Textile strikes rock Bangladesh

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Date of publication: August 24, 2010

Source: SocialistWorker.org

Author: Shenal Shingavi

Snehal 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...

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