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Union leader tortured
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
07-01-2015
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filed under:
UA-review,
Bangladesh
In May 2014 a local union leader of the National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) was found unconscious by the roadside about 45 kilometres from Dhaka.
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Benetton targeted over Rana Plaza compensation on International Human Rights Day
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by
Mirjam van Heugten
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published
10-12-2014
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last modified
03-03-2015 15:49
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filed under:
Fund,
benetton,
Rana Plaza,
collapse,
Bangladesh
Labour rights campaigners across Europe and the USA are marking this years' International Human Rights Day by calling on Italian fashion brand Benetton to finally pay into a Fund set up to pay compensation to thousands of families affected by the Rana Plaza disaster in April 2013.
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Agreement on Tazreen compensation announced
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by
Mirjam van Heugten
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published
23-11-2014
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last modified
24-11-2014 02:12
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filed under:
Bangladesh,
factory fire,
Tazreen,
C&A,
KIK,
Walmart
Two years after over 120 people lost their lives trapped in the Tazreen Fashions factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, an agreement has been reached between IndustriALL Global Union and their local affiliates, Clean Clothes Campaign and C&A on a system for delivering compensation to the victims of the tragedy.
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Chunji workers win right to organize at factory
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by
anne
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published
02-10-2014
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last modified
26-08-2015 11:56
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filed under:
UA-review,
Bangladesh
Garment workers at Chunji Knit Ltd., in Dhaka, Bangladesh, can now freely organize a union, and workers fired for union activity will be reinstated, according to a Memorandum of Understanding signed by Chunji management and the Bangladesh Federation of Workers Solidarity (BFWS) in August 2014. The agreement follows pressure from the Clean Clothes Campaign, Workers Rights Consortium and Solidarity Center, demanding Chunji Knit and its buyers remediate workers' rights violations earlier this year.
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Window-dressing in Bangladesh?
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
02-10-2014
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filed under:
Bangladesh,
FoA
In Bangladesh, about 4 million garment workers produce exports worth well over US$ 20 billion every year. Their work is rewarded with subsistence wages at best, and is often carried out in poorly constructed factories. However, organising in trade unions remains hazardous, as the industry is steeped in a culture of impunity.
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Asia Wage Report
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by
emma
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published
16-09-2014
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last modified
13-01-2016 11:49
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filed under:
Bangladesh,
Adidas,
living wage,
India,
Cambodia,
Malaysia,
China,
H&M,
Sri Lanka,
minimum wage,
Asia Floor Wage
The Clean Clothes Campaign and the Asia Floor Wage Alliance believe that being paid less than a living wage is a violation of an individual’s human rights. This report looks at the low wages being paid across six of the major garment producing countries in Asia – Cambodia, China, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. It also looks at the responsibilities of both state and global apparel brands and their suppliers in addressing poverty wages and the steps that must be taken immediately if the garment industry is to provide a decent life for those working within it. The report was published in 2014.
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News flash: violent crackdown of Tuba protest Bangladesh
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by
Mirjam van Heugten
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published
05-08-2014
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last modified
11-08-2014 09:57
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filed under:
Bangladesh,
Tazreen,
Tuba,
poverty wages,
wages,
women
Update 11 August 2014 - Last Sunday, after 14 days of hunger strike, the Tuba group workers received their three months wages. The remaining demands still stand. Earlier that weekend, all arrested union leaders had been released.
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Initial agreement reached on compensation
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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last modified
06-01-2015 15:22
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filed under:
UA-review,
Bangladesh
The fire at the nine-storey Tazreen factory in Dhaka in 2012 killed at least 112 workers, and left hundreds injured. Two years later, an initial agreement on compensation for the victims has been reached.
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Still failing to pay up
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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last modified
26-01-2015 15:43
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filed under:
UA-review,
Bangladesh
Of the US$ 30 million needed to compensate victims of the devastating Rana Plaza factory collapse in Dhaka, only 21 million has been donated so far.
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Units of Liberty Fashion Wears closed
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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last modified
07-01-2015 13:44
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filed under:
UA-review,
Bangladesh
The Mirpur unit was temporarily closed as of April 2014. Management blamed the closure on low work orders, and said that the facilities would be reopened in two months. During this period of closure the workers' payment should continue. But the factory management has not taken any steps to reopen the factory and pay the workers.
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