Civil Society, Multiple Publics, and Relational Recognition: Recognising Women Garment Workers and Organising Situated Responsibility in Bangladesh’s Apparel Industry

Abstract This research discusses relational recognition and the organisation of situated responsibility by exploring how diverse civil society actors from various local, national, and transnational levels, individually and collectively, facilitate safe and sustainable work for women workers in the Bangladeshi garment industry. Drawing on Nancy Fraser and Richa Nagar’s theoretical conversations into the mobilisation of publics and situated solidarity—where recognition is central to justice-seekin