Why crack down on workers who are demanding their dues?
The reaction of the owners to the workers' legitimate demand, however, has been totally unacceptable.
The workers protesting for a minimum wage of Tk 25,000, but those in power are concocting ways to thwart this mission.
Reports of GBV, harassment in factories can no longer be ignored
Lack of progress in the trial process is deeply upsetting
We need to find a way to hold brands accountable
The Bangladesh Garments Workers Unity Council (BGWUC) today demanded that the monthly minimum salary of the garment workers to be hiked by 175 per cent to Tk 22,000 from the existing Tk 8,000.
Some garment manufacturers are providing basic commodities to their workers at discounts opening shops on factory premises, bringing some relief amidst the skyrocketing of prices in the local markets.
The truth is that women are at risk of violence regardless of whether they work in homes, factories, fields or offices.
Garment workers protested in Mirpur today demanding a hike in wages. Violent clash ensued with the police afterwards.
Workers of an RMG factory yesterday blocked Nabinagar-Chandra highway in Savar, demanding higher festival bonus and 10 days’ Eid holiday.
RMG workers yesterday formed a human chain demanding this month’s full salary, Eid bonus and arrears within the 20th of Ramadan.
At least 20 people of A-One BD Ltd inside Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) were injured in a clash between the agitating workers of the factory and the security guards in Savar today.
Clothing brands of Australis are delaying payments, cancelling orders or asking for big discounts on millions of dollars’ worth of orders from Bangladesh, with potentially catastrophic consequences for the women who make the clothes.
At least 63 garment factories across the country are closed in 2019, leaving 32,582 RMG workers unemployed, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi tells Parliament.
Commuters crossing Mirpur Road in Dhaka have been suffering immensely as several hundred garments workers took to the streets in Shyamoli halting traffic movement demanding arrears and bonuses.
At least 30 readymade garment workers are injured in a clash with police in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj.
President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Rubana Huq says the wage payment system of RMG workers is going to be digitised soon.
Garment workers can expect to receive their Eid bonus by the end of this month and two-third the salaries for May by June 2 as the government looks to avoid any labour unrest that invariably flares up before the festival. If the factory owners want they can pay the salary for the whole month