Fighting Back for Workers' Rights
Printer-friendly version Date of publication: December 21, 2010
Source: The Nation
Author: Edgar Romney
As we rush around for last-minute holiday shopping, we shouldn't forget the sacrifices made by workers who make the products we buy. Just last week, young garment workers in Ashulia, Bangladesh jumped from windows on the 10th and 11th floors when a fire overtook the Ha-Meem factory. At least 25 workers were killed on the job, where they were sewing clothes for familiar brand names and stores like the Gap, Wrangler, JC Penny, Sears, Target and Abercrombie and Fitch.
As reported in the press, workers were forced to jump because the gates at the staircase and entrance were locked...
