JohnDec 30, 2023

https://web.archive.org/web/20231230003707/https://sourcingjournal.com/topics/labor/mondal-fashions-union-busting-bangladesh-bgmea-worker-rights-485919/

#Bangladesh: agreement made after #HiredGoons attack #union members, threaten leaders, force resignations, seize phones

#unions #UnionBusting #Mondal #MondalFashions #MondalGroup #BGMEA #SGSF #RSC #oppression #intimidation #HumanRights #NSI #capitalism #exploitation #ClassWar

Tale of Union-Busting Highlights Labor Challenges in Bangladesh

As workers in the country seek to formally organize, local manufacturers have been known to resort to intimidation tactics to quell the proceedings.

Sourcing Journal
JohnNov 21, 2023

https://www.ucanews.com/news/a-bangladeshi-workforce-enslaved-by-greed-and-power/103319

#Bangladesh: Families of deceased workers frustrated, see no point in filing cases

#Gazipur #AnjuaraKhatun #RussellHowlader #union #unions #inflation #BGB #Zara #Levis #HandM #IslamGarments #BGMEA #ClassWar #capitalism #exploitation #corruption

A Bangladeshi workforce enslaved by greed and power

Millions of workers in the multi-billion-dollar garment industry are being exploited, activists say

UCA News
JohnNov 8, 2023

https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/interviews/news/why-dont-they-pressurise-buyers-instead-workers-3463816

#Bangladesh is world's second largest #apparel producer. Over 30 percent of MPs are garment factory #owners, silence #LabourRights activists.

#HumanRights #union #unions #RMG #BGMEA #BKMEA #blacklisting #ClassWar #capitalism #exploitation #corruption

'Why don't they pressurise buyers instead of workers?'

Despite the five-year minimum wage review cycle, there seems to be no preparation on the factory owners’ end

The Daily Star
JohnSep 19, 2023

https://www.industriall-union.org/organizing-workers-in-bangladesh-remains-a-challenge

Challenges #organizing in #Bangladesh - #union organizers killed by company goons, threatened with death by #government

#BGIWF #Gazipur #NGWF #Ashulia #UnionBusting #blacklisting #BGMEA #DGFI #EPZ #BEPZA #unions #exploitation #capitalism #ClassWar #ClassWarfare

Organizing workers in Bangladesh remains a challenge

The progress reported by the government of Bangladesh on the implementation of the ILO roadmap, particularly regarding addressing acts of anti-union discrimination and violence against workers, is far from the reality experienced by trade unionists who daily encounter different challenges while organizing workers in garment factories in the country.

IndustriALL