Bangladesh
Bangladeshi Government forced to renounce mine project
In the face of mass resistance, Bangladeshi Government forced to renounce mine project. More actions threatened in garment industry.
The Government has announced it will not now allow the opencast mining project in Phulbari to go ahead. The scale of the resistance has clearly shocked the State; the proposed project provoked a seizure of the town by 30,000 protesters for the past 5 days (after troops shot 5 people) and a nationwide general strike on Wednesday.
News from Bangladesh
Unrest continues across Bangladesh, with widespread strikes and the mass revolt against an attempt by a British company to begin destructive open cast mining in Phulbari.
Picture - Monday, Phulbari in Dinajpur: protesters set fire to furniture of the British company Asia Energy in protest at the killing of demonstrators by security forces.
News from Bangladesh
- garment unrest continues and British company is attacked in mass regional revolt over opencast mine
Garment workers revolt in Bangladesh
RM analyses the strikes, riots and fires of the garment workers of Bangladesh for libcom.org/news.
Bangladesh: Textile workers win right to unionise
Bangladeshi authorities have said they will grant union rights to workers in the clothing industry in a bid to end protests that have left one man dead and scores injured and cost the industry an estimated $140 million.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has said workers can form trade unions to bargain over pay and employment issues. In recent weeks, workers fought pitched battles with police, attacked and shut many factories and set fire to some, police and BGMEA officials said. The workers want higher wages, timely payment of overtime and job security.
Bangladesh: Police open fire on striking workers, killing one
At least one person was killed and 80 injured as police opened fire on garment workers who have been on a wildcat strike demanding a pay increase and the release of two imprisoned colleagues.
The Bangladesh Independent reported that two police officers and seven constables were also injured during a three-hour-long clash between unruly garment workers and police on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway near Mawna crossing in Gazipur yesterday.
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A Visit to Bangladesh
Report from Bangladesh
Bangladesh: general strike
A general strike is in force today across Bangladesh.
It was called by the opposition to protest against government manipulation of the voters list, comes alongside threats of a general election boycott early next year. Sunday is a normal working day in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh... Not Just Floods! - ICG
Capital has asserted itself as the worldwide mode of production since the XVth century. Since then, it has cemented every brick in every mine, factory, office where it extracts surplus value from those who it exploits. It oils its machines, air planes and computers... with the blood of those from whom it extracts surplus value.
The Indian Hierarchy: Culture, Ideology and Consciousness in Bengali Village Politics - Arild Engelsen Ruud
The Indian Hierarchy: Culture, Ideology and
Consciousness in Bengali Village Politics
ARILD ENGELSEN RUUD
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