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200,000 TEXTILE WORKERS STRIKE!
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#bdnews #bangladesh Bangladesh apparel workers clash with police: Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN)– Thousands of appar… http://binged.it/1fymzU4
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@andipand After last nights Panorama. Dozens injured as 200K Bangladesh garment workers demand wages of $100/ month http://bit.ly/1bDvwM1
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Bangladeshi workers set fire to factories – Travaileurs-euses mettent le feu à la manufacture (linge Walmart) http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/bangladesh-garment-workers-police-clash/story-fn3dxix6-1226724836878
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Garments are a vital sector for Bangladesh and its low wages and duty-free access to Western markets have helped make it the world’s second-largest apparel exporter after China.
But the $20 billion industry, which supplies many Western brands, has been under a spotlight after a series of deadly incidents including the collapse of a building housing factories in April that killed more than 1,130 people.
Moreover, Bangladeshi textile workers are among the worst paid in the sector worldwide, and often toil for 80 hours a week in factories which are vulnerable to fires and other accidents.
The workers want their minimum monthly wage be increased to 8,114 takas (around $100), up from the current 3,000 takas ($38).
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Angry Bangladeshi garment workers demanding minimum wage block roads, set factories alight, clash with police – @AFP http://dlvr.it/41MbhG
File photo of Bangladeshi pedestrian walking past a burning vehicle after protests on September 17. PHOTO: AFP
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BBC News
23 September 2013 Last updated at 00:24 GMT
Bangladeshi factory workers locked in on 19-hour shifts
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24195441
Shocking working conditions in Bangladesh: BBC News – Bangladeshi factory workers locked in on 19-hour shifts http://bbc.in/16kunrB
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15MBcn_int Bangladesh: garment workers strike over ‘inhuman’ wages #Dhaka pic.twitter.com/YHawxoUEjA
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Bangladeshi garment workers shout slogans during a protest on wage increases in Dhaka on September 21, 2013
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YAHOO! NEWS SINGAPORE
September 23, 2013
Factories ablaze as Bangladesh garment workers protest
AFP News
Angry Bangladeshi garment workers blocked roads, set factories alight and clashed with police for a third day on Monday as protests demanding a minimum monthly wage of $100 spread outside the capital Dhaka.
Abdul Baten, police chief of the Gazipur industrial district near Dhaka which is home to hundreds of factories, told AFP that “up to 200,000 workers” had joined the latest demonstrations.
His deputy Mustafizur Rahman said about 300 factories, which make clothing for top Western retailers such as Walmart, were shut on Monday to contain the violence as protesting workers attacked plants that stayed open.
“The situation is extremely volatile. Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the unruly workers,” he told AFP, adding dozens of workers and several policemen were injured.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/factories-ablaze-bangladesh-garment-workers-protest-071508837–finance.html
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/21/us-bangladesh-garment-protest-idUSBRE98K06J20130921
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Violence continues over pay hikes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh police clash with protesting garment workers in Dhaka on September 23, 2013 AFP/Getty Images
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The Peninsula
Bangladesh garment workers protest to demand $100 minimum wage
Saturday, 21 September 2013
DHAKA: Thousands of Bangladesh garment workers blocked roads and attacked factories outside the capital Dhaka on Saturday demanding a $100 minimum monthly wage.
The workers, many carrying sticks, walked off the job in dozens of garment factories, which make apparel for the world’s top retailers such as Walmart, and protested for hours on highways in the major industrial areas of Gazipur, Mouchak and Ashulia.
“There were at least 20,000 workers who joined the protest. They blocked roads, demanding a big salary hike,” Mustafizur Rahman, deputy police chief of the industrial district of Gazipur, told AFP.
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