The garment sector in Bangladesh is characterized by low wages, unsafe working conditions, repression against labour activists which all lead to accident and deaths in the workplace.
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News of labour struggles in the Asia Pacific region and the issue of human rights and worker organizing in Bangladesh
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Labour updates of workers' struggles from the Asia-Pacific region and 34 workers killed in factory fire in Bangladesh.
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Three years on from the Rana Plaza collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, there is still no justice for workers. Also, regional labour updates
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Sadly not enough has changed. Trudeau should demand compliance with the Sustainability Compact.
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The disaster at Rana Plaza in Bangladesh was not an isolated incident. How do we put pressure on the garment industry, who exploit Bangladeshi workers, to pay fair wages and respect workers?
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Regional labour updates and International Women's Day with a focus on Bangladesh garment workers.
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Labour updates from the Asia Pacific region, and building worker solidarity and organizing with Bangladesh garment workers.
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The Harper government needs to commit to supporting safe working conditions in Bangladesh's garment sector.
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Does rampant consumerism make us view those who harvest our food, sew our clothes and assemble our electronics as invisible? 'Invisible Hands: Voices from the Global Economy' argues yes.
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A Canadian delegation went to Bangladesh to stand in solidarity with workers, hear their stories and continue to shine the light on the working conditions of workers all over the world.
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"We want these jobs with dignity," said organizer Kalpona Akter to an audience at the CLC convention as she spoke about worker safety and needs in Bangladesh in the wake of the Rana Plaza collapse.
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A Canadian delegation went to Bangladesh to stand in solidarity with workers, hear their stories and continue to shine the light on the working conditions of workers all over the world.
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Labour news from the Asia Pacific region, including a special roundup of May Day news. Recording of a speech by Sumi Abedin, a worker injured in the Tazreen factory in Bangladesh.
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The Rana Plaza tragedy highlighted garment retailers' complacency in protecting workers' rights and safety in Bangladesh and elsewhere.
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An agreement has now been reached and a process established for compensation, but victims of the Rana Plaza garment factory disaster have yet to see any compensation.
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Labour news from the Asia Pacific region and an interview with Colin Long about his recent solidarity visit to Bangladesh.
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Wal-Mart, Gap and 20 other garment brands chose to start the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety instead of sign on to the much more rigourous Bangladesh Accord
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In response to worker safety issues in Bangladesh garment factories resulting in over 1,800 deaths since 2005, the Bangladesh Accord was created. Wal-Mart and Gap have yet to sign on.
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A hundred years ago, immigrants from British India living in North America came together to found the Ghadar party. A new film by Bedabrata Pain examines this little-known rebellion.
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Unifor has called on the federal government to convene a multi-stakeholder Good Jobs Summit, so that a conversation about creating and sustaining decent work can start in earnest.
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In the wake of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, the corporations who use the factory expressed grave concern for the deceased workers and their families and committed to helping them.
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Labour news from the Asia Pacific region. Interview about compensation for victims of industrial accidents in Bangladesh.
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In this increasingly globalized world, capital flows easily from one economy to another, so it is important that social norms around the dignity of labour are also globalized.
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