Factory or Prison - Bangladeshi workers in Romania
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 18 2010 12:35
Prol-Position on some struggles of Bangladeshi and Indian migrant workers in Romania in 2007-8.
Three dead in garment workers' clashes - unions promised new role
Submitted by Red Marriott on Nov 4 2009 00:24
The latest clashes in the highly charged arena of the Bangladeshi garment industry...
Short fuse: 50,000 workers on the streets and 50 factories burning in Bangladesh
Submitted by Red Marriott on Jun 30 2009 00:27
The mass unrest in the garment industry continued on Monday (29 June) for a third day...
More mayhem - cops kill again as garment workers' rioting continues in Bangladesh
Submitted by Red Marriott on Jun 28 2009 22:11
The unrest continues in the garment industry - another worker killed as rioting spreads across the whole garment factory area in Ashulia.
Fury; garment worker shot dead in Bangladesh as workers strike and riot
Submitted by Red Marriott on Jun 28 2009 00:13
The persistent outbreaks of workers' anger continue in the Bangladeshi garment industry. A strike escalates...
Wildcats; over 15,000 Bangladeshi garment workers "go berserk" and attack factories over non-payment and low wages
Submitted by Red Marriott on May 12 2009 13:24
Two major outbreaks of garment workers' fury have occurred this week.
Metering the measure of exploitation - auto rickshaw drivers' wildcat strike in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Submitted by Red Marriott on May 4 2009 13:45
Rickshaw drivers across Asia have a long history of militancy, continuing to the present...
Aftermath of the BDR mutiny; state murders and class struggles in Bangladesh
Submitted by Red Marriott on Apr 28 2009 16:30
Updates on;
1) deaths in custody of suspects in the February Bangladeshi Rifles (BDR) army mutiny,
2) the increasing unrest in the Bangladeshi garment industry and state measures to contain it.
Bangladesh; the BDR mutiny
Submitted by Red Marriott on Mar 10 2009 00:10
Speculative comments on the recent 25th-26th February rebellion in the ranks of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) auxiliary unit, which has so far claimed nearly 150 lives.
Doctors' strikes without borders
Submitted by Steven. on Jan 7 2009 01:08
Medical doctors in Bangladesh, Nigeria and Yemen have walked out this week in rows over pay, conditions and safety.
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