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Taher Labadi

Taher Labadi is an economist and a researcher at the Institut Français du Proche Orient (IFPO) in Jerusalem.

Hanging by a Thread—The Red Sea Blockade and Jordan's Fragile Garment Industry
Bangladeshi women at work in a Chinese-owned garment factory in Jordan, 2024. Katharina GrüeneislFig.1 Changing import and export routes in Jordan’s garment sector in reaction to the Red Sea blockade. (Source: Lagarde, Grüeneisl and Labadi 2024)View over the Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) in June 2024. Katharina GrüeneislMigrant workers walk back to their dormitories in the Al-Hassan (Irbid) industrial zone, 2024. Katharina Grüeneisl
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Hanging by a Thread—The Red Sea Blockade and Jordan's Fragile Garment Industry

Houthi attacks have revealed an industrial paradox.
Katharina Grüneisl, Taher Labadi • 15 min read