Bangladesh

Bangladesh May Day: Make jobs safe; punish the criminals

Tens of thousands of workers marched through central Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, on May Day to demand the death penalty for…

May 4, 2013

Bangladeshis rebel against corporate rule

April 29 — In Savar, an industrial suburb of Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, nearly 400 workers, mostly women, have died in…

May 1, 2013

Condemn big-brand exploitation

Any real war on terror would start by hunting down those responsible for the textile factory collapse outside Dhaka, Bangladesh.…

May 1, 2013

Who’s to blame as hundreds die in Bangladeshi factory collapse

In Savar, an industrial suburb of Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, at least 300 workers, mostly women, died at the Rana Plaza garment…

April 26, 2013

International Women’s Day actions around the world

International Women’s Day, March 8, was established at a 1910 European socialist women’s conference. It was proposed by German socialist…

March 13, 2013

Walmart worker tells WW: Conditions are ‘very frustrating’

Angelita lives and works in a large city in the Southwest. She is the sole supporter of her two children…

January 10, 2013

’Bangladeshi workers become worst victims of greed for profit’

Interview with communist leader on Nov. 24 fire Workers World conducted the following interview with Khalequzzaman, the general secretary of…

January 4, 2013

Walmart blamed in Bangladesh fire

People protesting the horrific factory fire that last month killed at least 112 garment workers in Bangladesh held a rally…

December 16, 2012

Global battle against exploitation

Workers World Forum   On Nov. 30, a week after the “Black Friday” protests at Walmart and the horrific garment…

December 6, 2012

Incendio en Bangladesh mata 120 trabajadores/as ¿Cuál es la conexión con Walmart?

¿Cuánto vale la vida de los/as trabajadores/as bajo el capitalismo global? Una vez más, trabajadores/as bangladesís de prendas de vestir…

December 5, 2012