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Few Meaningful Changes in Wake of Dhaka Factory Collapse
Sixteen-year-old Parul, hailing from Dhaka's Batara slum, is paid about 15 dollars a month for her work in a garment factory. Also in the picture are her younger brothers and a cousin. Credit: Naimul...
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Islamists Lay Siege to Dhaka
Protestors armed with bamboo sticks faced police in riot gear in Dhaka on May 4, 2013. Credit: Kajul Hazra/IPSAdding to a long list of domestic woes, including a factory collapse that left hundreds...
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Female Garment Workers Bear Brunt of Tragedy
Eighteen-year-old Shapla, a garment worker who survived the Apr. 24 factory collapse, lies on a hospital bed in Dhaka. Credit: Nari Uddung Kendra (the Centre for Women’s Initiative)Last month,...
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U.S. Retailers Holding Out on Bangladesh Safety Agreement
Labour groups here are stepping up pressure on U.S. firms to sign a binding building safety agreement for Bangladeshi factories after 10 major European garment companies signed onto the landmark...
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Survivors of Factory Collapse Speak Out
Many of the workers who survived the factory collapse in Bangladesh have lost their limbs. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPS“It was dark and hot with choking dust all around. The air was filled with the smell of...
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Life Terms Urged in Bangladesh Building Collapse
Twenty-five-year-old Razia is one of 2,500 survivors of the factory collapse in Bangladesh. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPSThose responsible for the Bangladesh building collapse that killed more than 1,000...
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Australian Retailers Feel Heat of Bangladesh Tragedy
Garment worker at a Bangladesh factory. Credit: B A Sujan/Map/IPSAustralia’s largest textile workers’ union and activist groups are up in arms that the country’s leading retail chains, who source most...
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Obama Suspends Bangladesh’s Trade Benefits Over Labour Rights
Twenty-five-year-old Razia is one of 2,500 survivors of the factory collapse in Bangladesh. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPSCiting Bangladesh’s alleged failure to respect international labour rights, U.S....
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100-Dollar Dream Teases Bangladesh Workers
A memorial set up by the Communist Party of Bangladesh at the Rana Plaza factory in Dhaka where 1,133 workers died in April. Credit: Robert Stefanicki/IPSBy Robert StefanickiDHAKA, Oct 2 2013 (IPS) On...
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Bangladesh Workers Short of Compensation
Hasina, one of the 2,438 Rana Plaza workers that came out alive, by the remains of the factory. Credit: Robert Stefanicki/IPS.By Robert StefanickiDHAKA, Oct 30 2013 (IPS) Six months after the worst...
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Post-Rana Plaza, Global Investors Pushing for Systemic Change
Hasina, one of the 2,438 Rana Plaza workers that came out alive, by the remains of the factory on Sep. 25, 2013. Credit: Robert Stefanicki/IPSBy Carey L. BironWASHINGTON, Apr 24 2014 (IPS) A coalition...
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In Bangladesh, a Steady Pursuit of Freedom
This is an adaptation of a letter written by Kerry Kennedy, writer and President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, for her daughters Cara, Mariah and Michaela after a recent...
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By Sean BuchananLONDON, Apr 27 2015 (IPS)Almost exactly two years ago, on the morning of Apr. 24, over 3,600 workers – 80 percent of them young women between the ages of 18 and 20 – refused to enter...
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Two years after a massive garments factory collapsed in a suburb of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, killing over 1,100 people and leaving more than 2,500 injured, a major international fund has met its...
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Rights Abuses Still Rampant in Bangladesh’s Garment Sector
Activists say only 40 percent of employers comply with minimum wage regulations. Credit: Obaidul Arif/IPSBy Naimul Haq and Kanya D'AlmeidaDHAKA/NEW YORK, Jun 10 2015 (IPS)Some say they were beaten with...
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