The Hidden Cost of Blindness in the Garment Industry The garment industry's reliance on cheap labor has long been a contentious issue, but a recent study suggests that providing affordable eyeglasses to workers could be a quietly effective solution.
A simple intervention that could unlock billions of dollars in gains for companies and countries alike.
For Ruma Aktar, a sewing machine operator at a factory in Bangladesh, a pair of reading glasses transformed her work and improved her life.