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Another deadly fire - despite early warnings
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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filed under:
Bangladesh,
UA-review
In October 2013 a fire broke out at Aswad Composite Mills, a fabric factory near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, resulting in the death of seven people and leaving 50 injured. Just a week earlier, the factory had received a formal government notification stating that the building was unsafe for work. However, they continued to operate. The factory was producing fabric for H&M, Primark and Walmart, amongst others.
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Bittersweet victory after years of struggle
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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filed under:
Bangladesh,
UA-review
After years of repression by the Bangladeshi government, the NGO registration of the Bangladesh Center for Workers Solidarity was reinstated in August 2013. All of the many charges pressed against them have been dropped in the course of 2013 and 2014.
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Factory inspection: threat of collapse
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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filed under:
Bangladesh,
UA-review
Inspections carried out in June 2013 revealed that the building of Liberty Fashion Wears in Dhaka was at risk of collapse, and the lives of 5,000 workers were at risk. Immediate evacuation of the workers and restoration of the building were necessary. After the failure of the owner to make the much-needed repairs, several brands pulled out of the factory.
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Tortured and fired for demanding a fair wage
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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filed under:
Bangladesh,
UA-review
In early 2013, garment workers at the MN Sweater factory near Dhaka realised they had not been paid what they were entitled to. When sixteen of them complained, they were tortured and fired by the factory's management. The Clean Clothes Campaign, together with the 3F union, has been working to achieve justice for the workers.
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Deadliest garment factory collapse ever kills 1,138 and injures thousands more
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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filed under:
Bangladesh,
UA-review
The collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka on 24 April 2013 cost the lives of 1,138 people and injured nearly 2,600 more, making it the deadliest garment-factory disaster ever. Since that terrible day, labour rights organisations have put continued pressured on international brands, employers’ organisations and governments to compensate the victims through the Rana Plaza Arrangement and to sign the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Accord.
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Fire kills eight young women
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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filed under:
Bangladesh,
UA-review
Smart Export Garment in Dhaka is yet another site in Bangladesh where a deadly fire took place in 2013. It took the life of eight young women, and severely injured 25 others. Among the global brands with production at the factory were Inditex, New Look, KiK, Scott & Fox and Solo Invest.
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Pressure for compensation continues for Tazreen Fire brands
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
26-05-2014
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filed under:
Bangladesh,
UA-review
On November 24 2012 at least 112 workers died and hundreds were severely injured in yet another devastating fire at the nine-storey Tazreen Fashions factory located in Ashulia, Dhaka in Bangladesh. Tazreen Fashions in Dhaka produced garments for well-known brands including C&A, KiK, Walmart, Disney, Dickies and ENYCE.
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Bangladesh Factsheet February 2015
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by
Paul Roeland
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published
28-04-2015
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last modified
08-11-2017 13:53
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filed under:
factsheet,
Bangladesh
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Graphic booklet (Eu) ropa -
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by
Mirjam van Heugten
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published
12-05-2015
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last modified
12-05-2015 13:27
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filed under:
living wage,
Rana Plaza,
Bangladesh,
factory collapse
The graphic booklet (Eu) ropa is written and drawn by the italian writer and cartoonist Franco Sacchetti ( www.franco sacchetti.it ) in collaboration with Clean Clothes Campaign. Eu) ropa is an artistic project of Insomnia Company (www.insomniaitalia.blogspot.com), supported by Iberescena and Electa Creative Arts, a cross-media investigation dedicated to clothes and what lies behind their production.
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CCC condemns escalating repression of unionists amid wage strikes Bangladesh
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by
Mirjam van Heugten
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published
24-12-2016
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last modified
24-12-2016 10:25
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filed under:
Debenhams,
Bangladesh,
freedom of association,
Inditex,
H&M,
freedom of speech,
wages
Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) is today raising concerns about the safety of trade union leaders and workers in Bangladesh, after a number of labour activists and workers were arrested on apparently arbitrary grounds. The arrests have come in the wake of a week of unrest, as thousands of workers in the Ashulia area of Dhaka went on strike to demand higher wages.
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