Bangladesh Garment/Textile Workers Demand W/C

Last week, leaders of the garment and textile workers union of Bangladesh took their first step toward creating a more uniform and modern system for workers' compensation for factory workers in that nation. Holding a press conference under a banner reading, "Demand to establish Workers Compensation Commission in Bangladesh," speakers demanded a workers' compensation commission in Bangladesh as part of the basic rights for all workers in mills and factories. The event was organized by the Garments Tailors Workers League (GTWL) of Bangladesh. The conference was chaired by GTWL President S...