Bangladeshi Government forced to renounce mine project In the face of mass resistance, Bangladeshi Government forced to renounce mine project. More actions…
News from Bangladesh Unrest continues across Bangladesh, with widespread strikes and the mass revolt against an attempt by a British company to begin destructive…
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.
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.
Bakunin on trial The ghost of Bakunin appears in a Chinese courtroom to haunt bureaucratic Maoism! The incident described below occurred in the aftermath of the Chinese 'Cultural Revolution'. The power…
Iran: Wave of strikes shakes Tehran The Iranian government also has an internal crisis on its hands. The country's high level of poverty has triggered a series of intense social struggles.
China and Vietnam: Thousands of clothing workers strike In Shangdong, China, more than 1,000 textile workers were on strike last week, while in Vietnam around 4,000 workers at a shoe factory struck for a wage increase.
Textile workers strike in Long Eaton The TGWU has warned that textile workers could stage further action after they walked out of work yesterday in a strike over pay.
Preface to »From Cellatex to Moulinex» In 1999, Lear Corporation closed its plant for seating manufacturing for Volvo PV in Bengtsfors, Dalsland. Volvo had owned the plant themselves up to 1992 when it was sold to Lear Seating.
Pesotta, Rose, 1896-1965 A short biography of Ukrainian-born Jewish anarchist and garment worker labour organiser Rose Pesotta.