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‘A heightened atmosphere of fear’: Bangladeshi garment workers’ fight for fair pay isn’t over
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Living Wage, Minimum Wage
Workers’ rights ‘disregarded after earthquake’
Country: Türkiye
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Health & Safety Violations
Broken threads: 5 things to know about troubled college clothing industry
Country: Global
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Covid-19, Forced Labor, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, Living Wage, Wage Theft
Garment Worker Allegedly Shot Dead by Bangladeshi Police as Wage Protests Escalate
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers
4 Virginia schools in pact to safeguard against sweatshop labor in merchandise
Country: Global
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Wage Theft
Broken threads: College clothing made in factories rife with labor violations, poverty wages
Country: Global
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Covid-19, Freedom of Association Violations, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, LGBTQ, Living Wage, Safety Accords, Wage and hour violations, Wage Theft, Workplace Health and Safety
A ‘Climate of Fear’ in Fashion’s Supply Chains
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment
WRC Statement in Response to Murder of Shahidul Islam
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers, Wage Theft
The WRC stands with the international labor rights community in mourning and condemning the devastating murder of longstanding union leader, Shahidul Islam of the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF). Our thoughts are with his wife and sons, and the union movement in Bangladesh that he tirelessly dedicated 25 years of his life to…
‘শহীদুল ইসলাম হত্যার প্রতিক্রিয়ায় WRC’র বিবৃতি’
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Violence Against Workers, Wage Theft
আন্তর্জাতিক শ্রমিক অধিকার সম্প্রদায়ের সাথে একাত্ম হয়ে ‘শ্রমিক অধিকার সংঘ’ (Worker Rights Consortium, WRC) বাংলাদেশ গার্মেন্টস ইন্ডাস্ট্রিস ওয়ার্কার্স ফেডারেশনের (BGIWF) নেতা, শ্রমিক আন্দোলনের দীর্ঘদিনের বন্ধু শহীদুল ইসলামের নৃশংস হত্যায় শোক ও নিন্দা জ্ঞাপন করছে। তাঁর স্ত্রী ও ছেলেমেয়ে এবং বাংলাদেশের ট্রেড ইউনিয়ন আন্দোলনের বন্ধুদের মতো আমরাও এই মর্মান্তিক ঘটনায় শোকাহত ও সমব্যাথী; তাঁদের প্রতিও আমরা…
Disastrous Outcome on Wages Made Worse by the Price Workers Are Paying for Speaking Out
Country: Bangladesh
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Freedom of Association Violations, Living Wage, Minimum Wage
Brands are facing final calls to use their leverage to influence the wage outcome: brands should reject the wage proposal and publicly commit to increase prices to support a wage of US$215 per month during the official 14-day period for submission of objections, which ends November 26.
Garment workers are encountering systematic punishment and retaliation, including violence, arrests, terminations, and killings…