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Journalist brutally attacked after reporting on corruption [IFJ] 2020-07-07

NSEF demands protection of health and job security for shop employees during Covid-19 pandemic [UNI Global Union] 2020-07-06

Coronavirus measures give workers for global clothing chains a stark choice: disease or starvation [The Conversation] 2020-07-01

Coronavirus disruptions deal severe blow to Bangladesh's garment industry [Deutsche Welle] 2020-06-24

ITUC survey: Bangladesh among top 10 worst countries for workers [Dhaka Tribune] 2020-06-20

Covid-19: Bangladesh postal unions urge better protection for workers [UNI Global Union] 2020-05-22

Workers are returning to factories despite confusion [WWD] 2020-05-12

Government must protect workers from impacts of Covid-19 [IndustriALL] 2020-05-06

Steelworkers Humanity Fund Provides $50,000 to Support Bangladeshi Garment Workers Affected by COVID-19 [USW] 2020-04-27

Textile workers flout coronavirus lockdown to demand wages [Reuters] 2020-04-27

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Today's labour news


University turning women garment workers into leaders 2020-08-01 [al Jazeera]

Laid-off Bangladesh Garment Workers Rally, Win Wages, Bonus For more info 2020-07-30 [Solidarity Center]

Blogger Asaduzzaman Noor charged under Digital Security Act 2020-07-30 [IFJ]

Garment workers to graduates: Bangladeshi women aim to shake up textile sector 2020-07-27 [Reuters]

34 Bangladeshi shipbreaking workers reinstated 2020-07-16 [IndustriALL]

Journalist brutally attacked after reporting on corruption 2020-07-07 [IFJ]

NSEF demands protection of health and job security for shop employees during Covid-19 pandemic 2020-07-06 [UNI Global Union]

Coronavirus measures give workers for global clothing chains a stark choice: disease or starvation 2020-07-01 [The Conversation]

Bangladesh braced to receive hundreds of thousands of returnee migrant workers 2020-06-30 [Arab News]

Bangladesh arrests dozens after migrant workers murdered in Libya 2020-06-25 [Thomson Reuters]

Coronavirus disruptions deal severe blow to Bangladesh's garment industry 2020-06-24 [Deutsche Welle]

ITUC survey: Bangladesh among top 10 worst countries for workers 2020-06-20 [Dhaka Tribune]

Journalists in Dhaka protest sackings during pandemic 2020-05-26 [Dhaka Tribune]

Covid-19: Bangladesh postal unions urge better protection for workers 2020-05-22 [UNI Global Union]

Workers are returning to factories despite confusion 2020-05-12 [WWD]

Women and Youths lead online May Day Commemoration amidst pandemic lockdown 2020-05-07 [UNI Global Union]

Missing journalist found near border and re-arrested 2020-05-07 [IFJ]

Five Journalists arrested within five days 2020-05-07 [IFJ]

Government must protect workers from impacts of Covid-19 2020-05-06 [IndustriALL]

Accidents continue at Bangladesh shipbreaking yards 2020-05-01 [IndustriALL]

May Day marks pain, not celebration for 2020-05-01 [570News]

Steelworkers Humanity Fund Provides $50,000 to Support Bangladeshi Garment Workers Affected by COVID-19 2020-04-27 [USW]

Textile workers flout coronavirus lockdown to demand wages 2020-04-27 [Reuters]

Protect the women who make our clothes: Canada’s unions and civil society organizations call for action 2020-04-25 [CLC]

CUPE joins call to protect Bangladesh garment workers 2020-04-25 [CUPE]

Politician charges media under Digital Security Act 2020-04-22 [IFJ]

Editors and Reporters sued under Digital Security Act 2020-04-21 [IFJ]

Countries dealing with Covid-19 ask Bangladesh to take back its undocumented workers 2020-04-10 [The Daily Star]

Massive crisis for Bangladesh’ garment workers 2020-04-08 [IndustriALL]

Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers ordered home as factories stay closed 2020-04-06 [Reuters]

ACT brands commit to responsible business practices in Bangladesh 2020-04-04 [IndustriALL]

COVID-19: Bangladesh Garment Workers Stand Up for Rights For more info 2020-04-02 [Solidarity Center]

‘Our Situation is Apocalyptic’: Bangladesh Garment Workers Face Ruin 2020-04-01 [NYTimes]

 VIDEO  Bangladesh minister appeals to garment importers 2020-04-01 [CNBC]

Sylhet tea workers go on work abstention amid Covid-19 fear 2020-03-30 [Dhaka Tribune]

Most factories close gates in Bangladesh 2020-03-30 [ecotextile]

Fashion Brands Risk Destroying Factory “Partners”–and Their Own Goodwill 2020-03-27 [Sourcing Journal]

We must fight the scourge of child domestic labour 2020-03-17 [Mail & Guardian]

Journalist goes missing amidst controversial accusations 2020-03-15 [IFJ]

Bangladesh urged to stop worker abuse in garment industry 2020-03-13 [Thomson Reuters Foundation]

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus Apologises for Labour Laws Violation 2020-03-12 [PTI]

Never forget, this day came out of a workers’ movement 2020-03-10 [The Daily Star]

After Factory Disaster, Bangladesh Made Big Safety Strides. Are the Bad Days Coming Back? 2020-03-02 [The Times]

Bangladesh' shipbreaking yards continue to claim lives 2020-02-17 [IndustriALL]

Journalists attacked during Dhaka City elections 2020-02-17 [IFJ]

Bangladesh Garment Workers: New Blocks to Form Unions For more info 2020-02-12 [Solidarity Center]

After a four-year struggle, workers at VEON’s Bangladeshi subsidiary win recognition for their union 2020-02-12 [UNI Global Union]

The human faces behind ‘fast fashion’ 2020-01-29 [Green Left Weekly]

Accord transition agreement signed in Bangladesh 2020-01-15 [IndustriALL]

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This month in labour history


22-08-2010 Police attack a group of two thousand garment workers who are blocking a road in Dhaka to demand the payment of wages owed them. [more]