ZE para funcionar sob a lei trabalhista da EPZ, não a lei trabalhista de Bangladesh

Trabalhadores e proprietários de unidades industriais sob a Autoridade de Zonas Econômicas de Bangladesh gozariam de seus direitos de acordo com a Lei do Trabalho da EPZ de Bangladesh de 2019, de acordo com uma ordem de regularidade estatutária emitida…

#MeToo Bangladesh: os trabalhadores têxteis se unindo contra o assédio

Dolly Akhtar tinha apenas 16 anos quando começou a trabalhar em uma fábrica de roupas em Dhaka, Bangladesh, costurando roupas destinadas a lojas em países ocidentais a milhares de quilômetros de distância. Ela

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European fashion brands agree new deal in Bangladesh

European fashion brands who buy readymade garments from Bangladesh agreed on Tuesday to hand over responsibility for issues like worker safety to a new body called the Readymade Sustainability Council …

Loblaw won’t face lawsuit over Bangladesh factory collapse after Supreme Court refuses to hear case

One of the country’s largest retailers is finally off the hook for the devastating collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh six years ago. In a decision on Thursday, the …

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Bangladesh: New Guidelines on Garment Subcontracting

“A new guideline aimed at stemming unauthorised subcontracting in Bangladesh’s textile and clothing sector will help control its “unplanned” expansion – but at a risk of increased costs and lost …

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6 Years After the Rana Plaza Collapse, Are Garment Workers Any Safer?

Despite major advancements in accountability, workers across the Global South are still struggling to gain real power in the workplace. “Six years ago, the glamour of the global fashion industry …

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International Domestic Workers’ Day: Govt yet to address abuse of underage domestic help

Research by several labour rights organizations shows that physical and other abuse of underage domestic workers continues in Bangladesh, and the government is yet to address the issue.  Lawsuits over …

Using Law to Support Social Movement-Led Collective Bargaining Structures in Supply Chains

This article critically examines two specific examples of collective bargaining structures created by social movement actors to regulate working conditions across supply chains — the Fair Food Program and the …

Protecting the workers of informal sector

International Labor Organization has demonstrated in its recent report that there are 2 billion workers across the world working in the informal economy. This constitutes 61 percent of the world’s …

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Banning Hope: Bangladesh Garment Workers, Seeking a Dollar an Hour Face Mass Firings, Violence, and False Arrests

The government and apparel factory owners in Bangladesh have carried out a brutal crackdown on garment workers in retaliation for largely peaceful protests against the country’s extremely low minimum wage. …

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