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Labour rights groups call for a review of EU-Bangladesh trade agreement following massive crackdown on workers rights: by Mirjam van Heugten — published 13-02-2017 — last modified 14-02-2017 10:59 — filed under: gsp, wages, freedom of association, Bangladesh
The Clean Clothes Campaign is today joining calls from the global trade unions to demand that the European Union immediately initiate an immediate investigation into serious and systematic violations of fundamental workers’ rights in Bangladesh as provided under the EU’s “Everything But Arms” trade scheme. The call follows the arbitrary arrest and detention of workers and union leaders, the closure of union offices, mass dismissals and ongoing threats and intimidation of union activists.
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CCC urge EU to address Sri Lanka's labour violations prior to re-admission GSP+: by Mirjam van Heugten — published 30-11-2016 — last modified 13-03-2017 10:56 — filed under: gsp, gsp+, freedom of association, gbv, EU, sri lanka
Clean Clothes Campaign, IndustriALL Global Union and the International Trade Union Confederation urge the European Union to adopt a roadmap for Sri Lanka with time-bound measures to comply with the ILO core conventions before the country can benefit from GSP+. Sri Lanka is currently in serious breach of those conventions.
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