Bangladesh ranked worst country for workers in ITUC’s 2023 Global Rights Index
The 2023 Global Rights Index noted that workers’ rights have consistently deteriorated in the Asia Pacific region over the last 10 years with governments passing various laws that undermine workers’ interests
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.
A decade after Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh, garment workers’ safety still not a priority
Clothing brands operating in the country have still not joined the Accord on Health and Safety, which could prevent accidents like the one that occurred at Rana Plaza in April 2013 which led to over 1,100 deaths
Ahead of Burmese New Year, 400 garment workers laid off at garment factory
Fitex Myanmar, a manufacturer for clothing brand Amisu, had fired its staff en masse last year as well
Pandemic recovery for whom? Global South garment workers face wage theft as companies rake in profits
Garment workers in Asia have lost out on millions of dollars in wages since 2020, even as ‘Big Fashion’ corporations including Nike are raking in mega-profits for their owners and Wall Street, a new report has found. Trade unions have launched the #FightTheHeist campaign to resist this
Study throws new light on unfair practices by global fashion brands in Bangladesh
After surveying 1,000 garment factories, the study found that popular fashion brands such as H&M, Zara, and GAP were engaging in “unfair practices,” which affected workers and their livelihoods
Hundreds are complaining of forcible eviction by junta forces in Myanmar
The forcible demolition drive has intensified in recent months, leaving thousands destitute across Myanmar
On 10th anniversary of Baldia factory fire in Pakistan, activists demand social security for all workers
Labor activists complain that even after 10 years of the tragedy, factories and workplaces in Pakistan still lack adequate health and safety measures
Bangladesh’s first employment injury scheme for garment workers
The social security scheme involves the government, employers and the workers’ representatives and offers long term and immediate compensation for work-related injuries, income protection, and rehabilitation to return to work
Police interrupt union activities in Bangladesh
Police interrupted union meetings and stopped participants from joining them in Chittagong, where a regional committee of the IndustriALL Bangladesh Council (IBC) was supposed to be formed
Bangladesh factory owner among 8 detained on charge of murder after 52 workers die in fire
At least eight people have been detained by the Bangladeshi police under murder charges in connection with factory fire that broke out in a food processing factory in Rupganj. 52 people were killed in the incident
Despite eight-year struggle, Tazreen fire victims in Bangladesh yet to get justice
On November 24, 2012, a short-circuit triggered a massive fire at the nine-story Tazreen garment factory in Ashulia,. Over 110 workers were killed. Eight years on, many of the families of victims and survivors are still in a bad state
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