Bangladesh
Short fuse: 50,000 workers on the streets and 50 factories burning in Bangladesh
The mass unrest in the garment industry continued on Monday (29 June) for a third day...
On the outskirts of Dhaka, the capital city, in the industrial zone; workers' rioting and demonstrations yesterday escalated to new heights. As thousands of workers gathered in the morning, at 10am a group set off towards the nearby Dhaka Export Processing Zone where many garment factories are located.
More mayhem - cops kill again as garment workers' rioting continues in Bangladesh
The unrest continues in the garment industry - another worker killed as rioting spreads across the whole garment factory area in Ashulia.
Ashulia district, Savar, near Dhaka; The unrest that began on Saturday (see previous story; http://libcom.org/news/fury-garment-worker-shot-dead-bangladesh-workers-strike-riot-28062009) - when security forces killed a worker during demonstrations for the reinstatement of sacked workers - has escalated.
Fury; garment worker shot dead in Bangladesh as workers strike and riot
The persistent outbreaks of workers' anger continue in the Bangladeshi garment industry. A strike escalates...
Savar, central Bangladesh (a center of textiles and agriculture); for several days last week 1800 workers at a sweater factory in Ashulia had been striking in demand of a pay increase and settlement of outstanding wages. Management finally agreed to the demands on Thursday.
Wildcats; over 15,000 Bangladeshi garment workers "go berserk" and attack factories over non-payment and low wages
Two major outbreaks of garment workers' fury have occurred this week.
On Sunday night (May 10) at the Rupashi Sweater factory in Narayanganj (a river port town in central Bangladesh and centre of jute and textiles industries) bosses were attacked by a group of workers demanding their unpaid wages. When they turned up for work on Monday morning, workers found themselves locked out of the factory.
Metering the measure of exploitation - auto rickshaw drivers' wildcat strike in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Rickshaw drivers across Asia have a long history of militancy, continuing to the present...
Cycle and auto rickshaws are an essential part of the Asian urban transport infrastructure. The modern motorised auto rickshaw has evolved from the old traditional rickshaw propelled by human muscle power; this was later developed into the cycle-powered rickshaw which more recently had a rechargeable battery added to it.
Aftermath of the BDR mutiny; state murders and class struggles in Bangladesh
Updates on;
1) deaths in custody of suspects in the February Bangladeshi Rifles (BDR) army mutiny,
2) the increasing unrest in the Bangladeshi garment industry and state measures to contain it.
The bloody revenge
Bangladesh; the BDR mutiny
Speculative comments on the recent 25th-26th February rebellion in the ranks of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) auxiliary unit, which has so far claimed nearly 150 lives.
Whatever the BDR mutiny was, it seems unlikely that it was merely a simple labour dispute or incident of class conflict.
Doctors' strikes without borders
Medical doctors in Bangladesh, Nigeria and Yemen have walked out this week in rows over pay, conditions and safety.
The New Nation of Bangladesh reported that internee doctors in Barisal launched a wildcat strike on Saturday 3 January, issuing six demands.
Demands included improved safety for workers, better health and sanitation provision and a reduction in the number of visitors to the hospital.
Bangladesh; in the militarized factory - visions of the devouring demons of capital
Notes from the recent wave of struggles in the Bangladesh garment industry - there are ghosts in the machine...
In the wake of widespread strikes, riots and property destruction by garment workers the employers' federation BGMEA has repeatedly been demanding the government bring in harsher security measures. As their losses run into millions of dollars, the BGMEA has threatened an employers strike if security is not tightened.
Bangladesh: carrot and stick - security forces fire on garment workers as government recalls unions
Garment workers continue their agitations... and the uncertain role of unions.
Wednesday 13 Aug - Dhaka; over 5,000 workers at Reedisha Knitex factory staged a demonstration inside during their lunch break at 1pm; they demanded a pay rise to compensate for the rampant inflation of food and other essentials such as rent and transportation. Their demands being ignored by management, they set about ransacking the factory.
