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The 2016â2020 Ashulia Strike Cases: Garment Worker Union Leaders in the Bangladeshi Criminal Justice System
The cases of seven full-time union or federation organizers and one garment factory worker who were allegedly involved in the 2016 Ashulia protests exemplify the ongoing anti-union discrimination against union leaders in Bangladesh. Share:
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Bangladeshâs garment industry is the second-largest in the world, comprising approximately 84% of Bangladeshâs export revenue and establishing the backbone of its economy. Yet, garment workers represent a particularly vulnerable population in Bangladesh. Approximately four out of five garment workers are women, often working in âunsafe, unhealthy, and unsanitaryâ environments without job security.
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Garment workers suffer as companies hit by Covid-19 cancel orders Quartz 2/22/2021 Marc Bain © Provided by Quartz Garments workers shout slogans as they block a road demanding their due wages during the lockdown amid concerns over the coronavirus disease
With the wages she earned as a garment worker at Yi Da Manufacturer, a factory in Cambodia, Douk Sovann says she would normally spend about $10 a day on food. That amount would feed her and her three daughters, who range in age from 10 to 17.
Then came the pandemic, and business at the factory plummeted. Sovann was furloughed, and her monthly income fell from about $250 a month to just $70, between the $40 in assistance she received from the government and $30 from the factory. She had no choice but to cut the family’s food budget. During that period the four of them lived on $2.50 to $3 a day.
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