(Taslima Akhter), Moushumee, a garment worker and single mother, with her daughter in Ashulia, May 15. I believe they and other unions have a degree of clandestine presence in the factories, but by its nature it's hard to tell how much or of what kind. By signing up to receive emails, you agree to receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation's journalism. It was in this country in 2013 that the Rana Plaza factory collapse killed more than 1,100 garment workers, and activists have been fighting for years to ensure this kind of man-made disaster never happens again. She returned to Bangladesh months later after falling ill. But some workers' reps were happy to give the settlement the appearance of legitimacy and to accept the offer on the workers' behalf; Nazma Akter, president of Sammilito Garment Sramik Federation, a platform of 40,000 garment workers, welcomed the announced minimum wage at Tk 3,000 for the entry-level workers. “Earlier I could buy food items for two to three days with just 100 taka, but now I can’t afford the same items with even 500,” said Jolly Akter, 27, a union leader who works as a garment quality inspector. seen and are part of the global supply chain. (Fariya Rahman), Garment workers create signs for their protest against their wage withholding factory, May 11. Unrest continues across Bangladesh, with widespread strikes and the mass revolt against an attempt by a British company to begin destructive…. On July 26, thousands of students in Dhaka protested a value-added tax of 4.5 (New York) – Bangladesh authorities should immediately investigate garment worker and union leader allegations of arbitrary dismissals and false criminal cases following a recent protest demanding a wage hike, Human Rights Watch said today. If I do not get my job back, my family will be in a tough financial situation.”, But it isn’t just losing money that the teenager fears. For example, workers complained that in one factory a supervisor said that any woman joining the union would be stripped of her clothes and thrown into the street. A small cement sculpture depicting a clenched fist holding a hammer and sickle commemorates the victims of the disaster. Nearly 80% of the 4 million people working in the sector that produces clothes for companies including H&M and NEXT are women who work long hours for minimal pay. Please give now to support our work, Unions Claim at Least 7,500 Dismissed Arbitrarily From Work, Others Targeted in Violent Police Raid, Share this via Facebook The US and the EU compose Bangladesh’s two largest overseas markets for garments. “I am particularly concerned about my two children. Please try again. DHAKA, April 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Their factories are safer, but many Bangladeshis stitching clothes for big Western brands say they still face dire pay and working conditions 10 years since more than 1,100 garment workers died in the Rana Plaza collapse. The low-paid A woman who has been working in the garment sector for the last four years was named in one of the criminal cases. The Bangladesh Daily Star yesterday reported that the attackers, led by . ‘The workers are not involved in the on-going violence in the apparel industry,’ Amirul Huq told reporters after the meeting He called for identifying and punishing those involved in the recent incidents of violence. The mastan said, “if you do not leave your job we will do something serious to you, so take your money, take two months’ pay, and go away.” I was terrified and so I agreed. The students announced a strike for the following day. “If we do not get salary for two weeks, this will be a huge problem.”, “The officials of our factories get pay rises every year,” one of the men speaks up. We don’t have any alternative except coming into the street doing this protest. “I have heard from other workers that the list has also been provided to the law enforcement authorities,” Gain says. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like garment, To yell, disaster and more. (Taslima Akhter), I’ve been using Zoom and Facebook Live to stay in touch with garment worker leaders during the pandemic. city of Dakar, it is reported that police shot rubber bullets at them, used We don’t know anything about coronavirus. Elizabeth Paton is a reporter for the Styles section, covering the fashion and luxury sectors in Europe. Share this via WhatsApp A living wage in Bangladesh is said to be around £39 a month. In addition to all the workers at Wal-Mart there are the millions who are not Another worker who discovered his name on the notices is Humayun Kabir, 30, a sewing machine operator who had worked at the Setara Group factory for nearly six years – until he was provisionally fired. Yet factory owners interviewed by Human Rights Watch said they do not believe that permitting the existence of independent trade unions will improve the situation. All rights reserved. Share this via Telegram Workers arrived at their factories to find notices posted on the gates with their photograph, name, unit, personal details, and the notification that they were suspended for their involvement in vandalism of the factory. “No factories will give them work now,” one man in his late 20s says, asking that his name be withheld. Over 100,000 people have been infected so far, and over 1,300 have died. such turmoil: the country’s abysmal working conditions.” Human The stupid claim that workers aren't involved is a lie, as proved by numerous daily media and police reports of worker unrest and arrests; Emerging from a tripartite meeting, held at Bangladesh Garments Manufacturing and Exporters’ Association building late in the evening, National Garments Workers’ Federation convenor Amirul Huq Amin said they did not differ with the new wage structure. Last modified on Wed 19 Oct 2022 11.45 EDT I t was 4.30am when the police charged the hundreds of garment workers sleeping under makeshift shelters and in sleeping bags on the streets of Dhaka,. The labor ministry had previously refused to register all but a handful of unions, but the amendments have made it easier for unions to be formed. As that accord neared expiration, and the Bangladeshi fashion sector continued to grapple with the fallout of the pandemic, there was widespread wrangling over what might come next. They beat me up in front of the factory and told me to resign from the union or I would be killed. The last week has seen a series of violent clashes between Bangladeshi garment workers and the police, resulting in over 250 workers being injured. Very interesting report. until September. "the majority appear to not even be garment workers themselves. Factory owners sometimes used local gangsters to threaten or attack workers outside the workplace, including at their homes, they said. Elsewhere a manager said that a female union organizer was “polluting” his factory and should go and work in a brothel. “We had heard of the protests going on outside,” he says. Oil Palm Expansion in Indonesia Risks Peatlands and Livelihoods, Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in close to 100 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice. The Thomson Reuters Foundation is the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters. But still I am named as accused.”