22 January 2026 Cornell Southeast Asia Program, Global Labor Institute and Thammasat Business School Bangkok Conference 'Hot Air: What works to combat extreme heat in apparel production in Asia?' Recap
We at the Global Labor Institute were excited to partner with the Cornell Southeast Asia Program and the Thammasat Business School to hold the 'Hot Air: What works to combat extreme heat in apparel production in Asia?' conference in Bangkok, Thailand on 22 January 2026. We welcomed our friends, colleagues, fellow researchers and many others to Bangkok as we presented our recent 'Cooling Before It Got Cool' case studies research, as well as our upcoming work on the impacts of heat on apparel workers. You can find the list of speakers and presenters here, and please enjoy this selection of photos from the event.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chaturong Napathorn introduces the Cornell GLI, Cornell SEAP and Thammasat Business School conference in Bangkok.
Cornell GLI Academic Director Sarosh Kuruvilla addresses the attendees of the Cornell GLI, Cornell SEAP and Thammasat Business School conference.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suntichai Kotcharin addresses the Cornell GLI, Cornell SEAP and Thammasat Business School conference in Bangkok.
Cornell GLI Executive Director Jason Judd speaks to the attendees of the Cornell GLI, Cornell SEAP and Thammasat Business School conference and introduces the day's agenda.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Noptanit Chotisarn addresses the Cornell GLI, Cornell SEAP and Thammasat Business School conference in Bangkok on 22 January 2026.
Cornell GLI Visiting Fellow Sarah Krasley presents her 'Cooling Before It Was Cool' research to the room at the 'Hot Air: What works to combat extreme heat in apparel production in Asia?' conference.
Cornell GLI Executive Director Jason Judd asks a question about heat in apparel factories to the panel of Prof. Jason Lee, Sarah Krasley, Nicole Chu and Emelia Yanti.
Prof. Jason Lee of the National University of Singapore presents his research on solutions to heat stress to the conference attendees.
Dr. Yuka Ujita of the ILO presents her research on the best practices for heat standards from around the globe as part of a panel at the 'Hot Air' conference.
Cornell GLI Academic Director Sarosh Kuruvilla moderates a panel on state regulation, binding agreements and codes of conduct regarding heat stress in factories.
Jens Aas of the VF Corporation speaks as part of a panel discussion with Sarosh Kuruvilla, Dr. Yuka Ujita, and Kalpona Akter of the Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity on heat standards.
Cornell GLI Project Economist Avi Hossain presents our upcoming research on heat stress in Bangladesh to attendees of the Cornell GLI, Cornell SEAP and Thammasat Business School conference in Bangkok.
Shams Mahmud of Shasha Denim in Bangladesh speaks on his experiences with heat remediation in factories at the Cornell GLI, Cornell SEAP and Thammasat Business School conference.
Cornell GLI Visiting Fellow Sarah Krasley moderates a small group discussion of conference attendees where they discuss the events of the day and their main takeaways from the presentations and panels.
Attendees of the Cornell GLI, Cornell SEAP and Thammasat Business School conference in Bangkok discuss the topics and the events of the day.
Photos taken by Mr. Pichet Panyingyong.
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