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Aug 8, 2017  Health and safety still an issue for Bangladeshi garment workersAsia Pacific Currents 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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Apr 5, 2017  Workers organizing in Bangladesh for human rightsAsia Pacific Currents News of labour struggles in the Asia Pacific region and the issue of human rights and worker organizing in Bangladesh |
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Sep 26, 2016  More workers die in Bangladesh factory fire, others keep fightingAsia Pacific Currents Labour updates of workers' struggles from the Asia-Pacific region and 34 workers killed in factory fire in Bangladesh. |
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Apr 22, 2016  The Rana Plaza collapse : Three years on and still no justice for murdered workersAsia Pacific Currents Three years on from the Rana Plaza collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, there is still no justice for workers. Also, regional labour updates |
 Tell Bangladesh to live up to its safety and worker rights promises3 Minute Action Sadly not enough has changed. Trudeau should demand compliance with the Sustainability Compact. |
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Mar 1, 2016  Garment factory workers in Bangladesh need support, solidarity, not boycottArchana Rampure 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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Mar 10, 2015 International Women's Day and Bangladesh garment workersAsia Pacific Currents Regional labour updates and International Women's Day with a focus on Bangladesh garment workers. |
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Dec 5, 2014 Building worker solidarity and organizing with Bangladesh garment workersAsia Pacific Currents Labour updates from the Asia Pacific region, and building worker solidarity and organizing with Bangladesh garment workers. |
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Sep 22, 2014 UFCW Canada calls on Harper to prevent another tragedy in BangladeshThe Harper government needs to commit to supporting safe working conditions in Bangladesh's garment sector. |
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Jul 10, 2014  Exploitation of the invisible hands that do all the workEleanor J. Bader 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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May 13, 2014  Canadians shine a spotlight on worker safety in BangladeshRandy Kitt 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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May 12, 2014  Fighting for garment workers' rights in the wake of Rana PlazaH.G. Watson "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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May 9, 2014  Death and Fashion: Canadians shining a spotlight on worker safety in BangladeshRandy Kitt 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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May 3, 2014 Injured worker from Bangladesh Tazreen fire speaks outAsia Pacific Currents 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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Apr 23, 2014 One year after Rana Plaza tragedy, UFCW Canada embarks on fact-finding mission to BangladeshThe Rana Plaza tragedy highlighted garment retailers' complacency in protecting workers' rights and safety in Bangladesh and elsewhere. |
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Feb 27, 2014  Rana Plaza victims still awaiting compensation after garment factory disasterAn 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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Feb 15, 2014 What happened after Rana Plaza collapsed in Bangladesh?Asia Pacific Currents Labour news from the Asia Pacific region and an interview with Colin Long about his recent solidarity visit to Bangladesh. |
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Nov 27, 2013  Wal-Mart and Gap's Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety lacks rigour necessary for changerabble staff 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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Nov 26, 2013  How Gap and Wal-Mart are dodging worker safety in BangladeshWaleed Ahmed 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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Oct 9, 2013 Chittagong: The story of the Bangladeshi rebellion of the 1930sRedeye 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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Oct 9, 2013  World Day for Decent Work: It's time to raise our expectationsJerry Dias 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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Sep 26, 2013  Reparation after the Bangladesh garment factory disasterIn 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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Sep 14, 2013 Workers compensation in BangladeshAsia Pacific Currents Labour news from the Asia Pacific region. Interview about compensation for victims of industrial accidents in Bangladesh. |
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May 29, 2013  Let us not forget the Bangladesh disasterAlex S. Dorj 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. |
