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25 February 2020 #MadeInFear - Bangladesh workers one year after protests

Your demands are clear: Drop the charges! No blacklists! Stop the dismantling of trade unions! Although the suppression of wage protests in Bangladesh has already been a year, many of the affected workers are still waiting for justice.

Thousands of them took to the streets in early 2019 and were then unlawfully released and prosecuted. Those who ended up on a blacklist have hardly found a new job in other factories since then. It was strikingly hard on trade union representatives. The anti-union climate in Bangladesh's textile industry is fueled by fear - of life-threatening job losses or violence. Our partners of BCWS and NGWF continue to fight for the acquittal of innocent workers and the payment of higher wages.

The well-known labour rights activist Kalpona Akter from BCWS calls for action with her video statement! It was created as part of our Partner visits in January 2020.

Our partner organization works locally for the defendants and fights for the lawful payment of wages for all workers. With your donation, you enable the financing of legal aid and effective campaign work for long-term improvements.

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