Garment workers in the region continue to mobilise for safer workplaces and a living wage. In Cambodia earlier this week, thousands of workers took to the street to protest against continuing low wages and tough working conditions at a Nike sub-contractor. They were also protesting the arrest of some of their comrades following a police charge on them the previous Monday, which also injured many of them.
In Bangladesh, at a rally by workers and survivors of the Rana Plaza collapse police opened fire and charged the protestors. Around fifty workers were injured. They were demanding compensation or outstanding salaries promised by the government and the main employer body, the Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
In Melbourne, Australia, the local textile union has organised a benefit concert for the workers in Bangladesh for the 27 June 2013.
Garment workers in the region continue to mobilise for safer workplaces and a living wage. In Cambodia earlier this week, thousands of workers took to the street to protest against continuing low wages and tough working conditions at a Nike sub-contractor. They were also protesting the arrest of some of their comrades following a police charge on them the previous Monday, which also injured many of them.
In Bangladesh, at a rally by workers and survivors of the Rana Plaza collapse police opened fire and charged the protestors. Around fifty workers were injured. They were demanding compensation or outstanding salaries promised by the government and the main employer body, the Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
In Melbourne, Australia, the local textile union has organised a benefit concert for the workers in Bangladesh for the 27 June 2013.
