Textile strikes rock Bangladesh
Date of publication: August 24, 2010
Source: SocialistWorker.org
Author: Shenal Shingavi
analyzes the battle shaking Bangladesh's textile industry--and the international manufacturers who set up shop there to take advantage of low wages.
Striking garment workers who gathered to protest low wages flee police firing tear gas and rubber bullets
OVER THE past month, Bangladesh's textile industry--one of the most exploitative in the world--has been rocked by strikes and protests...