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Garment workers in Bangladesh continue to suffer 2024-07-24 [IndustriALL]

Journalist killed as protests rage 2024-07-23 [IFJ]

Bangladesh army enforces curfew as student-led protests spiral 2024-07-22 [Radio New Zealand International]

Bangladesh shop workers demand Eid bonuses and overtime allowances 2024-03-27 [Unionaid]

Violence breaks out at Bangladesh anti-quota protests, government orders probe into killings 2024-07-19 [Reuters]

Palli Bidyut employees continue strike 2024-07-11 [The Daily Star]

Cargo piles up at HSIA as C & F agents observe strike for three days 2024-07-17 [The Daily Star]

NSEF Bangladesh’s advocacy efforts bring in six new unions 2024-06-16 [UNI]

Two journalists attacked on duty 2024-06-03 [IFJ]

Bangladesh’s Employment Injury Scheme to include commuting accidents 2024-05-27 [IndustriALL]

International labour standards a vital toolbox for Bangladesh’s sustainable development prospects 2024-05-07 [ILO]

Workers demand minimum wage for all, workplace safety 2024-05-03 [The New Age]

No progress without workers’ inclusion 2024-05-03 [The Daily Star]

Remembering dead and injured workers on April 28, food and agricultural unions in Bangladesh demand protection of workers' safety & health as a fundamental right 2024-04-29 [IUF Asia/Pacific]

No more Rana Plaza'a-No more blood for profit 2024-04-26 [WFTU]

Rana Plaza anniversary: MEPs must support due diligence today! 2024-04-25 [UNI Global Union]

Rana Plaza: Never Again, Together, We Remember 2024-04-25 [NGWF]

Rana Plaza anniversary: MEPs must support due diligence today! 2024-04-24 [Industriall Europe]

Reopening of Rajshahi Jute Mills demanded 2024-04-08 [The New Age]

UNI Global Union Condemns Violent Attack on Bangladeshi Union Leader and Peaceful Protesters 2024-04-02 [UNI Global Union]

Tea gardeners’ daily minimum wage proposed at Tk 117 2024-03-31 [The Financial Express]

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]

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]

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 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]

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]

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]

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]

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