Garment workers return to work in Bangladesh

Published on Dec 2, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish
A week after the nation’s worst garment factory fire left 110 workers dead, Bangladeshis are starting to return to work in factories contracted by big-name foreign clothing companies. At an annual worth of $20bn, the garment industry makes up 80 per cent of the country’s economy. The fire service is now checking all 4,000 factories in the nation to ensure safety. Despite the risks, the three-and-a-half million people who work in the industry, money of whom had held protests following the fire in in Ashulia, are slowly returning to work because they rely on the $43 a month many of them are paid. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from Ashulia.

As Bangladesh’s Population Grows, Slum Dwellers Struggle For Clean Water Access PBSNewsHour

Special correspondent Steve Sapienza reports on an innovative approach for getting water to slum dwellers in Bangladesh. The report is the latest in a series on global population issues in collaboration with National Geographic magazine and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

Police raid Bangladesh ‘slave’ camp

Authorities in Bangladesh have rescued 30 people, including children, found chained up at a factory on the outskirts of the capital, Dhaka.

Police conducted the raid following a tip-off that people were being tortured and held as slaves.

International Women’s Day – no comment

South Korean women danced in the streets of Seoul to mark International Women’s Day. Organisers said the event was planned to make the public aware about the day for women and encourage them to express respect and love to their mothers, wives and sisters. They also demanded more rights for women at work and in society….