Ensure fair treatment of garment workers during Eid
Garment workers' bonuses and payments are either not paid on time or not at the proper rate.
2m ago
Will our RMG workers get an acceptable living wage?
The reaction of the owners to the workers' legitimate demand, however, has been totally unacceptable.
10m ago
Don't RMG workers deserve a dignified life?
The workers protesting for a minimum wage of Tk 25,000, but those in power are concocting ways to thwart this mission.
11m ago
How much longer will RMG workers have to shoulder losses, but not profits?
Behind the scenes of ‘Made in Bangladesh’
1y ago
When will we hear stories of workers’ lives truly improving?
This year’s May Day, now in its 136th year, follows the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence. Since our independence, the success of Bangladesh’s garments sector has featured repeatedly and prominently in national and international forums.
2y ago
The Leave Trap
This song “Eight Hours”, penned by IG Blanchard and composed by Reverend Jesse H Jones, gained popularity towards the end of the 19th century, eight years before the advent of May Day. They were both residents of Boston.
5y ago
From Triangle to Rana Plaza: Workers must be the priority
Over four million people's lives are closely intertwined with the ready-made garments (RMG) industry in Bangladesh—as are the deaths of over a thousand workers of Rana Plaza, which collapsed on this day six years ago. I remember it was a day of scorching sunshine. The Bengali New Year had begun only ten days earlier. This is usually a time of joy and celebration when people take a fresh look at their life and make plans that would change their future. What was it like for those ill-fated workers?
5y ago
Are women not revolutionaries?
It is true that the task of remembering revolutionary women at the rallies of the October Revolution Centennial falls primarily on the women. But the responsibility is not theirs alone.
6y ago
May 1, 2016
May Day and the politics of 'Made in Bangladesh'
How are our workers? How well are they playing their role in the development of the country? Has the government really become
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