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Tea workers exploitation continues unabated

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Bangladesh Tea workers exploitation continues unabated [Bangi News] 24-03-2024

Bangladesh 92pc of garment workers in BD lack formal contracts [The Financial Express] 20-03-2024

Bangladesh NSEF seeks uplifting of 6 million shop employees during Ramadan in Bangladesh [UNI Global Union] 19-03-2024

Bangladesh Government faces questions at ILO over labour conditions [Prothom Alo] 14-03-2024

Bangladesh National Women Domestic Workers’ Union demanding the arrest and trial of the people, involved in the killing of domestic workers Preeti Urang and Anwara [The New Age] 09-03-2024

Bangladesh Shipbreaking unions key in helping workers [IndustriALL] 07-03-2024

Bangladesh Female RMG worker killed in clash with police in Gazipur [The Daly Sun] 10-02-2024

Bangladesh Wage movement to realise rights of workers, speakers urges [The New Age] 05-02-2024

Bangladesh / Canada Made in Bangladesh - 10 years after a factory collapse killed 1134 workers, Joe Fresh 's promises of safe factories and fair wages ring hollow [CBC] 03-02-2024

Bangladesh Trade union leaders demand national minimum wage [The New Age] 19-01-2024


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Tea workers exploitation continues unabated 2024-03-24 [Bangi News]

92pc of garment workers in BD lack formal contracts 2024-03-20 [The Financial Express]

NSEF seeks uplifting of 6 million shop employees during Ramadan in Bangladesh 2024-03-19 [UNI Global Union]

Government faces questions at ILO over labour conditions 2024-03-14 [Prothom Alo]

National Women Domestic Workers’ Union demanding the arrest and trial of the people, involved in the killing of domestic workers Preeti Urang and Anwara 2024-03-09 [The New Age]

Shipbreaking unions key in helping workers 2024-03-07 [IndustriALL]

Revised minimum wage in Bangladesh is not enough 2024-02-28 [IndustriALL]

Bangladesh’s government must sincerely implement ILO Roadmap 2024-02-27 [IndustriALL]

Female RMG worker killed in clash with police in Gazipur 2024-02-10 [The Daly Sun]

Wage movement to realise rights of workers, speakers urges 2024-02-05 [The New Age]

Canada Made in Bangladesh - 10 years after a factory collapse killed 1134 workers, Joe Fresh 's promises of safe factories and fair wages ring hollow 2024-02-03 [CBC]

Law Minister: US keen to work as partner in lowering trade union threshold 2024-01-22 [The Tribune]

Trade union leaders demand national minimum wage 2024-01-19 [The New Age]

Saudi Arabia Further drop feared in sending housemaids as Saudi employers to pay less migration cost 2024-01-17 [The Business Standard]

Garment workers' union leader Babul gets bail from HC 2024-01-11 [The Financial Express]

Bangladesh Away from families, in debt, and jobless in a foreign land 2024-01-06 [FMT]

Bangladesh garment factories fire workers after protests, unions say 2024-01-04 [Reuters]

Bangladesh garment factories fire workers after wage protests, unions say 2024-01-04 [BHRRC]

Bangladesh Set up probe on exploitation of migrant workers and new ministry to manage their affairs, Suhakam tells Putrajaya 2024-01-02 [Malay Mail]

875 workers (officially) die in workplace accidents in 2023 2024-01-01 [The Daly Sun]

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Convicted in Labour Law Violation Case 2024-01-01 [BNN]

2023: Textile industry crippled with wage movement 2023-12-31 [Prothom]

Tale of Union-Busting Highlights Labor Challenges in Bangladesh 2023-12-30 [Sourcing Journal]

Bangladesh Foreign workers duped over job chances in Johor should be helped not arrested, MTUC tells authorities 2023-12-28 [Malay Mail]

ITUC reports expose regular abuse of migrant workers 2023-12-23 [ITUC]

Bangladesh: dismissed workers reinstated with ACT interim dispute resolution mechanism 2023-12-19 [IndustriALL]

Global Signing on for workers' rights 2023-12-12 [IndustriALL]

Government to apprise US, EU of labour rights progress 2023-12-05 [The Business Standard]

Protest, minimum wage, and the ‘helplessness’ of RMG workers in Bangladesh 2023-12-03 [The Business Standard]

Journalist assaulted while covering political clash 2023-11-28 [IFJ]

Demand to establish complaint boxes, anti-abuse committee in every factory 2023-11-26 [The Post]

Disastrous Outcome on Wages Made Worse by the Price Workers Are Paying for Speaking out 2023-11-25 [WRC]

Ahead of Black Friday, Support Zoya and Other Bangladesh Garment Workers 2023-11-24 [Human Rights Watch]

A Bangladeshi workforce enslaved by greed and power 2023-11-21 [UCA News]

US condemns 'violence' against RMG workers in Bangladesh 2023-11-21 [The Business Standard]

Australia Bangladesh Garment Workers Under Attack By Bosses & Government 2023-11-21 [RAFFWU]

The impact of Bangladesh’s garment workers strike explained 2023-11-21 [The Hindu]

Closer yet distant on gender parity 2023-11-19 [The Business Standard]

Garment workers fighting for pay face brutal violence and threats 2023-11-18 [The Guardian]

Garment Workers Continue Protest for Better Wages, Death Toll Reaches 4 2023-11-17 [Newsclick]

Unions in Bangladesh demand revision of new minimum wage 2023-11-16 [IndustriALL]

Bangladesh Foster hopes Socceroos’ qualifier highlights the plight of Rohingya in Bangladesh 2023-11-16 [PFA]

EU unhappy with delays in improving labour rights 2023-11-15 [The Daily Star]

After RMG, now EPZ workers to get minimum wages board 2023-11-13 [The Tribune]

Gazette published fixing minimum wage of RMG workers 2023-11-13 [The Sun]

WFTU stands in solidarity with the struggling workers of Bangladesh 2023-11-13 [WFTU]

EU team arrives Sunday to talk labour rights concerns, GSP+ 2023-11-12 [The Business Standard]

137 RMG factories shut doors, protests simmer 2023-11-12 [The Business Post]

Intellectual struggle essential to secure tea workers' rights: Experts 2023-11-12 [The Business Post]

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