The price of power; cops gun down strikers in Bangladesh Police murders during a recent strike at a new Bangladeshi power plant and its context within…
Wage battles erupt in the Bangladeshi garment sector – and unions can’t contain them The past two weeks have seen mass walkouts and wildcat strikes by thousands of garment workers…
Grenfell Tower – the smoke & the mirrors There is an ever-growing stream of media commentary on the Grenfell fire, increasing daily as the public enquiry unfolds. There are some elements…
The Monopoly board of the city: Grenfell Tower - where was the HCA, government housing regulator?? The Homes & Community Agency(HCA) is the UK state regulatory body for social…
A few clarifications on anti-work - Bruno Astarian A historical perspective by Bruno Astarian on anti-work and its current expression in proletarian struggles. Translated by 'Ediciones Inéditos'.
Behind the camouflage; a new strike wave in the Bangladeshi garment sector Following a period of relative quiet after the 2013 Rana Plaza factory disaster, new struggles…
The binds that tie: unions, ‘solidarity’, civil society and foreign policy in Bangladesh A look at the new unions emerging as part of the reforms of the garment industry –…
Highs and lows of a wage rise - the new garment minimum wage The Bangladeshi minimum wage board has, after long negotiations, announced a 76% increase in garment…
Who can ride the garment tiger? On Saturday September 21st there began a 10 day mass agitation by Bangladeshi Ready Made Garment(RMG) workers demanding a 170% increase in their…
The legacy of the dead - the Savar collapse, part 2 The site of the Dhaka factory collapse is now cleared; new concessions and reforms are announced. Some further reflections...
The house of cards: the Savar building collapse A detailed account and analysis of the latest human disaster in the Bangladeshi garment industry - a poorly constructed factory building…
Death-trapped in a burning cage - the Ashulia inferno Comments on the horrific fire of Saturday 24th November 2012 that swept through a Bangladeshi…
