Solidarity Center Report: Attacks Escalate on Bangladesh Garment Union Leaders
Monday, June 2, 2014
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)More than a
dozen garment factory union leaders in Gazipur,
Bangladesh, have
been physically attacked or threatened with
violence and even death in the past
two weeks, according to the Bangladesh
Independent Garment Workers Union
Federation (BIGUF). The attacks are centered on
garment workers seeking to form
unions at factories owned by East West
Industrial Park, which operates 11
factories in a large manufacturing complex
outside Dhaka, the capital. More
than 15 garment union leaders, fearing for
their safety, are in hiding. Find
out more at the Solidarity
Center.
Donate now to the Bangladesh Worker Rights
Fund and help support the union
organizers braving dangerous conditions to help
garment workers.