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„Whoever Raises their Head Suffers the Most“ - Worker’s Rights in Bangladesh’s Garment Factories

This 78-page report is based on interviews with more than 160 workers from 44 factories, most of them making garments for retail companies in North America, Europe, and Australia. Workers report violations including physical assault, verbal abuse – sometimes of a sexual nature – forced overtime, denial of paid maternity leave, and failure to pay wages and bonuses on time or in full. Despite recent labor law reforms, many workers who try to form unions to address such abuses face threats, intimidation, dismissal, and sometimes physical assault at the hands of factory management or hired third parties.

Herausgeber*in/Autor*in: Human Rights Watch
Medienart: Hintergrundinformation
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015

Zielgruppe: Student*innen, Erwachsene
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 78 Seiten
Bezug: kostenfrei zum Download.

Suchbegriffe: Bangladesch, Arbeitsbedingungen, Sicherheit, Vereinigungsfreiheit, Gewerkschaften, Frauenrechte, Gesundheit, Rana Plaza, Tazreen, Entschädigungen, gesetzliche Regulierung

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