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Bangladesh: global economic crisis hammers south Asia’s export powerhouse - Kyna Intel, 2022-08-25T14:46:09+07:00

"Power blackouts and high import prices are fuelling fears that the country’s gains could be reversed. Mohammad Sharif Sarker’s factory is in many ways a ...

Bangladesh: Government uses excuses and delay tactics to deny workers their rights - Kyna Intel, 2021-11-19T19:12:35+07:00

"The government of Bangladesh reported little to no progress to the ILO Governing Body on the road map to improve workers’ rights agreed earlier this year. It ...

Bangladesh: ILO calls for workplace safety review following deadly fire - Kyna Intel, 2022-06-07T13:20:44+07:00

"A fire and explosion in southeastern Bangladesh over the weekend, which left more than 40 dead, has prompted the UN’s labor agency, ILO, to urge workplaces ...

Bangladesh: Improving productivity and technology adaption key to a globally competitive manufacturing sector - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-29T14:22:41+07:00

"To boost export growth and help the economy rebound from COVID-19 pandemic impacts, improving the manufacturing sector’s productivity will be crucial for ...

Bangladesh: No democracy without unions - Kyna Intel, 2023-04-06T13:19:42+07:00

"Bangladesh Trade Union Federation leader and Bangladesh Garments and Industrial Workers Federation president Kalpona Akter discusses how democracy and unions ...

Bangladesh: study spotlights extent of pay cuts - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-25T05:35:03+07:00

"A survey of workers in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector suggests that many faced pay cuts of up to 65 per cent amidst the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Bangladesh: unions work to secure tannery jobs - Kyna Intel, 2021-11-02T16:13:33+07:00

"Union leaders and labor rights activists are demanding the government of Bangladesh secure jobs for tannery workers before taking punitive action against the ...

Bangladesh: Upcoming report details impact of climate crisis, pollution on tannery workers - Kyna Intel, 2023-04-21T11:41:38+07:00

"More than 200 tannery workers were surveyed for a study conducted with Solidarity Center support by Jagannath University Associate Professor Mostafiz Ahmed. ...

Bangladeshi apparel workers demand unpaid wages - Kyna Intel, 2021-10-11T12:49:07+07:00

"Nearly 5,000 Opex Group Sinha Garments workers began a protest hunger strike outside the Shromo Bhaban in Dhaka last Sunday, demanding four months of unpaid ...

Bangladeshi factory workers fear rollback of safety measures - Kyna Intel, 2021-06-14T19:36:45+07:00

“Bangladeshi textile workers fear for their safety following the expiry of a successful accord brought in after the 2013 Rana Plaza disaster. Global unions say ...