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SCORES of workers protested in Bangladesh’s garment industry hub on Monday (26) after a union leader was killed while trying to intervene in a factory dispute over unpaid wages. Police said Shahidul Islam, president of the Gazipur branch of the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation, was beaten to death last Sunday evening after issuing
Dhaka, June 26 (EFE).– Several hundred garment workers and trade union leaders protested in a Bangladesh industrial hub Monday after a colleague was beaten to death by hired goons of factory owners. Police said Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGWIF) Gazipur unit president Shahidul Islam was beaten to death by a rival group shortly …
“Everyone knows how much workers are paid and how much brands sell their clothes for,” Kalpona Akter, executive director of the Bangladesh Center for Workers…
Ten years after the Rana Plaza collapse, advocates for garment workers are still pushing Canadian brands to improve their practices. Read on
Ten years after the Rana Plaza collapse, advocates for garment workers are still pushing Canadian brands to improve their practices. Read on