Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation
Fatal assault on union leader triggers protests in Bangladesh’s Gazipur
50-year-old Shahid ul Islam was allegedly beaten to death in an attack on Sunday evening which other union members claim was perpetrated by “mercenaries” of factory owners.
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