. When protests were organized again in January, Bangladesh police used water cannons, tear gas, and rubber bullets against them, witnesses told Human Rights Watch. When tens of thousands of garment workers demonstrated in July in the capital “What I need is proper rehabilitation and continued, accessible medical support,” she said at a news conference for victims last week. A colleague of Mia’s told Human Rights Watch that he and Mia were returning from their lunch break when they got caught in the protests: “Police started shooting and the workers started running away, so Sumon and I started running and suddenly Sumon was shot in his chest and he fell down. Worker interviews (identities and factory names withheld to protect workers against possible retaliation): One of the main problems I had with the factory was that it was very dirty. “They are in big trouble. The US and European Union (EU) have both linked Bangladesh’s continued access to trade preferences to making urgent improvements in labor rights and workplace safety. FILE - Garment workers protest demanding higher wages, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 9, 2019. In the original agreement, almost 200 international brands — including H&M, PVH and Primark — agreed for the first time to legally binding safety commitments, independent inspections at the factories, and contributions for safety training and factory improvements. , south Asia correspondent, with Mushfique Wadud and Syed Tashfin Chowdhury in Dhaka. Violence erupted as heavily armed riot police and members of the armed forces attempted to regain control of the highway, using tear gas and rubber bullets. The NationTwitterFounded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has chronicled the breadth and depth of political and cultural life, from the debut of the telegraph to the rise of Twitter, serving as a critical, independent, and progressive voice in American journalism. The EU will conduct a review in the summer of 2014. 15,000 Bangladeshi garment workers blockade a key highway in protest at unpaid wages. Garment workers are human beings like anyone else: They have families and dreams for a better life. Two weeks later, a group of men, including a local gangster and the owner’s brother, visited her home and threatened her. Fewer workers than usual have been gathering for cups of chai near the guarded, grey towers of Ashulia, a hub for garment factories on the outskirts of Dhaka. The NGWF has had past contact with Western anarcho-syndicalists and, more recently, the US Industrial Workers of the World. Fifteen of us who were organizing it were threatened with dismissal. Labor activists also complained that some of the unions in factories are not genuinely independent, but are so-called “yellow unions” that have been established by the factory owners themselves to control workers and prevent them from establishing or joining the union of their choice. A bystander said she was shot as she stood at her darkened window on the second floor of her building. Human Rights Watch interviewed eight people who were present during those raids, including four who were shot and injured by rubber bullets. “We have not been able to pay our house rent of 3,500 taka,” he says. If we don’t finish the work they insult us. The mother of an 18-year-old missing worker, Rina, waits for her lost daughter in front of a barricade in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 24 July 2013. The unions said they based their estimates on accounts of workers who, learning that they had been fired, sought employment at other factories but were turned away because their status had been shared among manufacturers. VIDEO: People in Denmark Are a Lot Happier Than People in the United States. The disaster put pressure on global brands to improve factory conditions, and substantial safety improvements have been made, labour advocates and industry leaders say. per month, which won’t go into effect until November. I showed up with friends to support him and his family—that’s me second from right in the PPE. Effectively enforce the labor law and amend it to comply with international standards. I called for help, and the men ran away. Bangladesh's apparel industry has come under pressure to improve factory conditions and workers' rights, particularly after the collapse of Rana Plaza complex in Bangladesh more than six years ago, when 1,136 garment workers were killed. It expired in 2018. RM analyses the strikes, riots and fires of the garment workers of Bangladesh for libcom.org/news. Human Rights Watch interviewed eight witnesses to the police violence, fourteen dismissed workers, and three union leaders, and also reviewed lists of fired workers and dismissal notices posted on the factories. The company advertises itself as being “customer Even in the midst of the pandemic, workers have had to gather for protests in order to get wages that are due to them. The At times of major unrest the bosses and state call the unions in to negotiate and to reestablish 'order', promising greater union recognition, but this never been formally granted. They should call for an end to dismissals based on the exercise of basic rights and other forms of intimidation. When we complained about this to the production manager he accused us of doing politics in the factory. (modern). Encourage Bangladeshi factories to protect worker rights. Even in the midst of the pandemic, workers have had to gather for protests in order to get wages that are due to them. They have increased the amount of work that all of us have to complete. Many female workers said they received threats or insults of a sexual nature. Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is preserved. Brands sourcing from Bangladesh like H&M, KiK, Tchibo, Lidl, Mango, Next, Matalan, VF, Takko, ALDI, Marks & Spencer, Esprit, Walmart, JCPenny, and Tesco have the responsibility to respect and protect workers’ rights. He said, “you will be killed by the owners.” He then slapped me in the face, insulted me, and said I would lose my job. But when workers tried to return to work, they were met with mass dismissals and arrests.
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