Tag: protests

While anti-Israel protests are on surge, in an act of provocative display, on Saturday, 3 students from Harvard hoisted the ...

The Punjab government announced the State Advised Price (SAP) for sugarcane to increase by Rs 11 per quintal. The chief ...

The ongoing farmers' strike to increase the sugarcane rates in Punjab has been ended after talks with CM Bhagwant Mann. ...

 Four million Bangladesh garment industry workers received a 56.25 percent pay increase on Tuesday from a  commission  constituted by the government. The workers are demanding a nearly threefold increase in their monthly pay. At least 100 factories outside of Dhaka were forced to close on Thursday due to protests against a salary increase granted by the government, resulting in clashes between police and up to 25,000 garment workers, according to officials. Approximately 85% of Bangladesh's $55 billion in yearly exports comes from its 3,500 garment manufacturers, which supply numerous global brands such as Levi's, Zara, and H&M. However, many of the four million workers in this sector, the great majority of them are women whose starting  monthly salary is 8,300 taka ($75), face appalling conditions. The Bangladesh Garment and Industrial ...

Protests By The Workers Bangladesh is one of the biggest manufacturers of clothing in the world; the $55 billion in ...