Bangladeshi garment workers

Content about struggles of garment workers in Bangladesh in the 2000s and 2010s.

Bangladeshi garment workers' protest, 2013.

Bangladeshi garment workers' protest, 2013.

Garment workers protest

Three dead in garment workers' clashes - unions promised new role

The latest clashes in the highly charged arena of the Bangladeshi garment industry...

Hamim garment factory burning - Ashulia 29 6 09

Short fuse: 50,000 workers on the streets and 50 factories burning in Bangladesh

The mass unrest in the garment industry continued on Monday (29 June) for a third day...

Ashulia - garment workers continue to fight cops - 28 Jun 09

More mayhem - cops kill again as garment workers' rioting continues in Bangladesh

The unrest continues in the garment industry - another worker killed as rioting spreads across the…

Savar 27 Jun 09 - workers fight cops

Fury; garment worker shot dead in Bangladesh as workers strike and riot

The persistent outbreaks of workers' anger continue in the Bangladeshi garment industry. A strike…

Wildcats; over 15,000 Bangladeshi garment workers "go berserk" and attack factories over non-payment and low wages

Two major outbreaks of garment workers' fury have occurred this week.

Aftermath of the BDR mutiny; state murders and class struggles in Bangladesh

Updates on; 1) deaths in custody of suspects in the February Bangladeshi Rifles (BDR) army mutiny, 2…

RMG women protest

Bangladesh; in the militarized factory - visions of the devouring demons of capital

Notes from the recent wave of struggles in the Bangladesh garment industry - there are ghosts in the…

RMG workers riot

Bangladesh: carrot and stick - security forces fire on garment workers as government recalls unions

Garment workers continue their agitations... and the uncertain role of unions.

Bangladesh; garment workers attack factories as thousands wildcat and riot

The ongoing unrest in the garment factories continues...

Clothing company beating of Bangladeshi workers in Athens met with wildcat collective action

Bangladeshi workers in clothing sweatshop in Athens, Greece, were attacked by company thugs for refusing to work on Sunday. When their co-workers walked out in solidarity, the company fired 120 out of 180 of the working force. In response the workers have sealed the factory off forcing the company to withdraw the lay-offs and negotiate.

Bangladeshi garment workers keep up the pressure - more clashes

Bangladeshi workers continue the protests and strikes that have been escalating in recent weeks.

Bangladeshi garment workers out again and escalating

There have been more clashes in the Mirpur industrial area of Dhaka (see previous report); on Saturday 12th thousands of garment workers again…