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the European Union
Need for physical rest more than overtime payment
Jan 12 18 | Case study
Members of two Workers’ Groups (WGs) in Ashulia are working from long time for the same Denim factory in a suburban area near of Dhaka. After Eid vacation, at the beginning of September 2017, they had not received any day off on Friday’s. After 3 working weeks without any rest, all workers asked to their […]
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Safe place and brighter future
Jan 12 18 | Case study
Munirul is a 4 years and 7 months old child who used to live with his parents in a rural village, where his father was a daily worker in the fields of some landowners. His family was very poor and living hand to mouth. So, three years ago, his father decided to move to Dhaka […]
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I want to be both a worker as well as trade union leader
Jan 12 18 | Case study
Safina (23), Mirpur, Dhaka is a Workers’ Group leader. From 2009, she is working in a Garment Factory in Mirpur, Dhaka. Presently, her salary is 7,500 taka per month and can reach 10,000 taka with overtime. Safina has very strong organizational skills and managed to organize her trade union very well. In order to maximize […]
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I don’t want the demotion, I want my job back
Jan 12 18 | Case study
Pari (27) was working in a Fashion Garments Factory in Gazipur as Sewing Operator and living in a slum of Gazipur. She came from Noakhali, widow and with a daughter. At the beginning her wage was 6,800 BDT, but sometimes she was able to get even 10,800 taka per month including overtimes. However despite this […]
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I need a job as soon as possible
Jan 12 18 | Case study
Aurona (31) was an operator at a Garments’ factory, where she worked one year. Currently she is without employment. She is a member of Dowel Workers’ Group in Mirpur, Dhaka. Aurona was 5 months pregnant when she first requested maternity leave to the management of the garment factory in which she worked. The production manager […]
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Now we do not feel hesitant nor shy anymore
Jan 12 18 | Case study
Eight Workers’ Group (WG) members have been working for more than 3 years in a fashion garment’s factory situated in Mirpur, Dhaka, as sewing operators or helpers. During this period, these women have not received any wage increment from their employer. In September 2017, some workers belonging to this WG took the initiative to organize […]
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Start of a new life
Jan 12 18 | Case study
Maya is one of the common deprived women from the Southern part of Bangladesh. She is a 34 years old divorcee with one daughter who attends school. At one point she had the opportunity to work in the Ready Made Garments (RMG) sector. However, she could not get sufficient money to live in Dhaka and […]
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Smiling child
Jan 12 18 | Case study
Sanjana was admitted to the Day Care Center in 2016, when she was 4 years old. Sanjana’s father came to Dhaka to improve his financial situation and shortly thereafter married Sanjana’s mother. They rented a house, but they were living hand to mouth. Sanjana’s father was a cook and her mother a house maid. When […]
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