Garment workers protest

Demand for Tk 70cr arrears: Garment workers stage sit-in before Srama Bhaban

Nearly 1,000 workers of Dird Composite Textiles Ltd staged a sit-in in front of the Department for Inspection of Factories and Establishments (Dife) and the Department of Labour (DoL) yesterday, demanding arrears amounting to nearly Tk 70 crore.

Must workers die for seeking fair wages?

The manner in which RMG unrest is being handled defies logic

Unrest bearing on fragile economy

The political unrest and the garment workers’ agitation in the apparel sector have started to take a toll on the economy that is already grappling with elevated inflation, a depleting dollar stockpile, slowing exports and decelerating private sector activities.

RMG Unrest: No 'innocent' to be sacked

No “innocent” garment worker would be suspended, but those who got involved in criminal activities during the weeklong labour unrest would be punished, the BGMEA president said yesterday.

RMG unrest: 10 hurt in ‘cop action’ in Ashulia

Ten people are injured when police charge batons and use water cannons to disperse the readymade garment workers, who blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Ashulia protesting disparity in their new wage structure.

Germany stands beside agitating workers

Germany stands beside the agitating readymade garments workers of Bangladesh, calling for an end to “police suppression” on them.

RMG workers block Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue to protest factory closure

Several hundred garment workers blocked Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue at Tejturibazar in Dhaka for around 45 minutes this morning protesting closure of their factory without any prior notice.

December 4, 2023
December 4, 2023

Demand for Tk 70cr arrears: Garment workers stage sit-in before Srama Bhaban

Nearly 1,000 workers of Dird Composite Textiles Ltd staged a sit-in in front of the Department for Inspection of Factories and Establishments (Dife) and the Department of Labour (DoL) yesterday, demanding arrears amounting to nearly Tk 70 crore.

November 14, 2023
November 14, 2023

Must workers die for seeking fair wages?

The manner in which RMG unrest is being handled defies logic

November 7, 2023
November 7, 2023

Unrest bearing on fragile economy

The political unrest and the garment workers’ agitation in the apparel sector have started to take a toll on the economy that is already grappling with elevated inflation, a depleting dollar stockpile, slowing exports and decelerating private sector activities.

January 18, 2019
January 18, 2019

RMG Unrest: No 'innocent' to be sacked

No “innocent” garment worker would be suspended, but those who got involved in criminal activities during the weeklong labour unrest would be punished, the BGMEA president said yesterday.

January 13, 2019
January 13, 2019

RMG unrest: 10 hurt in ‘cop action’ in Ashulia

Ten people are injured when police charge batons and use water cannons to disperse the readymade garment workers, who blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Ashulia protesting disparity in their new wage structure.

January 10, 2019
January 10, 2019

Germany stands beside agitating workers

Germany stands beside the agitating readymade garments workers of Bangladesh, calling for an end to “police suppression” on them.

July 10, 2018
July 10, 2018

RMG workers block Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue to protest factory closure

Several hundred garment workers blocked Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue at Tejturibazar in Dhaka for around 45 minutes this morning protesting closure of their factory without any prior notice.