Bangladesh Government set to throw away Accord achievements13 February, 2019The Bangladesh Government is set to throw away the achievements of the Bangladesh Accord, which was a response to the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013 that claimed more than 1000 lives.Rather than negotiate a responsible handover of Accord functions, the Government of Bangladesh is intransigent in insisting that the Accord leaves Bangladesh by a fixed date, regardless of whether there is a competent safety authority to replace it.
El Gobierno de Bangladesh dispuesto a poner fin a los logros del Acuerdo13 February, 2019El Gobierno de Bangladesh está decidido a poner fin a los logros del Acuerdo de Bangladesh, que se alcanzó como consecuencia del derrumbe del edifico del Rana Plaza en 2013, en el que murieron más de 1.000 personas.En lugar de negociar un traspaso de la responsabilidad de las funciones del Acuerdo, el Gobierno de Bangladesh se muestra intransigente, insistiendo en que el Acuerdo finalice en Bangladesh en una fecha determinada, con independencia de que haya una autoridad de seguridad competente para sustituirlo.
Bangladesh Government set to throw away Accord achievements13 February, 2019The Bangladesh Government is set to throw away the achievements of the Bangladesh Accord, which was a response to the Rana Plaza building collapse in 2013 that claimed more than 1000 lives.Rather than negotiate a responsible handover of Accord functions, the Government of Bangladesh is intransigent in insisting that the Accord leaves Bangladesh by a fixed date, regardless of whether there is a competent safety authority to replace it.
Over 11,600 Bangladesh garment workers lose jobs and face repression11 February, 2019A massive wave of protesting garment workers demanding an increase of minimum wages swept across Bangladesh’s garment industry in December 2018 and January 2019. State repression following the protest has resulted in arrests and mass terminations of workers in more than a hundred garment manufacturing units.
Over 11,600 Bangladesh garment workers lose jobs and face repression11 February, 2019A massive wave of protesting garment workers demanding an increase of minimum wages swept across Bangladesh’s garment industry in December 2018 and January 2019. State repression following the protest has resulted in arrests and mass terminations of workers in more than a hundred garment manufacturing units.
It’s no surprise that the Spice Girls T-shirt was made by workers on poverty wages21 January, 2019The bitter irony of a T-shirt promoting gender justice being made by women on poverty wages reflects an ongoing disconnect between campaigners in the West, and the realities of global supply chains.
It’s no surprise that the Spice Girls T-shirt was made by workers on poverty wages21 January, 2019The bitter irony of a T-shirt promoting gender justice being made by women on poverty wages reflects an ongoing disconnect between campaigners in the West, and the realities of global supply chains.
Garment worker killed and 50 injured in Bangladesh clashes10 January, 2019A garment worker has been killed and another 50 injured after Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at around 5,000 protesting workers on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka, on Tuesday 8 January.
Un trabajador de la confección muerto y 50 heridos en enfrentamientos en Bangladesh10 January, 2019Un trabajador de la confección ha muerto y otros 50 han resultado heridos al disparar la policía de Bangladesh balas de goma y lanzar gases lacrimógenos a unos 5.000 trabajadores que protestaban a las afueras de la capital, Daca, el martes 8 de enero.
Garment worker killed and 50 injured in Bangladesh clashes10 January, 2019A garment worker has been killed and another 50 injured after Bangladeshi police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at around 5,000 protesting workers on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka, on Tuesday 8 January.
