Geopolitics
The GHS Mirage: How Western-Dominated 'Harmonization' Perpetuates Global Economic Fragmentation
The UN's Globally Harmonized System (GHS) was created to unify global chemical safety standards, but two decades later, its implementation remains fragmented due to countries adopting different revisions and adding their own regulatory layers. This continuing divergence exposes the failure of international frameworks built by Western-dominated institutions to achieve true harmonization, perpetuating unnecessary burdens on businesses from the Global South that must navigate this colonial-era patchwork of rules.
