Shamarukh Mohiuddin is based in Washington, DC. She works as a Trade and Poverty Analyst at the GlobalWorks Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on international development issues. She is a graduate of the University of Maine where she earned a B.A. in International Affairs, Economics and Art. In college she was awarded a full tuition merit scholarship and the prestigious "Outstanding Student Leader of the Year" award for her work with the campus community. Her past professional experiences include the Progressive Policy Institute and the Council on Foreign Relations in DC, and the World Bank, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Shamarukh is the author of several policy reports on trade and environmental issues, which were cited in the press, and a journal article on international development. Her pastimes include running, dance lessons, and sketching.

Articles by Shamarukh Mohiuddin:

Can U.S. Trade Policy Help Safeguard Workers’ Rights in Bangladesh?
17 October 2007

"Bangladesh's garment exports to the U.S. face almost $500 million in duties every year. By current U.S. stance, reduction of duties will come when Bangladesh’s labor standards improve to resemble those of Western countries. This is unrealistic. Instead, the U.S. should offer a system of gradual duty reduction with incremental improvements in labor conditions in Bangladesh. And Bangladeshi businesses should welcome it, for they can well afford to offer better rights for their workers."

A Call to the Middle
28 April 2007

"We need the middle class to instigate meaningful and ambitious political reforms, to level the economic playing field, and also to provide enlightened leadership in the management of future risks to Bangladesh, ranging from religious extremism to environmental destruction."