. The authors show that concerns about unfair competition from developing countries are not true.